Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 2000 10.625 2001 21.493 2002 27.465 2003 23.004 2004 23.215 2005 20.016 2006 19.014 2007 18.282 2008 22.913 2009 20.452 2010 21.416 2011 17.597 2012 19.202 2013 19.894 2014 20.527 2015 23.005 2016 23.939 2017 25.677 2018 26.256 2019 25.34 2020 25.895 2021 26.39 2022 24.42