Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1975 4.6 1977 4.69 1979 4.42 1981 6.28 1983 10.886 1985 9.461 1987 7.44 1988 7.347 1989 6.77 1990 5.603 1991 5.573 1992 4.039 1993 5.328 1994 6.536 1995 6.097 1996 5.205 1997 4.324 1998 3.358 1999 2.694 2000 2.167 2001 1.815 2002 2.297 2003 3.434 2004 4.331 2005 5.038 2006 4.072 2007 3.289 2008 2.979 2009 3.875 2010 4.519 2011 4.601 2012 5.47 2013 7.188 2014 7.14 2015 6.525 2016 5.579 2017 4.473 2018 3.723 2019 3.4 2020 3.703 2021 3.949 2022 3.268 2023 3.351