Year % of total labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.2 1992 2.253 1993 2.32 1994 2.381 1995 2.446 1996 2.51 1997 2.699 1998 2.891 1999 3.082 2000 3.27 2001 3.614 2002 3.967 2003 4.32 2004 4.294 2005 4.25 2006 3.591 2007 4.045 2008 4.516 2009 5 2010 3.379 2011 3.73 2012 4.075 2013 4.426 2014 4.406 2015 4.382 2016 4.35 2017 4.372 2018 4.532 2019 4.693 2020 5.828 2021 5.815 2022 5.247 2023 5.06