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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-40. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex July 2018
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

19,183 9,428 49.1 9,145 47.7 283 3.0 9,755

18 to 24 years

262 182 69.4 178 68.2 3 1.7 80

25 to 34 years

1,629 1,338 82.1 1,287 79.0 52 3.9 291

35 to 44 years

1,996 1,732 86.8 1,688 84.6 44 2.5 264

45 to 54 years

2,775 2,344 84.5 2,291 82.6 53 2.3 431

55 to 64 years

3,531 2,170 61.5 2,118 60.0 53 2.4 1,361

65 years and over

8,990 1,662 18.5 1,583 17.6 79 4.7 7,328

Men, 18 years and over

17,317 8,294 47.9 8,038 46.4 255 3.1 9,023

18 to 24 years

210 139 66.0 135 64.5 3 2.2 71

25 to 34 years

1,314 1,108 84.3 1,059 80.6 49 4.5 206

35 to 44 years

1,626 1,442 88.7 1,409 86.7 33 2.3 184

45 to 54 years

2,353 2,013 85.5 1,968 83.6 44 2.2 340

55 to 64 years

3,158 1,972 62.5 1,924 60.9 49 2.5 1,186

65 years and over

8,656 1,620 18.7 1,543 17.8 77 4.8 7,036

Women, 18 years and over

1,866 1,134 60.8 1,107 59.3 27 2.4 732

18 to 24 years

52 43 - 43 - 0 - 9

25 to 34 years

315 230 72.9 228 72.3 2 1.0 85

35 to 44 years

370 290 78.4 279 75.4 11 3.9 80

45 to 54 years

422 332 78.6 323 76.6 8 2.6 90

55 to 64 years

373 198 53.0 194 51.9 4 2.1 175

65 years and over

334 41 12.3 40 12.0 1 - 292

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

4,182 3,325 79.5 3,227 77.2 99 3.0 857

18 to 24 years

262 182 69.4 178 68.2 3 1.7 80

25 to 34 years

1,629 1,338 82.1 1,287 79.0 52 3.9 291

35 to 44 years

1,226 1,045 85.2 1,023 83.5 21 2.1 181

45 to 54 years

642 529 82.4 510 79.5 19 3.6 113

55 to 64 years

322 213 66.1 210 65.0 3 1.6 109

65 years and over

101 19 18.5 19 18.5 0 - 82

Men, 18 years and over

3,485 2,815 80.8 2,729 78.3 86 3.1 670

18 to 24 years

210 139 66.0 135 64.5 3 2.2 71

25 to 34 years

1,314 1,108 84.3 1,059 80.6 49 4.5 206

35 to 44 years

1,015 877 86.4 865 85.3 11 1.3 138

45 to 54 years

562 474 84.3 455 80.9 19 4.0 88

55 to 64 years

300 202 67.4 199 66.3 3 1.7 98

65 years and over

84 15 18.2 15 18.2 0 - 69

Women, 18 years and over

697 511 73.2 498 71.5 12 2.4 187

18 to 24 years

52 43 - 43 - 0 - 9

25 to 34 years

315 230 72.9 228 72.3 2 1.0 85

35 to 44 years

211 168 79.6 158 74.8 10 6.0 43

45 to 54 years

80 55 69.2 55 69.2 0 - 25

55 to 64 years

23 11 - 11 - 0 - 12

65 years and over

17 3 - 3 - 0 - 13

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

230,008 151,617 65.9 145,563 63.3 6,054 4.0 78,390

18 to 24 years

29,083 20,146 69.3 18,423 63.3 1,723 8.6 8,937

25 to 34 years

42,970 35,342 82.2 34,066 79.3 1,276 3.6 7,628

35 to 44 years

38,596 31,862 82.6 30,858 80.0 1,004 3.2 6,734

45 to 54 years

38,422 30,777 80.1 29,815 77.6 962 3.1 7,645

55 to 64 years

38,603 25,124 65.1 24,335 63.0 788 3.1 13,479

65 years and over

42,334 8,367 19.8 8,066 19.1 301 3.6 33,967

Men, 18 years and over

103,000 77,532 75.3 74,718 72.5 2,814 3.6 25,468

18 to 24 years

14,531 10,280 70.7 9,343 64.3 937 9.1 4,250

25 to 34 years

20,901 18,669 89.3 18,068 86.4 602 3.2 2,232

35 to 44 years

18,318 16,723 91.3 16,328 89.1 395 2.4 1,595

45 to 54 years

17,767 15,390 86.6 14,963 84.2 427 2.8 2,377

55 to 64 years

17,112 12,484 73.0 12,176 71.2 308 2.5 4,627

65 years and over

14,371 3,985 27.7 3,841 26.7 144 3.6 10,386

Women, 18 years and over

127,008 74,086 58.3 70,845 55.8 3,241 4.4 52,922

18 to 24 years

14,552 9,865 67.8 9,080 62.4 786 8.0 4,687

25 to 34 years

22,069 16,673 75.6 15,998 72.5 675 4.0 5,395

35 to 44 years

20,278 15,139 74.7 14,530 71.7 608 4.0 5,139

45 to 54 years

20,655 15,387 74.5 14,852 71.9 534 3.5 5,268

55 to 64 years

21,491 12,640 58.8 12,159 56.6 481 3.8 8,851

65 years and over

27,963 4,382 15.7 4,225 15.1 157 3.6 23,581

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 18, 2023