Year % of total labor force 1991 44.3440037968339 1992 44.42786529514554 1993 44.52159482946853 1994 44.59076404044971 1995 44.65346878226094 1996 44.72484814875789 1997 44.795647638792104 1998 44.89460100808896 1999 44.933680394481385 2000 44.97849549970627 2001 45.01343354645627 2002 45.06181431662596 2003 45.10925791737697 2004 45.12177805990344 2005 45.09653635473726 2006 45.077422577422574 2007 45.04785165985445 2008 45.033192166482955 2009 44.95667743728004 2010 44.9319889738457 2011 44.93223070190507 2012 45.182715020147285 2013 45.304736569574175 2014 45.575887970973206 2015 46.09066643168442 2016 45.38366206953864 2017 45.15863190775742 2018 44.68563084440201 2019 45.253990099213276 2020 45.30556692817545 2021 45.59286691717892 2022 45.45643080600373 2023 45.551850710302894