Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1969 4.3 1970 6.4 1971 7.5 1972 4.7 1973 4.5 1974 5.1 1975 4.81 1976 6.2 1977 5 1978 4.5 1979 3.8 1983 4.24 1984 4.7 1989 5.78 1991 6.75 1993 7.4 1994 7.5 1995 7.2 1999 7.6 2001 11.63 2002 11.68 2003 10.28 2006 8.17 2007 8.42 2008 10.94 2009 8.14 2010 8.61