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 sex

2015

Civilian

noninstitutional

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................................. 21,209 10,757 50.7 10,263 48.4 495 4.6 10,452

18 to 24 years.......................................... 264 199 75.3 173 65.6 26 13.0 65

25 to 34 years.......................................... 1,764 1,457 82.6 1,356 76.9 101 6.9 307

35 to 44 years.......................................... 2,332 2,020 86.6 1,936 83.1 83 4.1 312

45 to 54 years.......................................... 3,334 2,779 83.4 2,684 80.5 95 3.4 554

55 to 64 years.......................................... 3,871 2,382 61.5 2,270 58.6 112 4.7 1,489

65 years and over..................................... 9,645 1,921 19.9 1,843 19.1 77 4.0 7,724

Men, 18 years and over................................. 19,212 9,517 49.5 9,089 47.3 428 4.5 9,695

18 to 24 years.......................................... 209 159 75.7 137 65.5 21 13.6 51

25 to 34 years.......................................... 1,440 1,231 85.5 1,146 79.6 85 6.9 209

35 to 44 years.......................................... 1,923 1,701 88.4 1,637 85.1 64 3.8 223

45 to 54 years.......................................... 2,858 2,418 84.6 2,335 81.7 83 3.4 440

55 to 64 years.......................................... 3,472 2,144 61.8 2,043 58.8 102 4.7 1,328

65 years and over..................................... 9,309 1,864 20.0 1,791 19.2 74 4.0 7,444

Women, 18 years and over............................. 1,997 1,241 62.1 1,174 58.8 67 5.4 757

18 to 24 years.......................................... 55 40 73.9 36 66.0 4 10.7 14

25 to 34 years.......................................... 324 226 69.7 210 64.6 17 7.3 98

35 to 44 years.......................................... 408 319 78.2 300 73.4 19 6.1 89

45 to 54 years.......................................... 476 361 76.0 349 73.4 12 3.5 114

55 to 64 years.......................................... 398 237 59.5 227 57.0 10 4.2 161

65 years and over..................................... 336 57 16.8 53 15.7 4 6.6 280

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over................................. 3,594 2,913 81.0 2,745 76.4 168 5.8 681

18 to 24 years.......................................... 264 199 75.3 173 65.6 26 13.0 65

25 to 34 years.......................................... 1,669 1,381 82.7 1,287 77.1 94 6.8 288

35 to 44 years.......................................... 829 700 84.5 672 81.1 28 4.0 129

45 to 54 years.......................................... 565 469 83.1 456 80.7 14 2.9 95

55 to 64 years.......................................... 210 144 68.7 138 65.8 6 4.3 66

65 years and over..................................... 58 19 33.9 19 32.3 1 – 38

Men, 18 years and over................................. 2,959 2,462 83.2 2,322 78.5 140 5.7 497

18 to 24 years.......................................... 209 159 75.7 137 65.5 21 13.6 51

25 to 34 years.......................................... 1,367 1,169 85.6 1,090 79.8 79 6.8 197

35 to 44 years.......................................... 685 593 86.6 571 83.3 22 3.8 92

45 to 54 years.......................................... 476 402 84.4 391 82.2 11 2.6 74

55 to 64 years.......................................... 177 126 70.8 120 67.8 5 4.3 52

65 years and over..................................... 44 13 29.6 13 28.3 1 – 31

Women, 18 years and over............................. 635 451 71.0 422 66.4 29 6.4 184

18 to 24 years.......................................... 55 40 73.9 36 66.0 4 10.7 14

25 to 34 years.......................................... 302 212 69.9 197 65.1 14 6.8 91

35 to 44 years.......................................... 143 106 74.3 101 70.2 6 5.4 37

45 to 54 years.......................................... 89 67 76.1 64 72.6 3 4.6 21

55 to 64 years.......................................... 33 19 – 18 – 1 – 14

65 years and over..................................... 13 6 – 6 – 0 – 7

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over................................. 220,740 144,385 65.4 136,947 62.0 7,439 5.2 76,355

18 to 24 years.......................................... 29,474 19,037 64.6 16,959 57.5 2,078 10.9 10,438

25 to 34 years.......................................... 41,007 33,190 80.9 31,386 76.5 1,803 5.4 7,818

35 to 44 years.......................................... 37,369 30,583 81.8 29,316 78.4 1,267 4.1 6,786

45 to 54 years.......................................... 39,303 31,123 79.2 29,959 76.2 1,164 3.7 8,180

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

48. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex — Continued

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, age, and sex

2015

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor

force

55 to 64 years.......................................... 36,725 23,574 64.2 22,706 61.8 869 3.7 13,151

65 years and over..................................... 36,862 6,879 18.7 6,621 18.0 258 3.7 29,984

Men, 18 years and over................................. 97,380 73,107 75.1 69,243 71.1 3,864 5.3 24,273

18 to 24 years.......................................... 14,723 9,767 66.3 8,591 58.4 1,177 12.0 4,955

25 to 34 years.......................................... 19,703 17,545 89.1 16,600 84.3 946 5.4 2,157

35 to 44 years.......................................... 17,520 15,856 90.5 15,225 86.9 631 4.0 1,665

45 to 54 years.......................................... 17,980 15,475 86.1 14,909 82.9 566 3.7 2,505

55 to 64 years.......................................... 16,048 11,486 71.6 11,049 68.8 437 3.8 4,563

65 years and over..................................... 11,406 2,978 26.1 2,870 25.2 108 3.6 8,428

Women, 18 years and over............................. 123,360 71,278 57.8 67,704 54.9 3,574 5.0 52,082

18 to 24 years.......................................... 14,751 9,269 62.8 8,368 56.7 901 9.7 5,482

25 to 34 years.......................................... 21,305 15,644 73.4 14,787 69.4 858 5.5 5,660

35 to 44 years.......................................... 19,849 14,728 74.2 14,091 71.0 636 4.3 5,121

45 to 54 years.......................................... 21,323 15,648 73.4 15,050 70.6 598 3.8 5,675

55 to 64 years.......................................... 20,677 12,089 58.5 11,657 56.4 432 3.6 8,588

65 years and over..................................... 25,456 3,900 15.3 3,751 14.7 149 3.8 21,556

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).

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