Year % of total labor force 1991 45.79241314266411 1992 45.7690503639764 1993 45.77692556641782 1994 45.805542563482135 1995 45.85470846341153 1996 45.853601986917624 1997 45.873687018383755 1998 45.90055358391581 1999 45.942656220058794 2000 45.98863036819276 2001 45.97704673886233 2002 45.965550679090605 2003 45.92476808502035 2004 45.88206123974425 2005 45.84189574666794 2006 45.76335307778954 2007 45.73932339466201 2008 45.68518850311253 2009 45.63468923698675 2010 45.589090290808315 2011 45.572042085738836 2012 45.56325694400692 2013 45.562525093835234 2014 45.34718396497634 2015 45.15174981464871 2016 44.90408748025058 2017 44.64550272255171 2018 44.32785112333538 2019 44.07186396643376 2020 43.99910965687218 2021 44.06910719204159 2022 43.952890042784965 2023 43.98939627115581