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	September 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	16,860	8,143	48.3	7,862	46.6	281	3.5	8,717
18 to 24 years	176	140	79.9	107	60.9	33	23.8	35
25 to 34 years	1,385	1,096	79.1	1,054	76.1	42	3.8	289
35 to 44 years	2,135	1,855	86.9	1,779	83.3	76	4.1	280
45 to 54 years	2,252	1,845	81.9	1,805	80.2	40	2.2	407
55 to 64 years	3,200	2,100	65.6	2,044	63.9	56	2.7	1,100
65 years and over	7,712	1,106	14.3	1,072	13.9	34	3.0	6,606
Men, 18 years and over	14,769	6,998	47.4	6,786	45.9	212	3.0	7,771
18 to 24 years	145	111	76.7	96	66.3	15	13.6	34
25 to 34 years	1,114	953	85.6	916	82.2	37	3.9	161
35 to 44 years	1,734	1,552	89.5	1,495	86.2	57	3.7	182
45 to 54 years	1,850	1,545	83.5	1,511	81.7	34	2.2	305
55 to 64 years	2,731	1,827	66.9	1,784	65.3	43	2.4	903
65 years and over	7,195	1,009	14.0	984	13.7	25	2.5	6,186
Women, 18 years and over	2,091	1,145	54.8	1,076	51.4	69	6.1	946
18 to 24 years	31	29	-	11	-	18	-	1
25 to 34 years	271	142	52.5	138	50.8	5	3.3	129
35 to 44 years	401	303	75.6	284	70.9	19	6.2	98
45 to 54 years	402	300	74.7	294	73.2	6	2.1	101
55 to 64 years	470	273	58.0	260	55.4	13	4.6	197
65 years and over	517	97	18.9	89	17.2	9	8.9	419

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,740	4,445	77.4	4,263	74.3	182	4.1	1,295
18 to 24 years	176	140	79.9	107	60.9	33	23.8	35
25 to 34 years	1,385	1,096	79.1	1,054	76.1	42	3.8	289
35 to 44 years	2,066	1,808	87.5	1,738	84.1	70	3.9	259
45 to 54 years	1,144	933	81.5	906	79.2	27	2.9	211
55 to 64 years	678	401	59.2	392	57.8	10	2.4	276
65 years and over	291	66	22.8	66	22.8	0	-	224
Men, 18 years and over	4,747	3,799	80.0	3,659	77.1	140	3.7	948
18 to 24 years	145	111	76.7	96	66.3	15	13.6	34
25 to 34 years	1,114	953	85.6	916	82.2	37	3.9	161
35 to 44 years	1,689	1,517	89.8	1,466	86.8	51	3.4	173
45 to 54 years	942	783	83.2	756	80.3	27	3.5	159
55 to 64 years	590	369	62.6	360	61.0	10	2.6	221
65 years and over	267	66	24.5	66	24.5	0	-	201
Women, 18 years and over	993	645	65.0	604	60.8	42	6.5	347
18 to 24 years	31	29	-	11	-	18	-	1
25 to 34 years	271	142	52.5	138	50.8	5	3.3	129
35 to 44 years	377	291	77.2	272	72.2	19	6.5	86
45 to 54 years	203	150	74.0	150	74.0	0	0.0	53
55 to 64 years	87	32	36.5	32	36.5	0	-	55
65 years and over	24	1	-	1	-	0	-	23

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	249,356	159,763	64.1	153,542	61.6	6,221	3.9	89,594
18 to 24 years	30,085	19,355	64.3	17,560	58.4	1,795	9.3	10,730
25 to 34 years	44,276	36,979	83.5	35,452	80.1	1,527	4.1	7,297
35 to 44 years	42,800	36,525	85.3	35,357	82.6	1,168	3.2	6,275
45 to 54 years	37,424	30,865	82.5	30,003	80.2	863	2.8	6,558
55 to 64 years	37,130	25,102	67.6	24,589	66.2	513	2.0	12,028
65 years and over	57,642	10,936	19.0	10,582	18.4	355	3.2	46,706
Men, 18 years and over	113,495	81,304	71.6	78,046	68.8	3,259	4.0	32,191
18 to 24 years	15,243	10,108	66.3	9,161	60.1	947	9.4	5,135
25 to 34 years	21,539	19,250	89.4	18,407	85.5	844	4.4	2,288
35 to 44 years	20,311	18,582	91.5	17,995	88.6	587	3.2	1,729
45 to 54 years	17,446	15,475	88.7	15,078	86.4	397	2.6	1,971
55 to 64 years	16,639	12,310	74.0	12,013	72.2	297	2.4	4,329
65 years and over	22,317	5,579	25.0	5,391	24.2	187	3.4	16,738
Women, 18 years and over	135,861	78,459	57.7	75,496	55.6	2,962	3.8	57,403
18 to 24 years	14,842	9,247	62.3	8,399	56.6	848	9.2	5,595
25 to 34 years	22,738	17,729	78.0	17,045	75.0	684	3.9	5,009
35 to 44 years	22,488	17,943	79.8	17,362	77.2	581	3.2	4,546
45 to 54 years	19,978	15,390	77.0	14,925	74.7	466	3.0	4,587
55 to 64 years	20,491	12,792	62.4	12,576	61.4	216	1.7	7,699
65 years and over	35,325	5,358	15.2	5,190	14.7	167	3.1	29,968
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: October 02, 2026