Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1976 1.9 1977 2.76 1978 2.8 1979 2.76 1981 4.16 1982 5.09 1983 4.63 1984 4.4 1985 3.86 1986 2.71 1987 3.95 1988 4.25 1989 5.353 1990 5.574 1992 8.935 1993 7.34 1995 9.014 1996 10.641 1997 12.03 1998 13.589 1999 14.58 2001 13.673 2002 13.608 2003 14.188 2004 13.25 2005 13.891 2006 12.696 2007 12.407 2008 11.173 2009 12.585 2011 10.351 2012 9.222 2013 8.958 2014 8.306 2015 10.292 2016 13.584 2017 14.861 2018 14.394 2019 14.322 2020 16.223 2021 16.41 2022 11.491 2023 9.681