Year % of total female employment 2000 39.1702619211691 2001 40.05503548073063 2002 40.70343277056194 2003 41.03463608846766 2004 41.51287652539474 2005 40.58721234735019 2006 40.54349361234278 2007 40.76542245795787 2008 40.872490535042104 2009 38.31652439728047 2010 37.55422069212164 2011 37.44198564041904 2012 37.301840087338576 2013 37.40212541184795 2014 37.431940381251366 2015 37.72400208353908 2016 37.85483274482801 2017 38.12824235158309 2018 37.676748884180405 2019 37.67482897017346 2020 41.01687720408983 2021 37.68394273347107 2022 37.440500424371386 2023 37.42407220525876