Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1996 10.59 1997 8.17 1998 9.66 1999 7.42 2000 10.1 2001 7.71 2002 7.82 2003 8.64 2004 8.82 2005 8.02 2006 6.7 2010 7.7 2011 9.6 2012 10.2 2013 10.1 2014 10.3 2015 9.3