BLS Data Visualization: Share of labor force that are veterans, by state, 2017 annual averages

Alaska had highest share of veterans in labor force 

among states in 2017

There were 10.1 million veterans in the U.S. labor force in 2017, accounting for 6.4 percent of the total labor force age 18 and older. The percent of each state’s labor force that were veterans varied across the country, ranging from 12.1 percent in Alaska to 3.4 percent each in New Jersey and New York. BLS includes the data for the mapping