Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1981 5.71 1982 8.12 1983 11.681 1984 12.1 1985 11.729 1986 11.559 1987 11.652 1988 12.861 1989 12.578 1990 11.81 1991 12.851 1992 14.729 1993 16.194 1994 15.29 1995 15.664 1996 16.783 1997 16.308 1998 18.97 1999 18.46 2000 17.348 2001 16.323 2002 15.808 2003 15.268 2004 16.441 2005 15.64 2006 13.739 2007 12.916 2008 11.355 2009 13.248 2010 16.405 2011 21.694 2012 28.58 2013 31.654 2014 30.506 2015 29.027 2016 28.064 2017 26.033 2018 24.111 2019 21.197 2020 19.248 2021 18.876 2022 16.397 2023 14.318