A-40. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex

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A-40. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex	February 2026
	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
TOTAL VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	17,045	8,139	47.7	7,807	45.8	332	4.1	8,906
18 to 24 years	178	125	70.2	113	63.6	12	9.4	53
25 to 34 years	1,411	1,163	82.4	1,089	77.2	74	6.3	249
35 to 44 years	2,152	1,697	78.8	1,632	75.8	64	3.8	455
45 to 54 years	2,328	1,957	84.1	1,885	81.0	72	3.7	371
55 to 64 years	3,171	2,009	63.4	1,947	61.4	62	3.1	1,162
65 years and over	7,805	1,189	15.2	1,141	14.6	48	4.0	6,616
Men, 18 years and over	14,962	7,017	46.9	6,743	45.1	273	3.9	7,945
18 to 24 years	145	111	76.7	99	68.6	12	10.6	34
25 to 34 years	1,137	992	87.3	940	82.7	52	5.2	145
35 to 44 years	1,745	1,407	80.6	1,361	78.0	45	3.2	338
45 to 54 years	1,882	1,597	84.9	1,527	81.2	70	4.4	285
55 to 64 years	2,783	1,784	64.1	1,737	62.4	47	2.6	999
65 years and over	7,270	1,126	15.5	1,078	14.8	48	4.2	6,144
Women, 18 years and over	2,083	1,122	53.9	1,063	51.1	58	5.2	961
18 to 24 years	33	14	-	14	-	0	-	19
25 to 34 years	274	170	62.1	148	54.1	22	12.8	104
35 to 44 years	407	290	71.2	271	66.5	19	6.5	117
45 to 54 years	446	360	80.7	358	80.2	2	0.6	86
55 to 64 years	388	226	58.1	210	54.1	15	6.9	163
65 years and over	535	63	11.8	63	11.8	0	-	472

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,763	4,381	76.0	4,172	72.4	209	4.8	1,381
18 to 24 years	178	125	70.2	113	63.6	12	9.4	53
25 to 34 years	1,411	1,163	82.4	1,089	77.2	74	6.3	249
35 to 44 years	2,054	1,640	79.8	1,576	76.7	64	3.9	414
45 to 54 years	1,101	905	82.2	874	79.4	31	3.5	196
55 to 64 years	729	459	62.9	431	59.1	27	6.0	271
65 years and over	289	90	31.1	89	30.9	0	0.5	199
Men, 18 years and over	4,711	3,685	78.2	3,529	74.9	156	4.2	1,026
18 to 24 years	145	111	76.7	99	68.6	12	10.6	34
25 to 34 years	1,137	992	87.3	940	82.7	52	5.2	145
35 to 44 years	1,650	1,352	82.0	1,306	79.2	45	3.4	298
45 to 54 years	907	733	80.8	704	77.6	29	4.0	174
55 to 64 years	629	413	65.6	395	62.8	17	4.2	216
65 years and over	244	84	34.5	84	34.3	0	0.6	160
Women, 18 years and over	1,051	696	66.2	643	61.2	53	7.6	355
18 to 24 years	33	14	-	14	-	0	-	19
25 to 34 years	274	170	62.1	148	54.1	22	12.8	104
35 to 44 years	404	288	71.2	269	66.6	19	6.6	116
45 to 54 years	195	173	88.5	170	87.4	2	1.3	22
55 to 64 years	100	46	46.0	36	36.0	10	-	54
65 years and over	45	6	-	6	-	0	-	39

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	248,376	159,963	64.4	152,584	61.4	7,379	4.6	88,413
18 to 24 years	30,293	19,395	64.0	17,646	58.3	1,748	9.0	10,899
25 to 34 years	44,199	37,090	83.9	35,190	79.6	1,900	5.1	7,109
35 to 44 years	42,579	36,169	84.9	34,887	81.9	1,282	3.5	6,411
45 to 54 years	37,400	31,249	83.6	30,083	80.4	1,166	3.7	6,151
55 to 64 years	37,469	25,087	67.0	24,214	64.6	873	3.5	12,382
65 years and over	56,435	10,974	19.4	10,564	18.7	410	3.7	45,461
Men, 18 years and over	113,013	80,850	71.5	76,923	68.1	3,927	4.9	32,162
18 to 24 years	15,410	9,813	63.7	8,816	57.2	997	10.2	5,597
25 to 34 years	21,483	19,310	89.9	18,247	84.9	1,063	5.5	2,172
35 to 44 years	20,196	18,482	91.5	17,845	88.4	637	3.4	1,714
45 to 54 years	17,455	15,533	89.0	15,021	86.1	511	3.3	1,922
55 to 64 years	16,746	12,196	72.8	11,714	69.9	482	3.9	4,551
65 years and over	21,723	5,517	25.4	5,279	24.3	237	4.3	16,206
Women, 18 years and over	135,363	79,113	58.4	75,660	55.9	3,452	4.4	56,250
18 to 24 years	14,883	9,582	64.4	8,830	59.3	752	7.8	5,301
25 to 34 years	22,716	17,779	78.3	16,943	74.6	837	4.7	4,937
35 to 44 years	22,383	17,687	79.0	17,041	76.1	645	3.6	4,697
45 to 54 years	19,945	15,716	78.8	15,061	75.5	655	4.2	4,229
55 to 64 years	20,723	12,892	62.2	12,500	60.3	392	3.0	7,831
65 years and over	34,712	5,457	15.7	5,285	15.2	173	3.2	29,255
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 75,000).

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026