Year % of total labor force 1991 38.31466147101803 1992 38.34024599542334 1993 38.34123112117463 1994 38.37816826532829 1995 38.40028630222779 1996 38.407956939940824 1997 38.60048767967146 1998 38.81870231005139 1999 39.033704644115 2000 39.251326193574215 2001 39.46188779704812 2002 39.65731908209784 2003 39.91164718903 2004 40.14703179562581 2005 40.38010746871507 2006 40.6201797776714 2007 40.88439903972523 2008 41.2470872529559 2009 41.60498769259597 2010 41.96034500185304 2011 42.310449453187516 2012 42.66537880476509 2013 42.73659570637005 2014 42.82334832097865 2015 42.96184746998182 2016 43.124564294315235 2017 43.282962730974006 2018 43.43776591629922 2019 43.5828999694096 2020 43.64512782964184 2021 44.04871927807707 2022 43.72402021732893 2023 43.76514594689003