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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
48. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 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

17,898 8,632 48.2 8,391 46.9 241 2.8 9,267

18 to 24 years

269 175 65.3 162 60.1 14 7.8 93

25 to 34 years

1,489 1,229 82.6 1,180 79.2 50 4.0 259

35 to 44 years

2,140 1,811 84.6 1,757 82.1 54 3.0 329

45 to 54 years

2,413 2,003 83.0 1,963 81.3 41 2.0 410

55 to 64 years

3,304 2,160 65.4 2,110 63.9 50 2.3 1,144

65 years and over

8,283 1,252 15.1 1,219 14.7 33 2.6 7,031

Men, 18 years and over

15,858 7,480 47.2 7,276 45.9 204 2.7 8,378

18 to 24 years

203 132 65.1 120 59.2 12 9.0 71

25 to 34 years

1,213 1,027 84.6 989 81.5 38 3.7 187

35 to 44 years

1,731 1,498 86.5 1,453 84.0 44 3.0 233

45 to 54 years

2,063 1,734 84.1 1,699 82.3 35 2.0 329

55 to 64 years

2,871 1,908 66.5 1,865 64.9 44 2.3 963

65 years and over

7,777 1,181 15.2 1,151 14.8 30 2.6 6,596

Women, 18 years and over

2,040 1,152 56.5 1,115 54.6 37 3.2 888

18 to 24 years

66 44 65.9 42 63.1 2 4.3 23

25 to 34 years

276 203 73.5 191 69.4 11 5.6 73

35 to 44 years

409 313 76.6 304 74.3 10 3.0 96

45 to 54 years

350 269 76.8 264 75.3 5 2.0 81

55 to 64 years

433 252 58.2 246 56.8 6 2.4 181

65 years and over

506 71 14.0 68 13.5 3 3.8 435

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,039 4,008 79.5 3,877 76.9 131 3.3 1,031

18 to 24 years

269 175 65.3 162 60.1 14 7.8 93

25 to 34 years

1,489 1,229 82.6 1,180 79.2 50 4.0 259

35 to 44 years

1,871 1,587 84.8 1,541 82.4 45 2.8 284

45 to 54 years

768 630 81.9 617 80.3 13 2.0 139

55 to 64 years

495 337 68.0 328 66.1 9 2.8 159

65 years and over

147 50 34.0 49 33.6 1 1.1 97

Men, 18 years and over

4,118 3,342 81.2 3,234 78.5 109 3.2 776

18 to 24 years

203 132 65.1 120 59.2 12 9.0 71

25 to 34 years

1,213 1,027 84.6 989 81.5 38 3.7 187

35 to 44 years

1,518 1,317 86.8 1,280 84.3 37 2.8 201

45 to 54 years

641 538 83.9 526 82.1 12 2.2 103

55 to 64 years

421 286 67.9 276 65.6 9 3.3 135

65 years and over

123 43 35.3 43 34.8 1 1.3 79

Women, 18 years and over

920 665 72.3 643 69.8 22 3.4 255

18 to 24 years

66 44 65.9 42 63.1 2 4.3 23

25 to 34 years

276 203 73.5 191 69.4 11 5.6 73

35 to 44 years

353 269 76.4 261 74.1 8 3.0 83

45 to 54 years

128 92 72.1 91 71.3 1 1.1 36

55 to 64 years

75 51 68.8 51 68.8 0 0.0 23

65 years and over

24 7 - 7 - 0 - 17

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

239,789 156,034 65.1 150,472 62.8 5,562 3.6 83,755

18 to 24 years

29,815 19,503 65.4 18,036 60.5 1,466 7.5 10,313

25 to 34 years

43,039 36,074 83.8 34,658 80.5 1,416 3.9 6,965

35 to 44 years

41,314 34,620 83.8 33,642 81.4 977 2.8 6,694

45 to 54 years

37,546 30,804 82.0 30,023 80.0 780 2.5 6,743

55 to 64 years

38,099 25,092 65.9 24,452 64.2 640 2.6 13,008

65 years and over

49,976 9,943 19.9 9,660 19.3 282 2.8 40,033

Men, 18 years and over

109,935 80,214 73.0 77,192 70.2 3,022 3.8 29,721

18 to 24 years

14,955 9,910 66.3 9,091 60.8 819 8.3 5,045

25 to 34 years

21,111 18,918 89.6 18,127 85.9 790 4.2 2,194

35 to 44 years

20,007 18,115 90.5 17,601 88.0 514 2.8 1,892

45 to 54 years

17,814 15,708 88.2 15,294 85.9 415 2.6 2,106

55 to 64 years

17,429 12,633 72.5 12,287 70.5 345 2.7 4,796

65 years and over

18,618 4,929 26.5 4,791 25.7 138 2.8 13,689

Women, 18 years and over

129,854 75,820 58.4 73,280 56.4 2,541 3.4 54,034

18 to 24 years

14,860 9,592 64.6 8,946 60.2 647 6.7 5,268

25 to 34 years

21,927 17,156 78.2 16,531 75.4 625 3.6 4,771

35 to 44 years

21,307 16,504 77.5 16,041 75.3 464 2.8 4,802

45 to 54 years

19,732 15,095 76.5 14,730 74.6 366 2.4 4,637

55 to 64 years

20,671 12,459 60.3 12,164 58.8 294 2.4 8,212

65 years and over

31,357 5,014 16.0 4,869 15.5 145 2.9 26,344

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 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024