Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1990 0.695 1991 1.527 1992 3.463 1993 6.64 1994 7.932 1995 8.861 1996 9.227 1997 9.543 1998 8.513 1999 10.147 2000 11.614 2001 13.237 2002 8.679 2003 10.383 2004 8.834 2005 6.911 2006 5.585 2007 3.757 2008 5.138 2009 10.307 2010 14.097 2011 11.579 2012 9.102 2013 8.156 2014 6.814 2015 6.324 2016 6.164 2017 5.246 2018 5.256 2019 4.923 2020 6.771 2021 5.546 2022 5.061 2023 6.636