Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1993 9.78 1994 11.1 1995 12.48 1996 13.82 1997 12.68 1998 14.31 1999 12.84 2001 9.07 2002 10.04 2005 10.91 2006 9.39 2007 8.51 2008 8.18 2013 8.349 2014 8.244 2015 7.578 2016 7 2017 6.596 2019 9.053 2021 10.157