Year % of male labor force (national estimate) 1970 3.74 1971 3.78 1972 4.56 1973 4.18 1974 3.6 1975 3.78 1976 4.22 1977 4.57 1978 4.7 1979 4.88 1980 4.76 1982 6.05 1983 5.604 1984 6.372 1985 6.316 1986 7.053 1987 7.474 1988 7.367 1989 7.368 1990 6.403 1991 6.804 1992 6.732 1993 7.619 1994 8.665 1995 9.073 1996 9.293 1997 9.377 1998 9.451 1999 8.853 2000 8.335 2001 7.422 2002 7.039 2003 6.887 2004 6.29 2005 6.184 2006 5.434 2007 4.891 2008 5.511 2009 6.743 2010 7.52 2011 7.54 2012 9.833 2013 11.513 2014 11.907 2015 11.361 2016 10.938 2017 10.379 2018 9.783 2019 9.134 2020 8.439 2021 8.703 2022 7.14 2023 6.777