Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1976 9.86 1977 12.45 1978 13.29 1979 9.45 1980 8.98 1981 7.23 1982 8.39 1983 9.06 1984 17.02 1985 18.85 1986 17.88 1987 17.94 1988 17.57 1989 14.06 1990 8.16 1991 7.52 1992 22.94 1993 24.54 1994 22.98 1995 19.66 1996 14.71 1997 14.61 1998 12.4 1999 10.61 2000 9.35 2001 9.85 2002 10.32 2003 11 2009 10.02 2010 10.69 2013 11.55 2014 12.17 2015 9.803 2016 8.247 2017 8.622 2018 8.322 2019 8.413