Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1983 6.449 1984 6.673 1985 6.875 1986 6.608 1987 6.813 1988 6.319 1989 5.705 1990 4.89 1991 5.316 1992 6.323 1993 7.675 1994 8.727 1995 8.158 1996 8.822 1997 9.861 1998 9.787 1999 8.854 2000 7.917 2001 7.773 2002 8.482 2003 9.779 2004 10.727 2005 11.193 2006 10.277 2007 8.732 2008 7.508 2009 7.88 2010 7.043 2011 5.967 2012 5.372 2013 5.316 2014 4.98 2015 4.612 2016 4.104 2017 3.781 2018 3.384 2019 3.163 2020 3.881 2021 3.594 2022 3.12 2023 3.068