Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1975 11.3 1976 8 1977 3 1978 1.7 1979 1.5 1980 1.6 1981 2.4 1982 2.4 1983 2.9 1984 2.9 1985 2.9 1986 2.9 1987 2.7 1988 2.2 1989 1.7 1990 1.4 1991 2.2 1992 2 1993 1.8 1994 2 1995 1.9 1996 2.3 1997 2.7 1998 2.8 1999 4.304 2000 2.851 2001 2.665 2002 2.604 2003 3.776 2004 3.541 2005 4.494 2006 3.904 2007 3.408 2008 3.213 2009 5.493 2010 6.229 2011 8.118 2012 12.781 2013 16.799 2014 17.219 2015 15.152 2016 12.657 2017 10.972 2018 8.158 2019 6.321 2020 7.702 2021 7.076 2022 5.958 2023 6.031