Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1971 4.61 1972 4.88 1973 4.59 1974 3.14 1975 3.58 1976 3.18 1977 2.59 1978 2.4 1980 3.19 1981 3.51 1982 3.58 1983 3.69 1984 5.21 1985 4.8 1986 4.95 1987 8.05 1988 7.65 1989 7.32 1990 7.12 1991 9.259 1992 8.891 1993 8.446 1994 8.848 1995 8.853 1996 7.858 1997 8.153 1998 9.815 1999 9.693 2000 10.946 2001 3.497 2003 3.33 2004 3.348 2005 3.541 2006 3.876 2007 3.255 2008 3.54 2009 3.683 2010 3.486 2011 3.439 2012 3.356 2013 3.286 2014 3.518 2015 2.969 2016 2.598 2017 2.46 2018 2.127 2019 2.049 2020 2.396 2021 3.125 2022 2.415