Year % of total labor force 1991 46.30577097468423 1992 46.3406130475238 1993 46.40446223193349 1994 46.484976553215596 1995 46.574303914930255 1996 46.78656900526128 1997 46.993122762934895 1998 47.19145135865414 1999 47.38627176827036 2000 47.5809885487124 2001 47.60427905974664 2002 47.63584995072399 2003 47.66958818058992 2004 47.68980937067524 2005 47.6921448561618 2006 47.63751743536528 2007 47.587308115103646 2008 47.54216381099684 2009 47.50968937522872 2010 47.49717223650386 2011 47.480185896668445 2012 47.49094190989454 2013 47.530601711406476 2014 47.59962765199312 2015 47.69482498762325 2016 47.80025530874012 2017 47.930283143269016 2018 48.085595475980845 2019 48.26758877002093 2020 48.25165153749097 2021 48.39892101747044 2022 48.265708221862624 2023 48.30170298778598