Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1970 2.9 1971 3.29 1972 2.56 1973 2.33 1974 2.7 1975 2.63 1976 1.983 1977 2.433 1978 2.243 1979 2.432 1980 3.529 1981 2.445 1982 2.549 1983 2.236 1984 2.208 1985 2.359 1986 2.08 1987 1.841 1988 1.756 1989 1.84 1990 1.785 1991 1.992 1992 2.139 1993 2.259 1994 1.932 1995 1.688 1996 1.586 1997 2.305 1998 5.667 1999 5.099 2000 3.243 2001 3.006 2002 2.496 2003 3.035 2004 3.079 2005 3.099 2006 2.713 2007 2.403 2008 2.405 2009 2.687 2010 2.841 2011 2.643 2012 2.556 2013 2.457 2014 2.962 2015 3.483 2016 3.539 2017 3.484 2018 3.692 2019 3.582 2020 3.99 2021 3.74 2022 3.032 2023 2.722