Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,940	17,606	15,901	15,558	2,039	2,048
Civilian labor force	8,653	8,260	7,525	7,068	1,128	1,192
Participation rate	48.2	46.9	47.3	45.4	55.3	58.2
Employed	8,437	8,030	7,327	6,863	1,111	1,167
Employment-population ratio	47.0	45.6	46.1	44.1	54.5	57.0
Unemployed	215	230	198	205	17	25
Unemployment rate	2.5	2.8	2.6	2.9	1.5	2.1
Not in labor force	9,287	9,346	8,376	8,490	911	856

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,048	5,380	4,132	4,443	915	937
Civilian labor force	3,992	4,204	3,349	3,499	643	706
Participation rate	79.1	78.1	81.0	78.7	70.2	75.3
Employed	3,924	4,071	3,285	3,373	639	698
Employment-population ratio	77.7	75.7	79.5	75.9	69.8	74.5
Unemployed	68	133	64	125	4	8
Unemployment rate	1.7	3.2	1.9	3.6	0.7	1.1
Not in labor force	1,056	1,176	783	944	272	231

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,929	2,743	2,481	2,285	449	458
Civilian labor force	2,119	1,842	1,815	1,557	304	285
Participation rate	72.3	67.1	73.2	68.1	67.8	62.2
Employed	2,050	1,816	1,753	1,541	297	275
Employment-population ratio	70.0	66.2	70.7	67.4	66.2	60.1
Unemployed	69	25	62	16	7	10
Unemployment rate	3.3	1.4	3.4	1.0	2.2	3.3
Not in labor force	810	901	665	728	145	173

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,009	5,679	5,754	5,439	255	240
Civilian labor force	828	708	807	672	21	37
Participation rate	13.8	12.5	14.0	12.3	8.4	15.3
Employed	790	684	769	651	21	33
Employment-population ratio	13.1	12.0	13.4	12.0	8.4	13.6
Unemployed	38	24	38	21	0	4
Unemployment rate	4.6	3.5	4.7	3.1	-	-
Not in labor force	5,181	4,971	4,947	4,767	234	203

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,954	3,804	3,534	3,391	420	413
Civilian labor force	1,714	1,506	1,554	1,341	160	165
Participation rate	43.3	39.6	44.0	39.5	38.0	39.9
Employed	1,674	1,459	1,520	1,298	153	161
Employment-population ratio	42.3	38.3	43.0	38.3	36.5	38.9
Unemployed	40	47	34	43	6	4
Unemployment rate	2.3	3.1	2.2	3.2	3.8	2.5
Not in labor force	2,240	2,298	1,980	2,050	260	248

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,361	241,504	109,797	110,732	129,564	130,772
Civilian labor force	155,701	156,949	80,099	80,388	75,602	76,561
Participation rate	65.0	65.0	73.0	72.6	58.4	58.5
Employed	150,450	151,271	77,309	77,265	73,141	74,006
Employment-population ratio	62.9	62.6	70.4	69.8	56.5	56.6
Unemployed	5,251	5,678	2,790	3,123	2,461	2,555
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.9	3.3	3.3
Not in labor force	83,660	84,555	29,698	30,344	53,962	54,211
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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