Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1973 1.1 1974 2.5 1975 5.8 1976 5.5 1977 6.1 1978 6.6 1979 5.1 1980 6.5 1981 9.2 1982 9.7 1983 9.156 1984 7.779 1985 6.373 1986 4.556 1987 5.202 1988 5.783 1989 7.51 1990 7.835 1991 8.297 1992 8.291 1993 10.396 1994 7.208 1995 5.614 1996 5.537 1997 4.516 1998 3.85 1999 4.485 2000 4.04 2001 3.624 2002 4.236 2003 5.094 2004 4.999 2005 4.436 2006 3.333 2007 3.449 2008 3.339 2009 7.068 2010 8.622 2011 7.902 2012 7.804 2013 7.122 2014 6.733 2015 6.057 2016 5.639 2017 5.636 2018 4.94 2019 4.795 2020 5.332 2021 4.958 2022 4.38 2023 4.931