Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1971 2.09 1972 2.15 1973 2 1974 1.67 1975 1.7 1976 1.9 1977 1.9 1978 4.18 1979 4.12 1980 4.01 1981 3.82 1982 3.82 1983 4.3 1984 4.16 1985 3.97 1986 3.97 1987 3.05 1988 2.16 1989 2.03 1990 1.97 1991 5.85 1992 5.18 1993 4.28 1994 4.26 1995 5.03 1996 4.79 1997 5.81 1998 5.7 1999 5.35 2000 7.16 2001 6.88 2002 7.83 2003 7.49 2004 7.4 2005 7.05 2006 0.582 2007 0.398 2008 0.423 2009 0.535 2010 0.653 2011 0.796 2012 3.667 2013 2.954 2014 1.827 2015 3.566 2016 2.286 2018 4.083 2019 4.83 2021 6.338