Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1973 2.38 1974 2.4 1976 2.9 1978 2.72 1979 2.27 1980 3.87 1981 4.14 1982 4.16 1983 3.77 1984 4.91 1985 5.91 1990 11.009 1991 11.337 1992 11.966 1993 11.252 1994 8.184 1995 7.327 1996 7.527 1997 8.875 1998 10.391 1999 10.896 2000 11.052 2001 11.648 2002 13.009 2003 13.247 2004 12.406 2005 11.095 2006 10.422 2007 9.011 2008 7.574 2009 9.841 2010 8.94 2011 7.302 2012 6.663 2013 6.104 2014 5.775 2015 5.057 2016 4.596 2017 4.05 2018 3.954 2019 3.626 2020 4.349 2021 4.887 2022 3.802