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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-19. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 3rd 2024
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population
Employed Unemployed
Total Percent
of
population
Total Percent
of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

17,532 8,385 47.8 8,126 46.4 258 3.1 9,148

18 to 24 years

273 203 74.3 192 70.0 12 5.7 70

25 to 34 years

1,445 1,189 82.3 1,143 79.1 47 3.9 256

35 to 44 years

2,139 1,813 84.8 1,761 82.3 52 2.9 326

45 to 54 years

2,331 1,869 80.2 1,820 78.1 49 2.6 462

55 to 64 years

3,263 2,102 64.4 2,053 62.9 49 2.3 1,161

65 years and over

8,080 1,208 14.9 1,158 14.3 50 4.1 6,873

Men, 18 years and over

15,480 7,233 46.7 7,037 45.5 196 2.7 8,247

18 to 24 years

205 164 80.2 157 76.6 7 4.4 41

25 to 34 years

1,179 1,017 86.2 988 83.8 29 2.9 162

35 to 44 years

1,731 1,482 85.6 1,441 83.2 41 2.8 249

45 to 54 years

1,962 1,623 82.8 1,582 80.6 42 2.6 338

55 to 64 years

2,838 1,832 64.5 1,794 63.2 37 2.0 1,006

65 years and over

7,566 1,115 14.7 1,075 14.2 39 3.5 6,451

Women, 18 years and over

2,052 1,151 56.1 1,089 53.1 62 5.4 901

18 to 24 years

68 39 56.7 34 50.3 4 - 30

25 to 34 years

266 173 64.9 155 58.3 18 10.2 93

35 to 44 years

408 331 81.1 320 78.4 11 3.3 77

45 to 54 years

369 246 66.5 238 64.5 7 3.0 124

55 to 64 years

426 270 63.5 259 60.8 12 4.3 155

65 years and over

515 93 18.1 83 16.1 10 11.2 422

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,287 4,193 79.3 4,064 76.9 129 3.1 1,094

18 to 24 years

273 203 74.3 192 70.0 12 5.7 70

25 to 34 years

1,445 1,189 82.3 1,143 79.1 47 3.9 256

35 to 44 years

1,996 1,708 85.6 1,665 83.4 43 2.5 287

45 to 54 years

857 687 80.1 668 77.9 19 2.7 170

55 to 64 years

540 366 67.8 361 67.0 5 1.3 173

65 years and over

177 40 22.6 36 20.3 4 - 137

Men, 18 years and over

4,338 3,519 81.1 3,426 79.0 93 2.6 818

18 to 24 years

205 164 80.2 157 76.6 7 4.4 41

25 to 34 years

1,179 1,017 86.2 988 83.8 29 2.9 162

35 to 44 years

1,621 1,400 86.4 1,366 84.3 34 2.5 221

45 to 54 years

716 598 83.6 583 81.5 15 2.5 118

55 to 64 years

468 304 64.8 299 63.8 5 1.5 165

65 years and over

148 36 24.4 33 22.5 3 - 112

Women, 18 years and over

949 674 71.0 638 67.2 36 5.3 275

18 to 24 years

68 39 56.7 34 50.3 4 - 30

25 to 34 years

266 173 64.9 155 58.3 18 10.2 93

35 to 44 years

375 308 82.2 299 79.9 9 2.9 67

45 to 54 years

141 88 62.7 84 59.9 4 4.5 53

55 to 64 years

71 62 87.6 62 87.6 0 0.0 9

65 years and over

28 4 - 2 - 1 - 25

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

241,897 157,902 65.3 151,317 62.6 6,585 4.2 83,995

18 to 24 years

29,316 19,369 66.1 17,598 60.0 1,771 9.1 9,947

25 to 34 years

42,985 35,948 83.6 34,316 79.8 1,632 4.5 7,037

35 to 44 years

42,112 35,748 84.9 34,523 82.0 1,226 3.4 6,363

45 to 54 years

37,702 31,252 82.9 30,370 80.6 882 2.8 6,450

55 to 64 years

37,914 24,934 65.8 24,206 63.8 727 2.9 12,980

65 years and over

51,868 10,651 20.5 10,304 19.9 347 3.3 41,217

Men, 18 years and over

110,763 80,967 73.1 77,648 70.1 3,319 4.1 29,796

18 to 24 years

14,635 9,884 67.5 8,945 61.1 939 9.5 4,751

25 to 34 years

20,941 18,756 89.6 17,949 85.7 807 4.3 2,185

35 to 44 years

20,298 18,603 91.7 17,998 88.7 606 3.3 1,695

45 to 54 years

17,822 15,855 89.0 15,433 86.6 422 2.7 1,967

55 to 64 years

17,291 12,547 72.6 12,160 70.3 387 3.1 4,744

65 years and over

19,775 5,322 26.9 5,163 26.1 159 3.0 14,454

Women, 18 years and over

131,135 76,936 58.7 73,669 56.2 3,267 4.2 54,199

18 to 24 years

14,680 9,485 64.6 8,653 58.9 831 8.8 5,196

25 to 34 years

22,044 17,193 78.0 16,367 74.2 826 4.8 4,852

35 to 44 years

21,814 17,145 78.6 16,525 75.8 620 3.6 4,669

45 to 54 years

19,881 15,397 77.4 14,937 75.1 460 3.0 4,484

55 to 64 years

20,623 12,387 60.1 12,046 58.4 341 2.8 8,236

65 years and over

32,092 5,329 16.6 5,141 16.0 189 3.5 26,763

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000).

 

Last Modified Date: October 04, 2024