Year Percent of total labor force 1986 9.551 1987 11.908 1988 12.003 1989 7.789 1990 8.172 1991 7.534 1992 6.895 1993 7.534 1994 7.278 1995 6.895 1996 3.742 1997 4.183 1998 4.628 1999 5.071 2000 5.512 2001 5.951 2002 6.388 2003 6.822 2004 7.255 2005 7.3 2006 7.7 2007 8.6 2008 8.8 2009 8.7 2010 7.1 2011 7.1 2012 6.8 2013 6.367 2014 6.2 2015 5.5 2016 5.5 2017 4.5 2018 4.5 2019 4.5 2020 4.5 2021 4.5 2022 4.5 2023 4.5 2024 4.5