Year % of total labor force 1991 40.68461548905947 1992 40.595065773397046 1993 40.39363025124999 1994 40.40504740971599 1995 40.37726487572943 1996 40.394806476850846 1997 40.5710689537695 1998 40.608608851108585 1999 40.50010251770209 2000 40.507725038902855 2001 40.71033382499289 2002 40.73730907612201 2003 40.822970488019365 2004 41.082571202809234 2005 41.21275361306665 2006 41.32905010054465 2007 41.35886170205466 2008 41.51657825685991 2009 41.80252203144663 2010 41.930453385558906 2011 41.95943891088511 2012 42.08414856236388 2013 42.544059986095185 2014 42.78783858647567 2015 42.95701163275834 2016 43.301862978810476 2017 43.68193574886422 2018 44.106136885822984 2019 44.440476531348565 2020 44.363117100866525 2021 44.59524430435306 2022 44.8645272390892 2023 45.11157781030483