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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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2024
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,983	17,654	15,947	15,609	2,036	2,045
Civilian labor force	8,718	8,556	7,573	7,382	1,145	1,174
Participation rate	48.5	48.5	47.5	47.3	56.2	57.4
Employed	8,507	8,300	7,388	7,154	1,119	1,146
Employment-population ratio	47.3	47.0	46.3	45.8	55.0	56.0
Unemployed	211	257	185	228	26	28
Unemployment rate	2.4	3.0	2.4	3.1	2.2	2.4
Not in labor force	9,265	9,098	8,374	8,227	891	871

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,970	5,336	4,065	4,388	905	948
Civilian labor force	4,057	4,264	3,395	3,585	662	679
Participation rate	81.6	79.9	83.5	81.7	73.2	71.6
Employed	3,944	4,143	3,299	3,488	645	655
Employment-population ratio	79.4	77.6	81.1	79.5	71.3	69.1
Unemployed	113	121	96	97	17	24
Unemployment rate	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.6	3.6
Not in labor force	912	1,072	670	803	242	269

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,980	2,761	2,527	2,320	453	441
Civilian labor force	2,131	1,945	1,826	1,654	305	291
Participation rate	71.5	70.5	72.3	71.3	67.3	65.9
Employed	2,085	1,880	1,780	1,589	305	291
Employment-population ratio	70.0	68.1	70.4	68.5	67.3	65.9
Unemployed	46	65	46	65	0	0
Unemployment rate	2.2	3.4	2.5	4.0	0.0	0.0
Not in labor force	849	816	701	665	148	150

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,055	5,730	5,798	5,488	257	242
Civilian labor force	806	706	781	677	25	29
Participation rate	13.3	12.3	13.5	12.3	9.7	11.9
Employed	781	667	761	642	20	25
Employment-population ratio	12.9	11.6	13.1	11.7	7.9	10.1
Unemployed	25	39	20	35	4	4
Unemployment rate	3.1	5.6	2.6	5.2	-	-
Not in labor force	5,249	5,024	5,017	4,811	232	213

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,978	3,827	3,557	3,413	421	414
Civilian labor force	1,723	1,640	1,571	1,465	152	175
Participation rate	43.3	42.9	44.2	42.9	36.1	42.4
Employed	1,697	1,610	1,548	1,435	148	175
Employment-population ratio	42.6	42.1	43.5	42.0	35.2	42.4
Unemployed	27	30	23	30	4	0
Unemployment rate	1.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	2.5	0.0
Not in labor force	2,255	2,187	1,986	1,948	269	239

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,167	241,051	109,561	110,429	129,606	130,621
Civilian labor force	155,858	157,149	80,266	80,439	75,592	76,710
Participation rate	65.2	65.2	73.3	72.8	58.3	58.7
Employed	150,224	151,111	77,021	77,177	73,203	73,934
Employment-population ratio	62.8	62.7	70.3	69.9	56.5	56.6
Unemployed	5,634	6,038	3,246	3,262	2,389	2,776
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.8	4.0	4.1	3.2	3.6
Not in labor force	83,309	83,902	29,295	29,990	54,014	53,912
NOTE: Veterans 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 who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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