Year % of total labor force 1991 41.02987209074934 1992 41.13193077248959 1993 41.13070529095756 1994 41.48194114109779 1995 41.65569837183717 1996 41.78848800764319 1997 41.959553035159644 1998 42.01952373744612 1999 42.176809319505175 2000 42.28246646635173 2001 42.38772403386659 2002 42.54421037483841 2003 42.6987980814325 2004 42.759707749610065 2005 42.87084111489385 2006 43.01087950953802 2007 43.09853216570308 2008 43.239365845856135 2009 43.52068965049343 2010 43.625280216144915 2011 43.69109551803734 2012 43.80116992320847 2013 43.884759588874964 2014 43.9047696745001 2015 43.94506702129427 2016 44.03064332832016 2017 44.127405733419316 2018 44.21756569843637 2019 44.40364597565685 2020 44.34545531489651 2021 44.48819270306047 2022 44.681837865958705 2023 44.832193491648056