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Employment Situation of Veterans Summary Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2021-2022 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2021-2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service 2021 2022
Total Men Women Total Men Women

TOTAL VETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,506 16,533 1,973 18,370 16,342 2,027

Civilian labor force

8,818 7,670 1,148 8,807 7,616 1,191

Participation rate

47.7 46.4 58.2 47.9 46.6 58.7

Employed

8,433 7,332 1,100 8,557 7,400 1,158

Employment-population ratio

45.6 44.3 55.8 46.6 45.3 57.1

Unemployed

386 337 48 250 217 33

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.4 4.2 2.8 2.8 2.8

Not in labor force

9,688 8,863 824 9,563 8,726 837

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,670 3,858 812 4,903 4,008 895

Civilian labor force

3,673 3,113 560 3,918 3,257 660

Participation rate

78.7 80.7 69.0 79.9 81.3 73.8

Employed

3,502 2,970 533 3,796 3,155 641

Employment-population ratio

75.0 77.0 65.6 77.4 78.7 71.6

Unemployed

171 144 27 121 102 19

Unemployment rate

4.6 4.6 4.9 3.1 3.1 2.9

Not in labor force

997 745 252 985 751 235

NONVETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

234,176 105,515 128,661 236,451 107,655 128,795

Civilian labor force

150,143 76,752 73,391 153,017 78,628 74,389

Participation rate

64.1 72.7 57.0 64.7 73.0 57.8

Employed

142,161 72,539 69,622 147,523 75,756 71,768

Employment-population ratio

60.7 68.7 54.1 62.4 70.4 55.7

Unemployed

7,982 4,213 3,769 5,494 2,873 2,621

Unemployment rate

5.3 5.5 5.1 3.6 3.7 3.5

Not in labor force

84,033 28,763 55,270 83,434 29,027 54,406

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. Effective with data for January 2021, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from an updated Department of Veterans Affairs population model.

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023