Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1971 9 1972 8.1 1973 7.1 1974 6.1 1975 5.2 1976 5.3 1977 5.3 1978 5.5 1979 5.6 1980 6.1 1981 10.16 1982 11.6 1983 14.19 1984 14.66 1985 19.28 1986 19.76 1987 20.32 1988 18 1989 10.1 1990 6.69 1991 6.59 1992 5.52 1993 5.99 1994 3.08 1995 3.69 1996 5.23 1997 2.08 1999 3.93 2000 4.47 2001 5.24 2002 5.48 2004 4.17 2005 5.45 2006 5.08 2007 5.18 2008 2.603 2009 2.973 2011 2.255 2012 2.066 2013 2.437 2014 2.021 2015 3.111 2016 3.498 2017 3.655 2018 3.519 2019 3.682 2020 7.903 2021 5.089 2022 3.552