Year % of total labor force 1991 41.78196163941555 1992 42.2051690906799 1993 42.92231342961665 1994 43.63035584621801 1995 44.34442274953271 1996 45.03367932361669 1997 45.42548271552698 1998 45.57648719511446 1999 45.74695793615475 2000 45.93656031904018 2001 46.068092561840245 2002 46.23461814818538 2003 46.40777359661379 2004 46.56609996237576 2005 46.69561185024935 2006 46.76597359764348 2007 46.806035190563385 2008 46.822457639470066 2009 46.83096566195636 2010 45.96148866013974 2011 46.801601135952986 2012 46.48016394704936 2013 46.65342917674582 2014 46.395073644302734 2015 46.233932746672 2016 46.13009825698073 2017 46.6784868246288 2018 46.60867322125616 2019 46.730378245474654 2020 46.57314949086496 2021 46.51260366526001 2022 46.627925325243616 2023 46.98220709796246