Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1970 7.1 1971 7.6 1972 6.79 1973 6.99 1974 5.8 1975 6.41 1976 6.67 1977 8.73 1978 8.06 1979 8.78 1982 8.41 1983 9.71 1984 10.08 1985 12.34 1986 10.53 1987 11.84 1988 16.33 1989 16.31 1990 11.6 1991 16.12 1992 14.67 1993 13.26 1994 14 1995 14.01 1996 14.32 1997 13.37 1998 14.02 1999 11.75 2000 13.53 2001 14.71 2002 14.11 2003 13.62 2004 12.44 2005 10.33 2006 9.11 2007 6.78 2008 4.868 2009 6.56 2010 5.832 2011 3.922 2012 3.714 2013 3.732 2014 4.444 2015 4.402 2016 4.843 2017 5.461 2018 5.313 2019 6.409 2020 18.548 2021 10.293 2022 8.281 2023 6.678