Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1976 1.93 1977 2.12 1978 2.15 1979 2.75 1981 3.9 1982 4.7 1983 4.62 1984 3.9 1985 3.17 1986 2.22 1987 3.34 1988 3.54 1989 3.474 1990 4.212 1992 5.859 1993 5.16 1995 5.855 1996 6.349 1997 7.026 1998 7.855 1999 8.757 2001 8.437 2002 8.415 2003 8.89 2004 7.629 2005 7.945 2006 7.339 2007 6.835 2008 6.008 2009 6.918 2011 5.446 2012 5.795 2013 5.674 2014 5.603 2015 7.218 2016 10.061 2017 11.191 2018 10.721 2019 10.051 2020 11.784 2021 10.656 2022 7.463 2023 6.597