Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1976 16.27 1977 13.08 1978 16.3 1979 14.03 1980 10.07 1981 9.96 1982 18.25 1983 14.69 1984 15.9 1986 9.65 1988 7.75 1989 6.04 1990 5.69 1991 5.74 1992 5.32 1993 5.1 1994 6.78 1995 5.25 1996 9.994 1997 9.588 1998 9.341 1999 13.101 2000 12.481 2001 11.931 2002 11.807 2003 12.03 2004 13.013 2005 12.278 2006 11.756 2007 10.883 2008 12.131 2009 13.42 2010 9.838 2011 8.83 2012 8.05 2013 7.041 2014 7.058 2015 7.005 2016 7.21 2017 7.798 2018 8.53 2019 8.219 2020 11.148 2021 9.558 2022 8.809 2023 9.356