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	March 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	17,015	8,109	47.7	7,796	45.8	314	3.9	8,906
18 to 24 years	186	125	67.3	115	62.0	10	7.9	61
25 to 34 years	1,398	1,126	80.5	1,043	74.6	82	7.3	272
35 to 44 years	2,149	1,753	81.6	1,684	78.4	69	3.9	396
45 to 54 years	2,253	1,850	82.1	1,784	79.2	66	3.6	403
55 to 64 years	3,251	2,085	64.1	2,051	63.1	34	1.6	1,166
65 years and over	7,779	1,171	15.1	1,118	14.4	53	4.5	6,608
Men, 18 years and over	14,932	6,967	46.7	6,735	45.1	233	3.3	7,965
18 to 24 years	145	108	74.8	99	67.9	10	9.1	37
25 to 34 years	1,133	929	82.0	881	77.7	48	5.2	204
35 to 44 years	1,743	1,473	84.5	1,422	81.6	51	3.5	270
45 to 54 years	1,878	1,558	83.0	1,501	79.9	58	3.7	320
55 to 64 years	2,773	1,829	66.0	1,796	64.8	33	1.8	944
65 years and over	7,260	1,070	14.7	1,036	14.3	33	3.1	6,190
Women, 18 years and over	2,083	1,142	54.8	1,061	50.9	81	7.1	941
18 to 24 years	41	17	-	17	-	0	-	24
25 to 34 years	265	197	74.3	163	61.3	34	17.4	68
35 to 44 years	406	279	68.8	262	64.5	17	6.2	127
45 to 54 years	375	292	77.8	283	75.5	9	3.0	83
55 to 64 years	478	256	53.6	255	53.4	1	0.4	222
65 years and over	519	101	19.6	82	15.8	20	19.3	417

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,808	4,391	75.6	4,194	72.2	197	4.5	1,417
18 to 24 years	186	125	67.3	115	62.0	10	7.9	61
25 to 34 years	1,398	1,126	80.5	1,043	74.6	82	7.3	272
35 to 44 years	2,054	1,681	81.8	1,613	78.5	69	4.1	373
45 to 54 years	1,041	846	81.3	818	78.5	29	3.4	195
55 to 64 years	813	512	63.0	512	63.0	0	0.0	301
65 years and over	315	100	31.8	93	29.6	7	6.9	215
Men, 18 years and over	4,750	3,667	77.2	3,528	74.3	139	3.8	1,083
18 to 24 years	145	108	74.8	99	67.9	10	9.1	37
25 to 34 years	1,133	929	82.0	881	77.7	48	5.2	204
35 to 44 years	1,655	1,409	85.1	1,358	82.0	51	3.6	246
45 to 54 years	871	689	79.1	662	76.1	26	3.8	182
55 to 64 years	683	458	67.0	458	67.0	0	0.0	225
65 years and over	263	75	28.4	72	27.2	3	4.2	189
Women, 18 years and over	1,058	724	68.4	666	62.9	58	8.0	335
18 to 24 years	41	17	-	17	-	0	-	24
25 to 34 years	265	197	74.3	163	61.3	34	17.4	68
35 to 44 years	399	272	68.3	255	63.9	17	6.4	127
45 to 54 years	171	158	92.3	155	90.9	2	1.6	13
55 to 64 years	131	55	41.8	55	41.8	0	-	76
65 years and over	52	25	-	22	-	4	-	26

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	248,490	159,872	64.3	153,140	61.6	6,732	4.2	88,618
18 to 24 years	30,239	19,282	63.8	17,822	58.9	1,460	7.6	10,957
25 to 34 years	44,231	37,190	84.1	35,348	79.9	1,842	5.0	7,041
35 to 44 years	42,615	36,116	84.7	34,934	82.0	1,182	3.3	6,499
45 to 54 years	37,448	31,323	83.6	30,327	81.0	996	3.2	6,125
55 to 64 years	37,356	25,092	67.2	24,287	65.0	805	3.2	12,264
65 years and over	56,600	10,869	19.2	10,423	18.4	446	4.1	45,732
Men, 18 years and over	113,085	80,921	71.6	77,337	68.4	3,584	4.4	32,164
18 to 24 years	15,394	9,988	64.9	9,127	59.3	860	8.6	5,406
25 to 34 years	21,496	19,267	89.6	18,266	85.0	1,001	5.2	2,229
35 to 44 years	20,215	18,510	91.6	17,911	88.6	598	3.2	1,706
45 to 54 years	17,429	15,490	88.9	15,024	86.2	466	3.0	1,939
55 to 64 years	16,737	12,309	73.5	11,846	70.8	464	3.8	4,428
65 years and over	21,813	5,357	24.6	5,162	23.7	195	3.6	16,456
Women, 18 years and over	135,405	78,951	58.3	75,803	56.0	3,147	4.0	56,454
18 to 24 years	14,845	9,294	62.6	8,694	58.6	600	6.5	5,551
25 to 34 years	22,735	17,923	78.8	17,082	75.1	841	4.7	4,812
35 to 44 years	22,400	17,606	78.6	17,023	76.0	583	3.3	4,793
45 to 54 years	20,019	15,833	79.1	15,303	76.4	530	3.3	4,186
55 to 64 years	20,619	12,783	62.0	12,441	60.3	342	2.7	7,837
65 years and over	34,787	5,512	15.8	5,261	15.1	251	4.6	29,275
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: April 03, 2026