Year Percent 1973-01-01 6.1 1974-01-01 6.0 1975-01-01 5.9 1976-01-01 5.7 1977-01-01 5.6 1978-01-01 5.6 1979-01-01 5.4 1980-01-01 5.2 1981-01-01 5.2 1982-01-01 5.3 1983-01-01 5.3 1984-01-01 5.2 1985-01-01 5.1 1986-01-01 5.0 1987-01-01 4.9 1988-01-01 4.8 1989-01-01 4.7 1990-01-01 4.7 1991-01-01 4.6 1992-01-01 4.1 1993-01-01 4.0 1994-01-01 4.1 1995-01-01 3.9 1996-01-01 4.0 1997-01-01 3.8 1998-01-01 3.4 1999-01-01 3.2 2000-01-01 3.2 2001-01-01 3.0 2002-01-01 3.0 2003-01-01 3.0 2004-01-01 3.1 2005-01-01 3.3 2006-01-01 3.3 2007-01-01 3.0 2008-01-01 2.7 2009-01-01 2.7 2010-01-01 3.1 2011-01-01 2.8 2012-01-01 2.8