Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1970 5.44 1971 5.44 1972 6.39 1973 6.37 1974 5.38 1975 5.82 1976 6.64 1977 7.12 1978 7.24 1979 7.64 1980 7.53 1982 9.03 1983 8.547 1984 9.432 1985 9.426 1986 10.565 1987 10.743 1988 10.998 1989 11.014 1990 9.806 1991 10.122 1992 9.342 1993 10.237 1994 11.109 1995 11.685 1996 11.893 1997 12.016 1998 12.14 1999 11.707 2000 10.856 2001 9.623 2002 9.231 2003 8.888 2004 7.881 2005 7.745 2006 6.79 2007 6.088 2008 6.737 2009 7.764 2010 8.381 2011 8.377 2012 10.678 2013 12.175 2014 12.717 2015 11.929 2016 11.725 2017 11.242 2018 10.639 2019 9.982 2020 9.19 2021 9.532 2022 8.092 2023 7.627