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	January 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	17,071	8,191	48.0	7,822	45.8	368	4.5	8,880
18 to 24 years	188	128	68.2	113	60.3	15	11.5	60
25 to 34 years	1,404	1,141	81.2	1,061	75.6	80	7.0	263
35 to 44 years	2,154	1,784	82.8	1,692	78.5	92	5.2	370
45 to 54 years	2,333	1,982	85.0	1,900	81.4	82	4.2	351
55 to 64 years	3,177	1,979	62.3	1,921	60.5	58	2.9	1,198
65 years and over	7,815	1,177	15.1	1,135	14.5	41	3.5	6,638
Men, 18 years and over	14,990	7,052	47.0	6,749	45.0	303	4.3	7,938
18 to 24 years	145	101	70.0	90	61.9	12	11.6	44
25 to 34 years	1,140	969	85.0	919	80.6	50	5.2	171
35 to 44 years	1,747	1,497	85.7	1,408	80.6	89	6.0	250
45 to 54 years	1,885	1,631	86.5	1,569	83.2	62	3.8	254
55 to 64 years	2,792	1,766	63.2	1,716	61.5	49	2.8	1,026
65 years and over	7,281	1,088	14.9	1,048	14.4	40	3.7	6,193
Women, 18 years and over	2,081	1,139	54.7	1,073	51.6	66	5.8	942
18 to 24 years	43	27	-	24	-	3	-	16
25 to 34 years	264	172	65.0	143	53.9	29	17.1	92
35 to 44 years	407	287	70.6	284	69.9	3	1.0	120
45 to 54 years	448	352	78.5	331	74.0	20	5.8	96
55 to 64 years	385	213	55.3	204	53.1	9	4.0	172
65 years and over	534	89	16.6	87	16.3	2	1.7	446

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,748	4,360	75.9	4,107	71.4	253	5.8	1,388
18 to 24 years	188	128	68.2	113	60.3	15	11.5	60
25 to 34 years	1,404	1,141	81.2	1,061	75.6	80	7.0	263
35 to 44 years	2,065	1,716	83.1	1,624	78.6	92	5.4	349
45 to 54 years	1,105	915	82.8	857	77.5	58	6.3	191
55 to 64 years	657	377	57.4	368	56.0	9	2.4	280
65 years and over	328	83	25.4	83	25.4	0	0.0	245
Men, 18 years and over	4,694	3,647	77.7	3,445	73.4	202	5.5	1,047
18 to 24 years	145	101	70.0	90	61.9	12	11.6	44
25 to 34 years	1,140	969	85.0	919	80.6	50	5.2	171
35 to 44 years	1,661	1,429	86.0	1,340	80.7	89	6.2	232
45 to 54 years	882	730	82.8	687	77.9	44	6.0	152
55 to 64 years	576	344	59.7	337	58.5	7	2.0	232
65 years and over	291	73	25.1	73	25.1	0	-	218
Women, 18 years and over	1,054	713	67.7	662	62.8	51	7.2	340
18 to 24 years	43	27	-	24	-	3	-	16
25 to 34 years	264	172	65.0	143	53.9	29	17.1	92
35 to 44 years	405	287	71.0	284	70.3	3	1.0	117
45 to 54 years	223	184	82.5	170	76.3	14	7.6	39
55 to 64 years	82	33	40.6	31	38.1	2	-	48
65 years and over	37	10	-	10	-	0	-	27

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	248,478	160,734	64.7	153,480	61.8	7,253	4.5	87,744
18 to 24 years	30,142	19,059	63.2	17,393	57.7	1,667	8.7	11,083
25 to 34 years	43,933	36,895	84.0	34,968	79.6	1,927	5.2	7,038
35 to 44 years	43,538	36,994	85.0	35,681	82.0	1,314	3.6	6,544
45 to 54 years	38,128	31,709	83.2	30,661	80.4	1,048	3.3	6,419
55 to 64 years	37,872	25,358	67.0	24,410	64.5	949	3.7	12,513
65 years and over	54,864	10,717	19.5	10,368	18.9	349	3.3	44,147
Men, 18 years and over	114,428	82,252	71.9	78,335	68.5	3,917	4.8	32,177
18 to 24 years	15,233	9,560	62.8	8,620	56.6	940	9.8	5,674
25 to 34 years	21,449	19,244	89.7	18,234	85.0	1,010	5.3	2,205
35 to 44 years	21,018	19,228	91.5	18,499	88.0	730	3.8	1,790
45 to 54 years	18,122	16,007	88.3	15,493	85.5	514	3.2	2,115
55 to 64 years	17,287	12,754	73.8	12,212	70.6	543	4.3	4,532
65 years and over	21,319	5,458	25.6	5,278	24.8	180	3.3	15,861
Women, 18 years and over	134,050	78,482	58.5	75,145	56.1	3,337	4.3	55,568
18 to 24 years	14,909	9,500	63.7	8,773	58.8	727	7.7	5,409
25 to 34 years	22,484	17,651	78.5	16,734	74.4	917	5.2	4,834
35 to 44 years	22,520	17,766	78.9	17,182	76.3	584	3.3	4,754
45 to 54 years	20,006	15,702	78.5	15,169	75.8	533	3.4	4,304
55 to 64 years	20,585	12,604	61.2	12,198	59.3	406	3.2	7,981
65 years and over	33,546	5,260	15.7	5,090	15.2	169	3.2	28,286
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: February 11, 2026