Year % of total male employment 1983 8.42 1984 8.41 1985 7.71 1986 6.05 1987 7.73 1988 6.99 1989 7.72 1990 8.03 1991 8.53 1992 8.2 1993 8.38 1994 8.28 1995 8.95 1996 8.74 1997 9.66 1998 9.92 1999 9.97 2000 10.76 2001 10.63 2002 10.86 2003 11.75 2004 12.93 2005 19.4 2006 20.25 2007 19.98 2008 21.45 2009 24.42 2010 23.7 2011 24.21 2012 25.46 2013 26.03 2014 25.94 2015 25.67 2016 24.89 2017 26.21 2018 26.25 2019 26.6 2020 29.2 2021 28.71 2022 28.55 2023 29.47