Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1969 3.77 1970 2.57 1971 2.83 1972 3.11 1973 2.52 1974 1.48 1975 2.27 1976 4.42 1977 7.08 1978 8.21 1979 6.6 1980 4.77 1981 5.23 1982 5.38 1983 5.54 1984 5.25 1985 5.5 1986 5.98 1987 5.71 1988 4.93 1989 3.15 1990 3.483 1991 7.817 1992 13.333 1993 17.784 1994 17.803 1995 17.784 1996 15.587 1997 14.78 1998 12.882 1999 11.002 2000 10.35 2001 9.86 2002 10.656 2003 10.958 2004 10.156 2005 9.556 2006 8.749 2007 6.538 2008 6.071 2009 8.888 2010 9.094 2011 8.405 2012 8.28 2013 8.823 2014 9.327 2015 9.877 2016 9.037 2017 8.872 2018 7.419 2019 7.176 2020 8.011 2021 8.138 2022 7.048 2023 7.847