Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1971 1.59 1972 1.7 1973 1.59 1974 1.71 1975 2.86 1976 3 1977 3.45 1978 3.79 1979 4.2 1980 4.23 1981 5.28 1982 5.99 1983 6.086 1984 7.64 1985 8.49 1986 8.685 1987 8.645 1988 8.17 1989 7.306 1990 7.175 1991 7.164 1992 8.091 1993 9.615 1994 11.027 1995 9.979 1996 10.588 1997 11.014 1998 10.355 1999 10.354 2000 8.535 2001 7 2002 7.772 2003 7.587 2004 8.075 2005 8.031 2006 8.081 2007 7.481 2008 6.909 2009 8.907 2010 8.944 2011 8.788 2012 9.725 2013 10.039 2014 10.519 2015 10.794 2016 10.245 2017 9.443 2018 8.982 2019 8.475 2020 8.065 2021 7.972 2022 7.47 2023 7.458