Year % of total labor force 1991 45.59413996515464 1992 45.65098614786326 1993 45.743620414673046 1994 45.8571417058212 1995 45.849729051304614 1996 45.84560054662896 1997 45.84931287951422 1998 45.79271354928288 1999 45.73839390092591 2000 45.68693213000793 2001 45.906164531939666 2002 46.11300526980375 2003 46.313498567803975 2004 46.51797870660858 2005 46.72515055773675 2006 46.936910695565906 2007 47.161727748992185 2008 47.39228041710086 2009 47.62843238870146 2010 47.86076905813816 2011 48.09102897071809 2012 48.32509944009526 2013 49.73984864975132 2014 49.30154037043614 2015 48.74024718478947 2016 48.18197154837146 2017 48.78952552691438 2018 49.427953598527836 2019 49.45672051203901 2020 49.380570604683676 2021 49.78063938904954 2022 49.214909998100005 2023 49.403930508623716