Year % of total labor force 1991 43.5127104785862 1992 43.55573062229719 1993 43.456793360108755 1994 43.64234832379118 1995 43.721578009270786 1996 43.806524642030624 1997 43.85795483055974 1998 43.96979410133716 1999 44.32643845066051 2000 44.39665322081399 2001 44.482852275631394 2002 44.702709515949934 2003 44.790138343220306 2004 44.797134693671374 2005 44.89215391622455 2006 45.02783568804488 2007 45.02495425223803 2008 45.0098674213666 2009 45.181405768516555 2010 45.21732586740871 2011 45.28012908573442 2012 45.34792573235595 2013 45.36824802014634 2014 45.362702024400974 2015 45.3424642257579 2016 45.36917683394194 2017 45.380281054407625 2018 45.39627984127766 2019 45.45445538429888 2020 45.45216473838422 2021 45.617370978862546 2022 45.62199810757706 2023 45.59690231322781