Table 2. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, period of service, and sex, 2010 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian
Veteran status, age, period of service, noninsti- Employed Unemployed Not in
and sex tutional Percent labor
population Total of force
population Percent Percent
Total of Total of
population labor force
VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 22,011 11,758 53.4 10,738 48.8 1,020 8.7 10,253
18 to 24 years...................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79
25 to 34 years...................... 1,623 1,352 83.3 1,182 72.8 170 12.6 271
35 to 44 years...................... 2,435 2,185 89.7 2,026 83.2 159 7.3 251
45 to 54 years...................... 3,677 3,084 83.9 2,826 76.9 258 8.4 593
55 to 64 years...................... 5,298 3,272 61.8 3,003 56.7 269 8.2 2,026
65 years and over................... 8,679 1,646 19.0 1,527 17.6 119 7.2 7,033
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over................ 5,091 4,311 84.7 3,911 76.8 399 9.3 780
18 to 24 years...................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79
25 to 34 years...................... 1,623 1,352 83.3 1,182 72.8 170 12.6 271
35 to 44 years...................... 1,792 1,624 90.6 1,512 84.4 112 6.9 168
45 to 54 years...................... 937 821 87.6 767 81.8 55 6.7 116
55 to 64 years...................... 362 268 74.0 251 69.4 17 6.2 94
65 years and over................... 78 26 33.3 26 32.8 - (1) 52
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over................ 2,922 2,528 86.5 2,334 79.9 194 7.7 394
25 to 34 years...................... 504 426 84.4 377 74.8 49 11.5 79
35 to 44 years...................... 1,443 1,321 91.5 1,227 85.1 94 7.1 122
45 to 54 years...................... 625 547 87.5 509 81.5 38 6.9 78
55 to 64 years...................... 278 210 75.7 197 70.8 13 6.4 68
65 years and over................... 72 24 33.7 24 33.1 - (1) 48
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over................ 2,169 1,783 82.2 1,577 72.7 205 11.5 386
18 to 24 years...................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79
25 to 34 years...................... 1,119 926 82.8 805 72.0 121 13.1 193
35 to 44 years...................... 349 303 86.9 285 81.7 18 6.0 46
45 to 54 years...................... 312 275 88.0 257 82.4 17 6.3 38
55 to 64 years...................... 84 58 68.6 54 64.7 3 5.7 26
65 years and over................... 6 2 (1) 2 (1) - (1) 4
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 45 years and over................ 11,006 3,993 36.3 3,662 33.3 331 8.3 7,013
45 to 54 years...................... 223 166 74.6 151 67.8 15 9.1 56
55 to 64 years...................... 4,467 2,699 60.4 2,465 55.2 234 8.7 1,769
65 years and over................... 6,316 1,128 17.9 1,047 16.6 81 7.2 5,188
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over................ 5,914 3,455 58.4 3,165 53.5 290 8.4 2,459
35 to 44 years...................... 644 561 87.1 514 79.8 47 8.4 83
45 to 54 years...................... 2,517 2,097 83.3 1,908 75.8 188 9.0 420
55 to 64 years...................... 469 305 65.1 287 61.3 18 5.8 164
65 years and over................... 2,285 492 21.5 455 19.9 37 7.6 1,792
NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 206,875 140,130 67.7 126,908 61.3 13,222 9.4 66,745
18 to 24 years...................... 28,706 18,714 65.2 15,486 53.9 3,229 17.3 9,992
25 to 34 years...................... 39,280 32,262 82.1 29,046 73.9 3,216 10.0 7,018
35 to 44 years...................... 37,655 31,181 82.8 28,637 76.1 2,544 8.2 6,473
45 to 54 years...................... 40,623 32,879 80.9 30,365 74.7 2,514 7.6 7,744
55 to 64 years...................... 30,588 20,025 65.5 18,633 60.9 1,392 7.0 10,563
65 years and over................... 30,024 5,068 16.9 4,741 15.8 327 6.5 24,955
MEN
VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 20,225 10,650 52.7 9,717 48.0 933 8.8 9,575
18 to 24 years...................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65
25 to 34 years...................... 1,318 1,142 86.6 997 75.6 145 12.7 176
35 to 44 years...................... 2,079 1,898 91.3 1,760 84.7 138 7.3 181
45 to 54 years...................... 3,201 2,712 84.7 2,478 77.4 234 8.6 489
55 to 64 years...................... 5,007 3,102 61.9 2,842 56.8 259 8.4 1,905
65 years and over................... 8,371 1,612 19.3 1,496 17.9 116 7.2 6,759
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over................ 4,272 3,703 86.7 3,358 78.6 345 9.3 569
18 to 24 years...................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65
25 to 34 years...................... 1,318 1,142 86.6 997 75.6 145 12.7 176
35 to 44 years...................... 1,531 1,413 92.3 1,317 86.0 96 6.8 117
45 to 54 years...................... 793 703 88.7 654 82.5 49 7.0 89
55 to 64 years...................... 311 237 76.2 222 71.5 15 6.2 74
65 years and over................... 71 24 33.9 24 33.3 - (1) 47
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over................ 2,472 2,181 88.2 2,009 81.3 171 7.8 291
25 to 34 years...................... 404 353 87.4 310 76.8 43 12.1 51
35 to 44 years...................... 1,243 1,161 93.4 1,078 86.7 83 7.1 82
45 to 54 years...................... 519 458 88.1 424 81.6 34 7.4 62
55 to 64 years...................... 240 187 77.9 175 73.1 12 6.3 53
65 years and over................... 65 22 34.0 22 33.3 - (1) 43
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over................ 1,800 1,523 84.6 1,348 74.9 174 11.4 278
18 to 24 years...................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65
25 to 34 years...................... 914 789 86.3 686 75.1 102 13.0 125
35 to 44 years...................... 287 252 87.8 239 83.1 13 5.3 35
45 to 54 years...................... 273 246 89.9 231 84.3 15 6.2 28
55 to 64 years...................... 71 50 70.4 47 66.2 3 5.9 21
65 years and over................... 5 2 (1) 2 (1) - (1) 4
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 45 years and over................ 10,638 3,880 36.5 3,555 33.4 324 8.4 6,758
45 to 54 years...................... 208 156 75.1 141 67.9 15 9.6 52
55 to 64 years...................... 4,312 2,612 60.6 2,383 55.3 229 8.8 1,700
65 years and over................... 6,118 1,112 18.2 1,032 16.9 80 7.2 5,006
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over................ 5,315 3,067 57.7 2,804 52.8 263 8.6 2,248
35 to 44 years...................... 548 485 88.5 443 80.8 42 8.7 63
45 to 54 years...................... 2,200 1,852 84.2 1,682 76.5 170 9.2 348
55 to 64 years...................... 384 253 65.8 237 61.7 16 6.2 131
65 years and over................... 2,183 476 21.8 441 20.2 35 7.4 1,706
NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 90,409 70,345 77.8 62,967 69.6 7,378 10.5 20,064
18 to 24 years...................... 14,339 9,682 67.5 7,776 54.2 1,906 19.7 4,658
25 to 34 years...................... 19,148 17,210 89.9 15,362 80.2 1,849 10.7 1,938
35 to 44 years...................... 17,728 16,220 91.5 14,825 83.6 1,395 8.6 1,508
45 to 54 years...................... 18,515 16,147 87.2 14,764 79.7 1,383 8.6 2,369
55 to 64 years...................... 12,285 9,002 73.3 8,298 67.5 704 7.8 3,283
65 years and over................... 8,394 2,085 24.8 1,943 23.1 143 6.8 6,309
WOMEN
VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 1,786 1,108 62.1 1,021 57.2 87 7.9 678
18 to 24 years...................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14
25 to 34 years...................... 306 210 68.9 186 60.8 25 11.8 95
35 to 44 years...................... 356 286 80.3 266 74.6 20 7.2 70
45 to 54 years...................... 476 372 78.2 348 73.0 25 6.6 104
55 to 64 years...................... 291 170 58.5 161 55.3 9 5.5 121
65 years and over................... 308 34 11.0 31 10.1 3 (1) 274
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over................ 819 607 74.2 554 67.6 54 8.9 212
18 to 24 years...................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14
25 to 34 years...................... 306 210 68.9 186 60.8 25 11.8 95
35 to 44 years...................... 261 211 80.7 195 74.7 16 7.4 50
45 to 54 years...................... 144 118 81.7 112 77.7 6 5.0 26
55 to 64 years...................... 51 31 60.6 29 56.6 2 (1) 20
65 years and over................... 8 2 (1) 2 (1) - (1) 6
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over................ 450 347 77.1 325 72.1 23 6.5 103
25 to 34 years...................... 100 73 72.5 67 66.3 6 8.5 28
35 to 44 years...................... 200 160 80.1 149 74.6 11 6.8 40
45 to 54 years...................... 106 89 84.4 85 80.8 4 4.3 16
55 to 64 years...................... 38 23 61.2 21 56.7 2 (1) 15
65 years and over................... 7 2 (1) 2 30.6 - (1) 5
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over................ 369 260 70.6 229 62.2 31 12.0 108
18 to 24 years...................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14
25 to 34 years...................... 205 138 67.1 119 58.0 19 13.6 67
35 to 44 years...................... 61 51 82.7 46 75.0 5 9.3 11
45 to 54 years...................... 39 29 74.4 27 69.2 2 (1) 10
55 to 64 years...................... 13 8 (1) 7 (1) - (1) 5
65 years and over................... 1 - (1) - (1) - - 1
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 45 years and over................ 368 113 30.7 107 29.0 6 5.5 255
45 to 54 years...................... 15 10 (1) 10 (1) - (1) 5
55 to 64 years...................... 156 87 56.1 82 52.6 5 6.2 68
65 years and over................... 198 16 8.0 15 7.6 1 (1) 182
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over................ 599 388 64.8 361 60.2 27 7.0 211
35 to 44 years...................... 95 75 79.2 70 74.1 5 6.4 20
45 to 54 years...................... 317 245 77.1 226 71.2 19 7.6 73
55 to 64 years...................... 85 52 61.8 50 59.5 2 3.8 32
65 years and over................... 102 16 15.4 14 13.7 2 (1) 86
NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over................ 116,466 69,785 59.9 63,941 54.9 5,844 8.4 46,681
18 to 24 years...................... 14,367 9,033 62.9 7,710 53.7 1,323 14.6 5,334
25 to 34 years...................... 20,132 15,052 74.8 13,685 68.0 1,368 9.1 5,080
35 to 44 years...................... 19,927 14,961 75.1 13,812 69.3 1,149 7.7 4,966
45 to 54 years...................... 22,108 16,732 75.7 15,601 70.6 1,131 6.8 5,376
55 to 64 years...................... 18,303 11,024 60.2 10,335 56.5 689 6.2 7,280
65 years and over................... 21,629 2,983 13.8 2,798 12.9 185 6.2 18,646
1 Rates are not shown where base is less than 35,000.
NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf
War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods
include the periods between World War II and the Korean War, between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and
the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
United States Department of Labor
