Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1982 23.06 1983 24.77 1984 29.14 1985 11.09 1988 9.67 1989 8.84 1990 8.502 1991 7.128 1992 7.773 1993 9.353 1994 8.092 1995 7.326 1996 5.968 1997 7.801 1998 6.807 1999 7.587 2000 6.269 2001 7.473 2002 9.455 2003 10.102 2004 10.99 2005 11.183 2006 11.104 2007 10.974 2008 11.597 2009 14.321 2010 12.989 2011 11.277 2012 10.78 2013 11.909 2014 11.893 2015 12.65 2016 13.73 2017 14.087 2018 13.883 2019 16.489 2020 14.969 2021 14.706 2022 13.457 2023 12.709