Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1973 2.45 1974 3.94 1975 5.02 1976 3.3 1977 5.06 1978 6.56 1979 8.17 1980 10.83 1981 13.43 1982 14.9 1983 16.18 1984 19.05 1985 20.16 1986 19.595 1987 17.023 1988 15.622 1989 13.137 1990 11.985 1991 11.954 1992 13.473 1993 18.389 1994 19.8 1995 17.865 1996 17.567 1997 16.101 1998 13.647 1999 10.769 2000 9.478 2001 7.346 2002 7.858 2003 8.273 2004 8.327 2005 7.132 2006 6.349 2007 6.41 2008 10.055 2009 17.645 2010 19.567 2011 21.044 2012 24.583 2013 25.601 2014 23.598 2015 20.774 2016 18.12 2017 15.657 2018 13.719 2019 12.448 2020 13.868 2021 13.051 2022 11.269 2023 10.665