Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1987 26.2 1989 19.7 1990 20.06 1992 23.08 1993 23.2 1994 15 1995 10.89 1996 16.77 1997 16.03 1998 17.07 1999 20.38 2009 14.33 2010 12.58 2011 12.41 2012 12.37 2013 11.01 2014 11.81 2015 11.45 2016 11.108