Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1969 13.17 1970 12.76 1971 13.03 1973 15.4 1974 15.24 1975 14.99 1977 8.98 1978 7.27 1979 6.75 1980 6.03 1981 6.31 1982 6.22 1983 6.61 1984 8.17 1985 9.31 1986 9.37 1987 22.11 1988 21.88 1989 21.95 1990 19.87 1991 18.52 1992 19.66 1993 19.81 1994 18.44 1995 17.22 1996 16.25 1997 15.01 1998 14.21 1999 13.12 2000 12.1 2001 10.88 2002 10.39 2003 10.48 2004 8.33 2005 7.95 2006 6.27 2007 5.54 2008 4.63 2009 5.28 2010 4.033 2011 3.425 2012 3.718 2013 2.683 2014 2.477 2015 2.428 2016 3.207 2019 3.523 2020 4.206 2021 4.446 2022 4.383