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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 sex2020
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor
force
TotalPercent
of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent
of
population
TotalPercent
of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

18,4668,91848.38,33845.25816.59,548

18 to 24 years

27519470.516660.32814.681

25 to 34 years

1,5291,24981.71,13974.51108.8280

35 to 44 years

2,0351,71184.11,61179.2995.8324

45 to 54 years

2,5212,07282.21,96778.01055.0450

55 to 64 years

3,4332,16062.92,01958.81416.51,273

65 years and over

8,6741,53417.71,43616.6986.47,140

Men, 18 years and over

16,5627,82647.27,31944.25076.58,737

18 to 24 years

20014270.912462.01812.558

25 to 34 years

1,2471,06885.696677.51029.5179

35 to 44 years

1,6521,43286.71,35181.8815.7220

45 to 54 years

2,1501,79583.51,70779.4874.9355

55 to 64 years

2,9961,91163.81,78659.61256.51,084

65 years and over

8,3181,47817.81,38416.6946.46,840

Women, 18 years and over

1,9041,09357.41,01953.5746.7811

18 to 24 years

755269.64255.61120.223

25 to 34 years

28218164.117261.184.6101

35 to 44 years

38327972.726068.0186.5104

45 to 54 years

37127774.726070.0176.294

55 to 64 years

43724956.923353.3166.3188

65 years and over

3565615.75214.646.6300

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

4,4843,53078.73,27172.92597.3955

18 to 24 years

27519470.516660.32814.681

25 to 34 years

1,5291,24981.71,13974.51108.8280

35 to 44 years

1,4621,21983.41,14778.5725.9243

45 to 54 years

65552780.449876.1285.4128

55 to 64 years

45430968.129364.6165.2145

65 years and over

1103329.92926.24-77

Men, 18 years and over

3,7253,00980.82,78874.82217.4716

18 to 24 years

20014270.912462.01812.558

25 to 34 years

1,2471,06885.696677.51029.5179

35 to 44 years

1,1941,02085.496280.5585.7174

45 to 54 years

57046481.443876.9265.5106

55 to 64 years

41228468.827065.3145.0129

65 years and over

1013131.22727.14-70

Women, 18 years and over

76052168.648363.6387.2239

18 to 24 years

755269.64255.61120.223

25 to 34 years

28218164.117261.184.6101

35 to 44 years

26719974.418569.1147.169

45 to 54 years

856373.76070.434.422

55 to 64 years

412561.32356.82-16

65 years and over

92-2-0-8

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

233,099149,74264.2137,73959.112,0038.083,357

18 to 24 years

28,44617,93163.015,30953.82,62314.610,514

25 to 34 years

43,31635,25781.432,28874.52,9708.48,058

35 to 44 years

39,29532,27382.130,19576.82,0776.47,023

45 to 54 years

37,34830,06780.528,13175.31,9366.47,281

55 to 64 years

38,76625,14164.923,43460.51,7066.813,625

65 years and over

45,9289,07319.88,38218.36917.636,855

Men, 18 years and over

104,96076,40472.870,43867.15,9667.828,555

18 to 24 years

14,2219,16064.47,80754.91,35314.85,061

25 to 34 years

21,14018,44187.216,87879.81,5638.52,699

35 to 44 years

18,69116,81490.015,76984.41,0456.21,877

45 to 54 years

17,33615,12487.214,21882.09056.02,213

55 to 64 years

17,34012,47972.011,68067.47996.44,861

65 years and over

16,2324,38727.04,08625.23016.911,845

Women, 18 years and over

128,14073,33857.267,30152.56,0378.254,802

18 to 24 years

14,2258,77261.77,50252.71,26914.55,454

25 to 34 years

22,17616,81775.815,41069.51,4078.45,359

35 to 44 years

20,60415,45875.014,42670.01,0326.75,146

45 to 54 years

20,01114,94374.713,91369.51,0306.95,068

55 to 64 years

21,42612,66259.111,75454.99077.28,765

65 years and over

29,6964,68615.84,29614.53908.325,010

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 22, 2021