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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-19. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 1st 2024
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 VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

17,679 8,624 48.8 8,360 47.3 264 3.1 9,055

18 to 24 years

280 189 67.3 174 62.0 15 7.8 92

25 to 34 years

1,457 1,203 82.6 1,139 78.2 64 5.3 254

35 to 44 years

2,141 1,867 87.2 1,833 85.6 34 1.8 273

45 to 54 years

2,379 2,014 84.7 1,964 82.6 50 2.5 365

55 to 64 years

3,255 2,174 66.8 2,114 65.0 59 2.7 1,081

65 years and over

8,168 1,177 14.4 1,135 13.9 41 3.5 6,991

Men, 18 years and over

15,635 7,434 47.5 7,207 46.1 227 3.1 8,201

18 to 24 years

205 140 68.4 126 61.3 14 10.3 65

25 to 34 years

1,194 1,018 85.2 966 80.9 52 5.1 177

35 to 44 years

1,732 1,526 88.1 1,500 86.6 26 1.7 206

45 to 54 years

2,002 1,698 84.8 1,654 82.6 44 2.6 304

55 to 64 years

2,860 1,954 68.3 1,903 66.5 51 2.6 906

65 years and over

7,641 1,098 14.4 1,058 13.8 40 3.6 6,544

Women, 18 years and over

2,045 1,190 58.2 1,153 56.4 38 3.2 854

18 to 24 years

75 48 64.3 48 64.0 0 - 27

25 to 34 years

263 185 70.6 173 65.8 13 6.8 77

35 to 44 years

409 341 83.5 333 81.5 8 2.5 67

45 to 54 years

377 316 83.9 310 82.3 6 2.0 60

55 to 64 years

395 220 55.7 212 53.6 8 3.7 175

65 years and over

527 79 15.0 77 14.7 2 2.1 448

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,256 4,216 80.2 4,089 77.8 127 3.0 1,040

18 to 24 years

280 189 67.3 174 62.0 15 7.8 92

25 to 34 years

1,457 1,203 82.6 1,139 78.2 64 5.3 254

35 to 44 years

1,965 1,710 87.0 1,683 85.6 28 1.6 255

45 to 54 years

804 680 84.7 666 82.8 15 2.2 123

55 to 64 years

554 370 66.8 365 65.8 6 1.5 184

65 years and over

196 63 32.2 63 32.2 0 0.0 133

Men, 18 years and over

4,298 3,504 81.5 3,402 79.1 102 2.9 794

18 to 24 years

205 140 68.4 126 61.3 14 10.3 65

25 to 34 years

1,194 1,018 85.2 966 80.9 52 5.1 177

35 to 44 years

1,587 1,398 88.1 1,378 86.8 21 1.5 189

45 to 54 years

670 564 84.3 555 82.8 10 1.7 105

55 to 64 years

481 334 69.3 328 68.2 6 1.7 148

65 years and over

160 50 30.9 50 30.9 0 - 111

Women, 18 years and over

958 712 74.3 687 71.7 25 3.5 246

18 to 24 years

75 48 64.3 48 64.0 0 - 27

25 to 34 years

263 185 70.6 173 65.8 13 6.8 77

35 to 44 years

378 312 82.5 305 80.8 7 2.2 66

45 to 54 years

134 116 86.7 111 82.8 5 4.5 18

55 to 64 years

73 37 50.4 37 50.4 0 - 36

65 years and over

36 14 - 14 - 0 - 22

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

240,795 156,388 64.9 150,131 62.3 6,257 4.0 84,407

18 to 24 years

29,324 18,846 64.3 17,319 59.1 1,527 8.1 10,478

25 to 34 years

42,993 36,046 83.8 34,445 80.1 1,601 4.4 6,947

35 to 44 years

41,838 35,268 84.3 34,155 81.6 1,112 3.2 6,570

45 to 54 years

37,650 30,864 82.0 29,904 79.4 960 3.1 6,786

55 to 64 years

38,092 25,141 66.0 24,426 64.1 714 2.8 12,951

65 years and over

50,898 10,223 20.1 9,882 19.4 342 3.3 40,675

Men, 18 years and over

110,256 79,930 72.5 76,433 69.3 3,497 4.4 30,326

18 to 24 years

14,746 9,524 64.6 8,653 58.7 872 9.2 5,222

25 to 34 years

20,935 18,770 89.7 17,878 85.4 892 4.8 2,165

35 to 44 years

20,161 18,249 90.5 17,633 87.5 616 3.4 1,912

45 to 54 years

17,811 15,696 88.1 15,167 85.2 530 3.4 2,114

55 to 64 years

17,356 12,569 72.4 12,173 70.1 395 3.1 4,787

65 years and over

19,247 5,121 26.6 4,929 25.6 192 3.8 14,126

Women, 18 years and over

130,539 76,457 58.6 73,698 56.5 2,760 3.6 54,081

18 to 24 years

14,578 9,322 63.9 8,666 59.4 655 7.0 5,256

25 to 34 years

22,058 17,276 78.3 16,566 75.1 709 4.1 4,782

35 to 44 years

21,677 17,019 78.5 16,522 76.2 496 2.9 4,658

45 to 54 years

19,839 15,167 76.5 14,737 74.3 430 2.8 4,672

55 to 64 years

20,736 12,572 60.6 12,253 59.1 319 2.5 8,164

65 years and over

31,651 5,102 16.1 4,953 15.6 149 2.9 26,549

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 60,000).

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024