Year	% of female labor force (national estimate)
1969	4
1970	3.8
1971	2.4
1972	2.3
1973	2.1
1974	2.2
1975	2.8
1976	2.7
1977	2.5
1978	2.6
1979	2.5
1980	2.3
1981	2.42
1982	4.27
1983	5.08
1984	3.59
1985	3.54
1986	3.06
1987	4.05
1988	3.99
1989	3.58
1990	3.57
1991	3.54
1992	3.77
1993	4.5
1994	3.964
1995	4.903
1996	5.219
1997	5.278
1998	5.585
1999	4.765
2000	4.596
2001	4.131
2002	4.54
2003	4.348
2004	6.191
2005	5.894
2006	5.647
2007	5.335
2008	4.452
2009	5.127
2010	4.679
2011	4.64
2012	4.827
2013	5.326
2014	5.43
2015	5.373
2016	5.595
2017	5.097
2018	4.731
2019	4.424
2020	5.016
2021	6.403
2022	4.798
2023	5.025