Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1991 2.6126554872356844 1992 2.6117054459484565 1993 2.865197458232852 1994 3.15579827788888 1995 3.105462071342571 1996 3.2654353547986723 1997 3.356000591783571 1998 3.702082386252382 1999 3.7737332072614467 2000 4.139267773784098 2001 3.894842147016334 2002 4.295231125094234 2003 4.375717019204329 2004 4.356566168660087 2005 4.453684256052426 2006 4.337984511888985 2007 4.157077679750002 2008 4.316220301505718 2009 4.28099759993013 2010 4.010644670146366 2011 3.9125627639122222 2012 3.8303981719372513 2013 3.7611601109010198 2014 3.761106023731025 2017 3.5221102436983687 2018 4.190384965587933 2019 4.214153014522622 2020 4.7101329205404046 2021 4.438431396901467