Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1985 10.83 1986 11.54 1987 12.6 1988 11.59 1989 9.94 1990 7.41 1991 7.12 1992 5.56 1993 5.26 1994 2.84 1995 4.09 1996 5.53 1997 2.03 1999 4.59 2000 5.58 2001 6.17 2002 6.94 2004 4.88 2005 6.54 2006 5.74 2007 5.95 2008 3.354 2009 3.606 2011 2.678 2012 2.793 2013 3.004 2014 2.849 2015 3.79 2016 4.032 2017 4.046 2018 3.609 2019 3.986 2020 9.777 2021 5.65 2022 4.158