Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1985 4.6 1986 6.5 1987 8 1988 8.3 1989 11.71 2001 4.321 2003 7.83 2004 7.88 2005 5.77 2006 4.98 2007 5.04 2008 6.9 2012 5.731 2013 5.45 2014 5.612 2015 5.4 2016 4.2 2017 3.4 2018 5.3