Year % of total female employment 1998 42.26477771550405 2000 39.636293247385325 2001 40.22319426295237 2002 40.78872271542277 2003 41.04559077394212 2004 41.623971266117465 2005 40.24171715566897 2006 40.504902935621345 2007 40.77740475439441 2008 40.77714850956242 2009 42.747210782271694 2010 42.19876760283396 2011 42.1756478433638 2012 42.03511924976732 2013 42.18803548139282 2014 42.046922049988 2015 42.055607127532305 2016 41.96688765637288 2017 42.24738424030374 2018 41.754104097733425 2019 41.70982091237386 2020 45.19339951254781 2021 41.66142923294249 2022 41.02668229994043 2023 40.92071084320011