Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1998 21.32 1999 21.06 2000 25.329 2001 23.101 2002 23.492 2003 23.65 2004 21.236 2005 20.045 2006 18.602 2007 18.779 2008 17.495 2009 19.578 2010 21.716 2011 19.973 2012 20.453 2013 20.856 2014 21.213 2015 21.198 2016 22.339 2017 22.53 2018 22.791 2019 24.22 2020 23.275 2021 27.483 2022 27.391 2023 26.349