Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1996 20.93 1997 14.9 1998 14.454 1999 13.79 2000 14.211 2001 13.821 2002 13.829 2003 12.061 2004 11.708 2005 10.033 2006 7.03 2007 6.052 2008 7.739 2009 17.515 2010 19.482 2011 16.206 2012 15.047 2013 11.867 2014 10.846 2015 9.873 2016 9.643 2017 8.715 2018 7.412 2019 6.312 2020 8.098 2021 7.513 2022 6.815 2023 6.465