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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

   

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    Jan 2000    
 
 
    Feb 2024
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Units
Total Men and Women
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Veterans 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 17,680 Thousands of Persons 17,704 Thousands of Persons 18,002 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 8,615 Thousands of Persons 8,701 Thousands of Persons 8,683 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 48.7 Percent 49.1 Percent 48.2 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 8,369 Thousands of Persons 8,411 Thousands of Persons 8,462 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 47.3 Percent 47.5 Percent 47.0 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 247 Thousands of Persons 290 Thousands of Persons 221 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.9 Percent 3.3 Percent 2.5 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 9,065 Thousands of Persons 9,003 Thousands of Persons 9,319 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 5,266 Thousands of Persons 5,165 Thousands of Persons 4,989 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 4,195 Thousands of Persons 4,187 Thousands of Persons 4,004 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 79.7 Percent 81.1 Percent 80.3 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 4,090 Thousands of Persons 4,033 Thousands of Persons 3,894 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 77.7 Percent 78.1 Percent 78.0 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 55 Thousands of Persons 78 Thousands of Persons 50 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.7 Percent 3.6 Percent 2.3 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 797 Thousands of Persons 758 Thousands of Persons 799 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 5,756 Thousands of Persons 5,781 Thousands of Persons 6,077 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 695 Thousands of Persons 705 Thousands of Persons 820 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 12.1 Percent 12.2 Percent 13.5 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 660 Thousands of Persons 684 Thousands of Persons 809 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 11.5 Percent 11.8 Percent 13.3 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 35 Thousands of Persons 21 Thousands of Persons 11 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 5.0 Percent 3.0 Percent 1.4 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 5,061 Thousands of Persons 5,076 Thousands of Persons 5,257 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 3,838 Thousands of Persons 3,850 Thousands of Persons 3,989 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 1,703 Thousands of Persons 1,658 Thousands of Persons 1,711 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 44.4 Percent 43.1 Percent 42.9 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 1,651 Thousands of Persons 1,622 Thousands of Persons 1,662 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 43.0 Percent 42.1 Percent 41.7 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 52 Thousands of Persons 36 Thousands of Persons 49 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 3.0 Percent 2.2 Percent 2.8 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 2,135 Thousands of Persons 2,192 Thousands of Persons 2,278 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Nonveterans, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 240,832 Thousands of Persons 240,502 Thousands of Persons 238,871 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 156,583 Thousands of Persons 155,431 Thousands of Persons 155,307 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 65.0 Percent 64.6 Percent 65.0 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 150,113 Thousands of Persons 149,168 Thousands of Persons 149,259 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 62.3 Percent 62.0 Percent 62.5 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 6,470 Thousands of Persons 6,263 Thousands of Persons 6,049 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 4.1 Percent 4.0 Percent 3.9 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 84,249 Thousands of Persons 85,072 Thousands of Persons 83,564 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men
Not Seasonally Adjusted
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 15,635 Thousands of Persons 15,660 Thousands of Persons 15,967 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 7,419 Thousands of Persons 7,500 Thousands of Persons 7,600 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 47.5 Percent 47.9 Percent 47.6 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 7,199 Thousands of Persons 7,268 Thousands of Persons 7,393 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 46.0 Percent 46.4 Percent 46.3 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 220 Thousands of Persons 232 Thousands of Persons 207 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 3.0 Percent 3.1 Percent 2.7 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 8,216 Thousands of Persons 8,160 Thousands of Persons 8,367 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 4,309 Thousands of Persons 4,197 Thousands of Persons 4,070 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 3,484 Thousands of Persons 3,442 Thousands of Persons 3,381 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 80.9 Percent 82.0 Percent 83.1 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 3,395 Thousands of Persons 3,323 Thousands of Persons 3,283 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 78.8 Percent 79.2 Percent 80.7 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 89 Thousands of Persons 120 Thousands of Persons 98 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.6 Percent 3.5 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 825 Thousands of Persons 755 Thousands of Persons 689 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 2,389 Thousands of Persons 2,490 Thousands of Persons 2,510 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 1,737 Thousands of Persons 1,871 Thousands of Persons 1,831 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 72.7 Percent 75.2 Percent 72.9 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 1,681 Thousands of Persons 1,813 Thousands of Persons 1,781 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 70.4 Percent 72.8 Percent 70.9 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 55 Thousands of Persons 59 Thousands of Persons 50 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 3.2 Percent 3.1 Percent 2.7 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 652 Thousands of Persons 619 Thousands of Persons 679 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 5,513 Thousands of Persons 5,538 Thousands of Persons 5,820 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 672 Thousands of Persons 689 Thousands of Persons 815 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 12.2 Percent 12.4 Percent 14.0 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 637 Thousands of Persons 668 Thousands of Persons 803 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 11.6 Percent 12.1 Percent 13.8 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 35 Thousands of Persons 20 Thousands of Persons 11 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 5.2 Percent 3.0 Percent 1.4 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 4,841 Thousands of Persons 4,849 Thousands of Persons 5,005 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 3,424 Thousands of Persons 3,435 Thousands of Persons 3,567 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 1,527 Thousands of Persons 1,498 Thousands of Persons 1,574 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 44.6 Percent 43.6 Percent 44.1 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 1,486 Thousands of Persons 1,465 Thousands of Persons 1,526 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 43.4 Percent 42.6 Percent 42.8 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 41 Thousands of Persons 33 Thousands of Persons 47 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.7 Percent 2.2 Percent 3.0 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 1,897 Thousands of Persons 1,937 Thousands of Persons 1,993 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 110,303 Thousands of Persons 110,037 Thousands of Persons 109,483 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 79,939 Thousands of Persons 79,412 Thousands of Persons 79,747 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 72.5 Percent 72.2 Percent 72.8 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 76,364 Thousands of Persons 75,757 Thousands of Persons 76,361 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 69.2 Percent 68.8 Percent 69.7 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 3,574 Thousands of Persons 3,655 Thousands of Persons 3,387 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 4.5 Percent 4.6 Percent 4.2 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 30,364 Thousands of Persons 30,625 Thousands of Persons 29,735 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Women
Not Seasonally Adjusted
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 2,045 Thousands of Persons 2,044 Thousands of Persons 2,035 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 1,196 Thousands of Persons 1,201 Thousands of Persons 1,083 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 58.5 Percent 58.7 Percent 53.2 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 1,170 Thousands of Persons 1,143 Thousands of Persons 1,069 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 57.2 Percent 55.9 Percent 52.5 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 26 Thousands of Persons 58 Thousands of Persons 14 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.2 Percent 4.8 Percent 1.3 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 849 Thousands of Persons 843 Thousands of Persons 952 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 957 Thousands of Persons 968 Thousands of Persons 919 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 711 Thousands of Persons 745 Thousands of Persons 623 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 74.3 Percent 77.0 Percent 67.8 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 695 Thousands of Persons 710 Thousands of Persons 611 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 72.7 Percent 73.4 Percent 66.5 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 16 Thousands of Persons 34 Thousands of Persons 12 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 2.2 Percent 4.6 Percent 2.0 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 246 Thousands of Persons 223 Thousands of Persons 295 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 431 Thousands of Persons 418 Thousands of Persons 437 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 286 Thousands of Persons 279 Thousands of Persons 317 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 66.3 Percent 66.7 Percent 72.5 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 286 Thousands of Persons 260 Thousands of Persons 317 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 66.3 Percent 62.1 Percent 72.5 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 0 Thousands of Persons 19 Thousands of Persons 0 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 0.0 Percent 6.9 Percent 0.0 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 145 Thousands of Persons 139 Thousands of Persons 120 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 243 Thousands of Persons 243 Thousands of Persons 257 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 23 Thousands of Persons 17 Thousands of Persons 6 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 9.6 Percent 6.8 Percent 2.1 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 23 Thousands of Persons 16 Thousands of Persons 6 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 9.6 Percent 6.4 Percent 2.1 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 0 Thousands of Persons 1 Thousands of Persons 0 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
. . Percent . Percent . Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 220 Thousands of Persons 226 Thousands of Persons 251 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 414 Thousands of Persons 415 Thousands of Persons 422 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 176 Thousands of Persons 160 Thousands of Persons 137 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 42.5 Percent 38.6 Percent 32.5 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 165 Thousands of Persons 157 Thousands of Persons 136 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 39.9 Percent 37.8 Percent 32.2 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 11 Thousands of Persons 3 Thousands of Persons 1 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 6.0 Percent 2.1 Percent 0.9 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 238 Thousands of Persons 255 Thousands of Persons 285 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population
Feb 2024 130,529 Thousands of Persons 130,465 Thousands of Persons 129,389 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
Feb 2024 76,644 Thousands of Persons 76,018 Thousands of Persons 75,560 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
Feb 2024 58.7 Percent 58.3 Percent 58.4 Percent %
Employed
Feb 2024 73,749 Thousands of Persons 73,411 Thousands of Persons 72,898 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio
Feb 2024 56.5 Percent 56.3 Percent 56.3 Percent %
Unemployed
Feb 2024 2,896 Thousands of Persons 2,608 Thousands of Persons 2,662 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate
Feb 2024 3.8 Percent 3.4 Percent 3.5 Percent %
Not in labor force
Feb 2024 53,884 Thousands of Persons 54,447 Thousands of Persons 53,829 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
   

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