Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1991 5.95 1993 6.6 1994 6.93 1995 6.82 1996 6.599 1997 6.962 1998 7.488 1999 7.48 2000 7.063 2001 6.016 2002 6.278 2003 7.019 2004 6.409 2005 7.043 2006 7.199 2007 5.847 2008 4.832 2009 5.818 2010 7.032 2011 8.191 2012 9.378 2013 10.919 2014 10.57 2015 10.041 2016 8.591 2017 7.479 2018 5.705 2019 4.956 2020 5.631 2021 5.32 2022 4.318 2023 3.714