Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1991 0.07 1992 0.8 1993 1.8 1994 2.6 1995 3.5 1996 5 1997 3.6 1998 3 1999 2.6 2000 2.4 2001 2.6 2002 3.5 2003 3.9 2004 2.4 2005 2 2006 1.5 2007 1.2 2008 0.9 2009 4.6 2011 0.6 2012 0.5 2013 0.4 2014 0.4 2015 0.7 2016 4.194 2017 4.044 2018 3.562 2019 3.2 2020 3.301 2021 3.068 2022 2.905