Year % of total female employment 1983 28.81 1984 31.46 1985 32.33 1986 29.2 1987 33.26 1988 32.18 1989 27.74 1990 29.51 1991 24.94 1992 23.94 1993 22.68 1994 26.55 1995 27.25 1996 31.06 1997 29.45 1998 32.03 1999 27.95 2000 26.54 2001 26.17 2002 28.7 2003 28.15 2004 28.33 2005 28.73 2006 29.54 2007 31.28 2008 31.07 2009 33.71 2010 31.44 2011 29.49 2012 30.3 2013 31.2 2014 32.68 2015 33.29 2016 33.09 2017 33.11 2018 33.15 2019 32.83 2020 39.97 2021 34.78 2022 34.27 2023 30.19