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	July 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	16,912	8,158	48.2	7,819	46.2	339	4.2	8,754
18 to 24 years	162	133	82.1	122	75.3	11	8.2	29
25 to 34 years	1,407	1,131	80.4	1,079	76.7	53	4.7	275
35 to 44 years	2,140	1,836	85.8	1,732	80.9	104	5.7	304
45 to 54 years	2,277	1,818	79.8	1,719	75.5	99	5.5	459
55 to 64 years	3,213	2,076	64.6	2,040	63.5	35	1.7	1,137
65 years and over	7,712	1,164	15.1	1,127	14.6	37	3.2	6,548
Men, 18 years and over	14,824	7,001	47.2	6,706	45.2	295	4.2	7,823
18 to 24 years	145	125	86.2	114	78.7	11	8.8	20
25 to 34 years	1,121	941	84.0	901	80.3	41	4.3	180
35 to 44 years	1,737	1,543	88.9	1,454	83.7	89	5.8	194
45 to 54 years	1,865	1,494	80.1	1,406	75.4	88	5.9	371
55 to 64 years	2,739	1,801	65.7	1,772	64.7	29	1.6	938
65 years and over	7,217	1,097	15.2	1,060	14.7	37	3.4	6,120
Women, 18 years and over	2,088	1,157	55.4	1,113	53.3	44	3.8	931
18 to 24 years	17	8	-	8	-	0	-	9
25 to 34 years	286	190	66.5	178	62.3	12	6.3	96
35 to 44 years	403	292	72.6	278	69.0	15	5.0	111
45 to 54 years	412	324	78.6	313	75.9	11	3.4	88
55 to 64 years	474	275	58.0	269	56.7	6	2.3	199
65 years and over	495	67	13.6	67	13.6	0	-	428

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,770	4,463	77.3	4,251	73.7	212	4.7	1,307
18 to 24 years	162	133	82.1	122	75.3	11	8.2	29
25 to 34 years	1,407	1,131	80.4	1,079	76.7	53	4.7	275
35 to 44 years	2,097	1,800	85.9	1,703	81.2	98	5.4	297
45 to 54 years	1,143	898	78.6	851	74.5	47	5.2	245
55 to 64 years	703	441	62.8	438	62.3	3	0.8	262
65 years and over	258	58	22.7	58	22.7	0	-	199
Men, 18 years and over	4,786	3,775	78.9	3,595	75.1	181	4.8	1,011
18 to 24 years	145	125	86.2	114	78.7	11	8.8	20
25 to 34 years	1,121	941	84.0	901	80.3	41	4.3	180
35 to 44 years	1,708	1,518	88.9	1,435	84.0	83	5.5	190
45 to 54 years	937	732	78.1	689	73.5	43	5.8	205
55 to 64 years	632	402	63.6	399	63.1	3	0.8	230
65 years and over	243	58	23.7	58	23.7	0	-	186
Women, 18 years and over	984	688	69.9	657	66.7	31	4.5	296
18 to 24 years	17	8	-	8	-	0	-	9
25 to 34 years	286	190	66.5	178	62.3	12	6.3	96
35 to 44 years	389	282	72.6	268	68.9	15	5.2	107
45 to 54 years	206	167	80.8	162	78.6	5	2.7	40
55 to 64 years	71	40	-	40	-	0	-	32
65 years and over	14	1	-	1	-	0	-	14

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	249,401	159,542	64.0	152,827	61.3	6,715	4.2	89,859
18 to 24 years	30,516	20,784	68.1	19,044	62.4	1,739	8.4	9,732
25 to 34 years	44,266	36,684	82.9	34,923	78.9	1,760	4.8	7,582
35 to 44 years	42,751	35,943	84.1	34,868	81.6	1,075	3.0	6,809
45 to 54 years	37,335	30,668	82.1	29,718	79.6	950	3.1	6,667
55 to 64 years	37,197	24,620	66.2	23,863	64.2	758	3.1	12,576
65 years and over	57,337	10,844	18.9	10,411	18.2	433	4.0	46,493
Men, 18 years and over	113,436	81,447	71.8	78,178	68.9	3,269	4.0	31,989
18 to 24 years	15,384	10,913	70.9	10,062	65.4	851	7.8	4,471
25 to 34 years	21,535	19,210	89.2	18,245	84.7	965	5.0	2,325
35 to 44 years	20,285	18,414	90.8	17,888	88.2	526	2.9	1,871
45 to 54 years	17,372	15,430	88.8	15,002	86.4	428	2.8	1,941
55 to 64 years	16,657	12,087	72.6	11,749	70.5	338	2.8	4,570
65 years and over	22,203	5,392	24.3	5,230	23.6	161	3.0	16,811
Women, 18 years and over	135,965	78,095	57.4	74,649	54.9	3,446	4.4	57,870
18 to 24 years	15,132	9,870	65.2	8,982	59.4	888	9.0	5,261
25 to 34 years	22,731	17,474	76.9	16,678	73.4	796	4.6	5,257
35 to 44 years	22,466	17,529	78.0	16,980	75.6	549	3.1	4,938
45 to 54 years	19,963	15,238	76.3	14,716	73.7	522	3.4	4,726
55 to 64 years	20,539	12,533	61.0	12,114	59.0	420	3.3	8,006
65 years and over	35,134	5,452	15.5	5,181	14.7	271	5.0	29,681
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: August 07, 2026