Year % of total female employment 1998 21.7 1999 25.83 2000 27.66 2001 28.43 2002 27.04 2003 32.59 2004 30.91 2005 30.04 2006 29.34 2007 26.07 2008 21.38 2009 25.14 2010 24.62 2011 26.55 2012 26.91 2013 27.45 2014 27.95 2015 26.99 2016 25.29 2017 29.48 2018 28.37 2019 27.74 2020 33.4 2021 28.27 2022 28.89 2023 27.16