Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1998 29.96 1999 30.26 2000 35.663 2001 27.895 2002 31.315 2003 31.067 2004 28.691 2005 28.2 2006 27.144 2007 26.396 2008 21.869 2009 21.61 2010 24.963 2011 23.112 2012 23.373 2013 23.434 2014 24.267 2015 24.856 2016 26.043 2017 25.719 2018 25.907 2019 27.089 2020 25.596 2021 30.29 2022 30.533 2023 29.867