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Employment status, veteran status, and period of service | Total | Men | Women | |||
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Nov. 2019 |
Nov. 2020 |
Nov. 2019 |
Nov. 2020 |
Nov. 2019 |
Nov. 2020 |
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VETERANS, 18 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
18,681 | 18,315 | 16,789 | 16,408 | 1,892 | 1,907 |
Civilian labor force |
9,119 | 8,764 | 8,028 | 7,636 | 1,092 | 1,128 |
Participation rate |
48.8 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 46.5 | 57.7 | 59.2 |
Employed |
8,812 | 8,213 | 7,776 | 7,144 | 1,036 | 1,068 |
Employment-population ratio |
47.2 | 44.8 | 46.3 | 43.5 | 54.8 | 56.0 |
Unemployed |
307 | 552 | 252 | 492 | 55 | 60 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Not in labor force |
9,562 | 9,551 | 8,761 | 8,772 | 800 | 779 |
Gulf War-era II veterans |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
4,407 | 4,540 | 3,623 | 3,752 | 784 | 789 |
Civilian labor force |
3,456 | 3,532 | 2,920 | 2,979 | 537 | 553 |
Participation rate |
78.4 | 77.8 | 80.6 | 79.4 | 68.5 | 70.1 |
Employed |
3,293 | 3,288 | 2,799 | 2,766 | 494 | 522 |
Employment-population ratio |
74.7 | 72.4 | 77.3 | 73.7 | 63.0 | 66.1 |
Unemployed |
163 | 244 | 120 | 212 | 43 | 32 |
Unemployment rate |
4.7 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 |
Not in labor force |
950 | 1,009 | 703 | 773 | 247 | 236 |
Gulf War-era I veterans |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
3,051 | 3,065 | 2,593 | 2,578 | 458 | 486 |
Civilian labor force |
2,258 | 2,251 | 1,951 | 1,934 | 307 | 317 |
Participation rate |
74.0 | 73.5 | 75.2 | 75.0 | 67.0 | 65.2 |
Employed |
2,204 | 2,145 | 1,905 | 1,839 | 299 | 305 |
Employment-population ratio |
72.2 | 70.0 | 73.5 | 71.3 | 65.2 | 62.8 |
Unemployed |
54 | 107 | 46 | 95 | 8 | 12 |
Unemployment rate |
2.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
Not in labor force |
794 | 814 | 642 | 644 | 151 | 169 |
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
7,061 | 6,676 | 6,816 | 6,443 | 245 | 233 |
Civilian labor force |
1,467 | 1,175 | 1,420 | 1,146 | 48 | 29 |
Participation rate |
20.8 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 12.6 |
Employed |
1,424 | 1,100 | 1,376 | 1,071 | 48 | 29 |
Employment-population ratio |
20.2 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 12.6 |
Unemployed |
43 | 75 | 43 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 6.6 | - | - |
Not in labor force |
5,594 | 5,501 | 5,396 | 5,297 | 197 | 204 |
Veterans of other service periods |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
4,162 | 4,034 | 3,757 | 3,635 | 405 | 399 |
Civilian labor force |
1,938 | 1,806 | 1,737 | 1,577 | 200 | 229 |
Participation rate |
46.6 | 44.8 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 49.5 | 57.3 |
Employed |
1,891 | 1,680 | 1,695 | 1,468 | 195 | 212 |
Employment-population ratio |
45.4 | 41.6 | 45.1 | 40.4 | 48.2 | 53.1 |
Unemployed |
47 | 126 | 42 | 109 | 5 | 17 |
Unemployment rate |
2.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
Not in labor force |
2,224 | 2,228 | 2,020 | 2,058 | 205 | 170 |
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
232,369 | 233,995 | 104,484 | 105,486 | 127,884 | 128,510 |
Civilian labor force |
153,091 | 149,673 | 77,827 | 76,357 | 75,264 | 73,316 |
Participation rate |
65.9 | 64.0 | 74.5 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 57.1 |
Employed |
148,219 | 140,243 | 75,335 | 71,337 | 72,884 | 68,906 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.8 | 59.9 | 72.1 | 67.6 | 57.0 | 53.6 |
Unemployed |
4,873 | 9,430 | 2,492 | 5,019 | 2,380 | 4,411 |
Unemployment rate |
3.2 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
Not in labor force |
79,277 | 84,322 | 26,657 | 29,129 | 52,620 | 55,193 |
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). Updated population controls introduced with the release of January 2020 data. |