Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1970 5.8 1971 5.1 1972 5.4 1973 2.1 1974 3.9 1976 6.9 1977 7.1 1978 4.1 1979 3.8 1983 6.73 1984 8.2 1989 9.83 1991 14.04 1993 6.4 1994 12.5 1995 14.2 1999 15.2 2001 25.53 2002 24.08 2003 20.93 2006 23.77 2007 25.68 2008 24.19 2009 22.29 2010 22