Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1977 4.23 1979 4.13 1981 5.66 1982 5.87 1983 8.79 1984 10.24 1985 11.93 1986 9.91 1987 7.11 1988 6.01 1989 9.01 1990 14.02 1994 9.68 1995 12.83 1996 14.56 2001 6.39 2002 18.82 2003 20.29 2005 11.649 2006 9.386 2007 7.646 2008 6.218 2009 5.964 2010 6.951 2011 7.208 2012 7.113 2016 5.414 2017 5.838 2020 7.9