Year % of total female employment 1995 67.95 1996 66.86 1997 57.53 1998 65.93 1999 54.32 2000 54.29 2001 65.3 2002 63.03 2003 66.71 2004 63.9 2005 59.01 2006 59.2 2007 58.27 2008 57.43 2009 58.62 2010 56.5 2011 56 2012 56.39 2013 56.09 2014 56.06 2015 56.55 2016 54.6 2017 54.86 2018 54.22 2019 55.69 2020 56.99 2021 53.88 2022 53.43 2023 53.79