Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1979 1.8 1980 2.7 1984 3.9 1985 3 1986 3.2 1987 2.8 1988 2.7 1989 2.1 1990 2.4 1991 2.3 1992 2 1993 2.6 1994 1.6 1995 1.5 1996 2 1997 1.9 1998 1.8 1999 1.6 2000 1.7 2005 1.69 2006 1.24 2009 2.35 2010 2.13 2012 3.36 2013 3.94 2014 4.28 2015 4.42 2016 3.52 2017 4.92 2018 4.81 2019 4.63 2020 4.48 2021 3.49 2022 2.92