Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1979 7.43 1980 4.82 1982 5.91 1983 5.89 1984 4.81 1985 5.16 1986 5.85 1987 4.34 1988 4.56 1989 5.46 1990 6.36 1991 4.72 1992 3.67 1993 4.38 1994 3.72 1995 3.7 1996 8.6 1997 6.83 1998 5.086 1999 6.118 2000 8.88 2001 7.193 2002 11.801 2003 8.324 2004 8.358 2005 6.251 2006 6.65 2007 6.613 2008 5.961 2009 6.648 2010 6.05 2011 6.357 2012 5.432 2013 4.955 2014 6.762 2015 4.934 2016 6.706 2017 7.78 2018 7.519 2019 8.289 2020 9.934 2021 9.535 2022 8.238 2023 7.315