Year % of total labor force (national estimate) 1991 2.8366131610117535 1992 3.5959161213814816 1993 3.753125608501264 1994 4.055158319655385 1995 4.494937855450252 1996 4.539000622696205 1997 4.8239014710258585 1998 5.07828942018897 1999 5.3609062723510865 2000 5.165447046417139 2001 5.331447445214046 2002 5.622882959810641 2003 5.714947360978009 2004 5.5287601374177955 2005 5.551713956639663 2006 5.213696433852497 2007 4.90931921862263 2008 5.05341208463775 2009 5.342794462136998 2010 4.691638026769003 2011 4.851568575866359 2012 4.744647322973406 2013 4.676775206862403 2014 4.615287934722847 2017 4.89022313769869 2018 5.429592647798421 2019 5.569794822625845 2020 6.246487219665508 2021 5.8544629241367305