Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1995 12.99 1996 12.29 1997 11.16 1998 9.38 1999 9.64 2000 8.26 2001 5.76 2002 4.63 2003 3.4 2004 2.205 2005 2.21 2006 2.215 2007 1.871 2008 1.966 2009 1.99 2010 2.71 2011 3.51 2012 3.62 2013 3.55 2014 3.1 2015 2.6 2016 2.2 2017 1.6 2018 1.8