Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1980 17.71 1985 24.37 1986 10.3 1988 7.09 1989 6.83 1990 9.8 1991 6.58 1992 7.19 1993 6.84 1994 6.43 1995 5.88 1996 6.48 1997 5.32 1998 5.78 1999 4.6 2000 3.74 2001 5.22 2002 3.5 2003 3.5 2004 3.8 2005 4.8 2006 3.9 2007 3.73 2008 3.63 2009 4.93 2010 4.162 2011 3.409 2012 3.3 2013 3.331 2014 3.138 2015 3.469 2016 3.849 2017 4.003 2018 3.748 2019 4.383 2020 5.421 2021 4.757 2022 3.295