Year % of total female employment 1983 47.72 1984 62.83 1985 57.31 1986 60.67 1987 55.99 1988 58.43 1989 58.6 1990 53.55 1991 57.86 1992 56.24 1993 55.45 1994 53.61 1995 60.43 1996 59.83 1997 55.64 1998 59.2 1999 53.02 2000 61.77 2001 57.39 2002 54.09 2003 57.65 2004 60.69 2005 55.38 2006 56.72 2007 55.61 2008 55.13 2009 55.68 2010 55.74 2011 54.85 2012 54.06 2013 54.57 2014 53.87 2015 53.53 2016 55.25 2017 54.47 2018 53.67 2019 54.97 2020 54 2021 53.22 2022 53.94 2023 53.9