Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2024 annual averages

Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service	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
VETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over	15,519	7,266	46.8	7,058	45.5	208	2.9	8,253
18 to 24 years	205	152	74.1	141	68.9	11	7.1	53
25 to 34 years	1,183	1,006	85.1	968	81.8	39	3.9	176
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,499	86.6	1,452	83.8	47	3.2	232
45 to 54 years	1,972	1,628	82.6	1,592	80.7	36	2.2	344
55 to 64 years	2,843	1,877	66.0	1,833	64.5	44	2.3	966
65 years and over	7,585	1,104	14.6	1,072	14.1	32	2.9	6,481
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over	6,743	5,181	76.8	5,035	74.7	146	2.8	1,562
18 to 24 years	205	152	74.1	141	68.9	11	7.1	53
25 to 34 years	1,183	1,006	85.1	968	81.8	39	3.9	176
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,499	86.6	1,452	83.8	47	3.2	232
45 to 54 years	1,848	1,529	82.8	1,498	81.1	31	2.0	319
55 to 64 years	1,252	879	70.2	864	68.9	16	1.8	373
65 years and over	523	115	22.0	113	21.6	2	1.8	408
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over	4,337	3,507	80.9	3,397	78.3	110	3.1	830
18 to 24 years	205	152	74.1	141	68.9	11	7.1	53
25 to 34 years	1,183	1,006	85.1	968	81.8	39	3.9	176
35 to 44 years	1,607	1,399	87.0	1,356	84.4	43	3.1	208
45 to 54 years	717	586	81.6	573	79.9	12	2.1	132
55 to 64 years	474	325	68.6	320	67.6	5	1.4	149
65 years and over	151	39	25.7	38	25.3	1	1.8	112
Gulf War era I
Total, 35 years and over	2,405	1,674	69.6	1,639	68.1	36	2.1	731
35 to 44 years	124	100	80.5	96	77.0	4	4.4	24
45 to 54 years	1,131	943	83.5	925	81.8	19	2.0	187
55 to 64 years	779	554	71.2	543	69.8	11	2.0	224
65 years and over	372	76	20.5	75	20.1	1	1.8	296
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 65 years and over	5,401	683	12.6	661	12.2	21	3.1	4,719
Other service periods
Total, 45 years and over	3,375	1,402	41.5	1,361	40.3	41	2.9	1,973
45 to 54 years	124	99	79.6	94	75.9	5	4.7	25
55 to 64 years	1,591	998	62.7	970	61.0	28	2.8	593
65 years and over	1,660	306	18.4	297	17.9	8	2.8	1,354

NONVETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over	110,721	80,544	72.7	77,258	69.8	3,286	4.1	30,177
18 to 24 years	14,748	9,762	66.2	8,864	60.1	898	9.2	4,986
25 to 34 years	20,936	18,746	89.5	17,935	85.7	812	4.3	2,189
35 to 44 years	20,263	18,444	91.0	17,864	88.2	580	3.1	1,818
45 to 54 years	17,829	15,773	88.5	15,329	86.0	444	2.8	2,056
55 to 64 years	17,309	12,562	72.6	12,178	70.4	383	3.1	4,748
65 years and over	19,637	5,256	26.8	5,088	25.9	169	3.2	14,380
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. 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 are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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