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Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2022 annual averages

Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
State 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 NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

236,451 153,017 64.7 147,523 62.4 5,494 3.6 83,434

Alabama

3,528 2,100 59.5 2,046 58.0 55 2.6 1,428

Alaska

465 312 67.2 299 64.3 14 4.4 152

Arizona

5,233 3,364 64.3 3,236 61.8 127 3.8 1,870

Arkansas

2,071 1,255 60.6 1,209 58.4 45 3.6 816

California

28,432 18,307 64.4 17,558 61.8 749 4.1 10,125

Colorado

4,138 2,957 71.5 2,868 69.3 89 3.0 1,180

Connecticut

2,691 1,818 67.6 1,745 64.9 73 4.0 872

Delaware

723 452 62.5 433 59.8 20 4.3 271

District of Columbia

491 355 72.3 339 69.0 16 4.6 136

Florida

16,079 9,972 62.0 9,688 60.3 284 2.8 6,107

Georgia

7,542 4,856 64.4 4,708 62.4 148 3.1 2,686

Hawaii

981 614 62.6 592 60.3 22 3.6 367

Idaho

1,338 891 66.6 867 64.8 24 2.7 447

Illinois

9,101 6,113 67.2 5,853 64.3 260 4.2 2,989

Indiana

4,787 3,162 66.0 3,062 64.0 100 3.1 1,626

Iowa

2,237 1,579 70.6 1,539 68.8 40 2.5 659

Kansas

2,009 1,379 68.6 1,344 66.9 35 2.5 630

Kentucky

3,136 1,876 59.8 1,802 57.5 74 3.9 1,260

Louisiana

3,197 1,952 61.1 1,881 58.8 70 3.6 1,245

Maine

1,021 617 60.4 597 58.5 20 3.3 404

Maryland

4,328 2,924 67.6 2,832 65.4 92 3.2 1,404

Massachusetts

5,220 3,498 67.0 3,386 64.9 112 3.2 1,723

Michigan

7,252 4,503 62.1 4,316 59.5 187 4.2 2,750

Minnesota

4,056 2,861 70.6 2,790 68.8 71 2.5 1,194

Mississippi

2,016 1,164 57.7 1,119 55.5 45 3.9 852

Missouri

4,337 2,810 64.8 2,738 63.1 72 2.6 1,527

Montana

775 520 67.1 506 65.3 14 2.6 255

Nebraska

1,346 974 72.3 950 70.6 23 2.4 372

Nevada

2,200 1,412 64.2 1,336 60.7 76 5.4 788

New Hampshire

1,031 700 67.9 680 66.0 20 2.8 330

New Jersey

6,827 4,518 66.2 4,343 63.6 175 3.9 2,309

New Mexico

1,454 849 58.4 816 56.2 32 3.8 605

New York

14,579 9,106 62.5 8,705 59.7 401 4.4 5,473

North Carolina

7,479 4,758 63.6 4,583 61.3 175 3.7 2,721

North Dakota

525 375 71.5 369 70.3 6 1.7 150

Ohio

8,302 5,259 63.3 5,055 60.9 204 3.9 3,043

Oklahoma

2,703 1,737 64.3 1,676 62.0 61 3.5 966

Oregon

3,056 2,012 65.8 1,929 63.1 83 4.1 1,044

Pennsylvania

9,404 6,031 64.1 5,785 61.5 246 4.1 3,374

Rhode Island

813 544 67.0 525 64.6 19 3.5 269

South Carolina

3,677 2,149 58.5 2,079 56.5 71 3.3 1,527

South Dakota

605 435 71.9 428 70.7 8 1.8 170

Tennessee

4,910 3,073 62.6 2,972 60.5 102 3.3 1,836

Texas

20,306 13,519 66.6 13,026 64.1 494 3.7 6,786

Utah

2,266 1,604 70.8 1,567 69.1 37 2.3 662

Vermont

489 319 65.3 311 63.7 8 2.5 170

Virginia

5,903 3,941 66.8 3,828 64.9 113 2.9 1,962

Washington

5,489 3,689 67.2 3,532 64.4 157 4.3 1,799

West Virginia

1,259 707 56.1 680 54.0 27 3.8 552

Wisconsin

4,253 2,835 66.7 2,744 64.5 91 3.2 1,418

Wyoming

391 259 66.2 250 64.0 9 3.3 132

NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023