Year % of total labor force 1991 45.123713457041845 1992 45.1339983496177 1993 45.106910065946884 1994 45.12390579659941 1995 45.1843036137289 1996 45.18433193821663 1997 45.183142255549775 1998 45.204895760691926 1999 45.24535777064029 2000 45.28917414420407 2001 45.300973683160315 2002 45.28983842348494 2003 45.26128752710468 2004 45.257529479625504 2005 45.25000617697746 2006 45.192189310149786 2007 45.18255268570967 2008 45.11455673741183 2009 45.01712183992872 2010 44.93984385222673 2011 44.85365622090371 2012 44.78876105995196 2013 44.77645807343304 2014 44.67167116757853 2015 44.608426473802844 2016 44.53466175765879 2017 44.375277502621984 2018 44.25161253263405 2019 44.15626886255163 2020 44.15133152330114 2021 44.23272271956535 2022 43.84973425799326 2023 43.89880409664897