Year Percent of total labor force (Units) 1980 0.723 1981 1.015 1982 1.330 1983 1.615 1984 1.748 1985 1.667 1986 1.458 1987 1.669 1988 1.536 1989 1.402 1990 1.256 1991 1.380 1992 1.634 1993 2.105 1994 2.732 1995 2.961 1996 3.241 1997 3.302 1998 3.057 1999 2.890 2000 2.400 2001 2.217 2002 2.500 2003 3.292 2004 3.692 2005 4.083 2006 4.233 2007 4.183 2008 4.142 2009 5.483 2010 5.817 2011 5.667 2012 6.099 2013 6.830 2014 7.092 2015 6.648 2016 6.263 2017 5.843 2018 5.103 2019 5.406 2020 6.363 2021 5.746 2022 4.817 2023 5.230 2024 5.993 2025 6.035 2026 5.847 2027 5.636 2028 5.532 2029 5.463