Year Percent of total labor force (Units) 1993 6.281 1994 6.947 1995 7.703 1996 8.774 1997 7.600 1998 7.174 1999 6.947 2000 6.961 2001 7.096 2002 7.471 2003 7.931 2004 7.347 2005 6.570 2006 6.295 2007 5.962 2008 5.844 2009 5.808 2010 5.738 2011 5.588 2012 5.536 2013 5.436 2014 5.417 2015 5.821 2016 5.920 2017 5.684 2018 4.825 2019 4.191 2020 4.082 2021 3.893 2022 3.580 2023 3.455 2024 3.044 2025 2.947 2026 2.898 2027 2.898 2028 2.898 2029 2.898