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 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.

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Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023