Year % of total female employment 1986 27.09 1987 23.29 1988 24.11 1989 25.14 1990 22.75 1991 26.53 1992 31.07 1993 26.51 1994 27.09 1995 25.7 1996 30.04 1997 33.5 1998 32.35 1999 28.04 2000 32.53 2001 31.99 2002 34.24 2003 37.5 2004 28.67 2005 31.87 2006 31.6 2007 34.03 2008 34.61 2009 32.06 2010 30.62 2011 32.99 2012 33.32 2013 31.69 2014 32.06 2015 30.62 2016 33.74 2017 33.9 2018 32.45 2019 32.8 2020 38.9 2021 36.03 2022 34.16 2023 36.41