Year Percent of total labor force 1995 7.7 1996 7.452 1997 6.757 1998 4.211 1999 3.172 2000 3.112 2001 4.412 2002 4.064 2003 3.151 2004 3.531 2005 3.624 2006 2.511 2007 1.863 2008 1.716 2009 5.136 2010 4.605 2011 4.13 2012 3.705 2013 3.325 2014 2.983 2015 2.684 2016 2.684 2017 3 2018 3 2019 3 2020 3 2021 3 2022 3 2023 3 2024 3