Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1971 6.61 1972 6.35 1973 5.11 1974 3.35 1975 4.3 1976 7.78 1977 8.57 1978 6.73 1980 7.48 1981 8.56 1982 8.59 1983 6.73 1984 10.04 1985 8.14 1986 8.86 1987 10.88 1988 9.52 1989 10.29 1990 9.85 1991 12.829 1992 11.536 1993 10.715 1994 10.566 1995 10.678 1996 9.75 1997 9.82 1998 10.981 1999 9.999 2000 11.599 2001 4.018 2003 3.842 2004 3.889 2005 4.2 2006 4.33 2007 3.716 2008 4.006 2009 4.131 2010 3.789 2011 3.828 2012 3.733 2013 3.823 2014 3.724 2015 3.219 2016 2.848 2017 2.703 2018 2.678 2019 2.533 2020 2.721 2021 3.828 2022 2.864