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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-19. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 2nd 2023
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population
Employed Unemployed
Total Percent
of
population
Total Percent
of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

17,940 8,633 48.1 8,424 47.0 210 2.4 9,307

18 to 24 years

273 167 61.3 157 57.6 10 6.1 105

25 to 34 years

1,488 1,208 81.2 1,175 79.0 33 2.7 280

35 to 44 years

2,140 1,835 85.7 1,793 83.8 42 2.3 305

45 to 54 years

2,424 2,014 83.1 1,978 81.6 36 1.8 410

55 to 64 years

3,301 2,136 64.7 2,089 63.3 47 2.2 1,166

65 years and over

8,315 1,274 15.3 1,232 14.8 42 3.3 7,041

Men, 18 years and over

15,901 7,502 47.2 7,319 46.0 184 2.5 8,399

18 to 24 years

202 121 59.9 111 55.2 10 8.0 81

25 to 34 years

1,217 1,021 83.9 990 81.4 31 3.0 196

35 to 44 years

1,731 1,515 87.5 1,477 85.3 38 2.5 216

45 to 54 years

2,076 1,751 84.4 1,725 83.1 26 1.5 325

55 to 64 years

2,871 1,894 66.0 1,854 64.6 40 2.1 977

65 years and over

7,805 1,201 15.4 1,161 14.9 40 3.3 6,604

Women, 18 years and over

2,039 1,131 55.5 1,105 54.2 26 2.3 908

18 to 24 years

71 46 65.2 46 64.6 0 - 25

25 to 34 years

272 188 69.1 186 68.3 2 1.2 84

35 to 44 years

409 320 78.2 316 77.2 4 1.4 89

45 to 54 years

348 263 75.5 253 72.6 10 3.8 85

55 to 64 years

430 242 56.2 235 54.6 7 2.9 189

65 years and over

510 73 14.3 71 13.9 2 2.6 437

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,041 4,014 79.6 3,925 77.9 89 2.2 1,026

18 to 24 years

273 167 61.3 157 57.6 10 6.1 105

25 to 34 years

1,488 1,208 81.2 1,175 79.0 33 2.7 280

35 to 44 years

1,881 1,614 85.8 1,585 84.2 29 1.8 267

45 to 54 years

772 631 81.7 618 80.0 13 2.1 141

55 to 64 years

494 340 68.7 336 67.9 4 1.2 155

65 years and over

132 54 41.2 54 41.2 0 - 78

Men, 18 years and over

4,128 3,359 81.4 3,279 79.4 80 2.4 769

18 to 24 years

202 121 59.9 111 55.2 10 8.0 81

25 to 34 years

1,217 1,021 83.9 990 81.4 31 3.0 196

35 to 44 years

1,530 1,341 87.6 1,316 86.0 25 1.8 189

45 to 54 years

649 547 84.2 536 82.5 11 2.0 103

55 to 64 years

413 282 68.3 278 67.4 4 1.4 131

65 years and over

116 48 41.0 48 41.0 0 - 69

Women, 18 years and over

913 655 71.8 646 70.8 9 1.4 258

18 to 24 years

71 46 65.2 46 64.6 0 - 25

25 to 34 years

272 188 69.1 186 68.3 2 1.2 84

35 to 44 years

352 273 77.8 269 76.5 4 1.6 78

45 to 54 years

123 84 68.6 82 66.9 2 2.5 38

55 to 64 years

81 57 70.8 57 70.8 0 - 24

65 years and over

16 7 - 7 - 0 - 9

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

239,356 155,822 65.1 150,591 62.9 5,232 3.4 83,533

18 to 24 years

29,726 19,630 66.0 18,291 61.5 1,340 6.8 10,096

25 to 34 years

43,025 36,037 83.8 34,680 80.6 1,357 3.8 6,988

35 to 44 years

41,243 34,505 83.7 33,539 81.3 966 2.8 6,738

45 to 54 years

37,517 30,902 82.4 30,180 80.4 722 2.3 6,615

55 to 64 years

38,137 24,969 65.5 24,377 63.9 592 2.4 13,168

65 years and over

49,707 9,779 19.7 9,523 19.2 256 2.6 39,928

Men, 18 years and over

109,760 80,189 73.1 77,402 70.5 2,787 3.5 29,571

18 to 24 years

14,971 10,049 67.1 9,301 62.1 748 7.4 4,922

25 to 34 years

21,100 18,905 89.6 18,174 86.1 730 3.9 2,195

35 to 44 years

19,972 18,073 90.5 17,612 88.2 462 2.6 1,899

45 to 54 years

17,799 15,711 88.3 15,325 86.1 386 2.5 2,087

55 to 64 years

17,444 12,614 72.3 12,272 70.4 342 2.7 4,830

65 years and over

18,474 4,836 26.2 4,718 25.5 119 2.5 13,638

Women, 18 years and over

129,595 75,633 58.4 73,189 56.5 2,444 3.2 53,962

18 to 24 years

14,755 9,581 64.9 8,990 60.9 591 6.2 5,173

25 to 34 years

21,925 17,132 78.1 16,505 75.3 627 3.7 4,793

35 to 44 years

21,271 16,431 77.2 15,928 74.9 504 3.1 4,839

45 to 54 years

19,719 15,191 77.0 14,855 75.3 336 2.2 4,528

55 to 64 years

20,694 12,355 59.7 12,106 58.5 249 2.0 8,339

65 years and over

31,233 4,943 15.8 4,806 15.4 137 2.8 26,291

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 60,000).

 

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2024