Year % of total female employment 1996 25.44 1997 16.6 1998 17.64 1999 14.37 2000 24.68 2001 15.06 2002 13.55 2003 20.37 2004 20.37 2005 18.68 2006 19.62 2007 19.77 2008 17.63 2009 18.29 2010 17.97 2011 21.02 2012 25.39 2013 28.2 2014 25.59 2015 26.53 2016 21.87 2017 27.23 2018 28.08 2019 29.89 2020 28.58 2021 33.55 2022 28.92 2023 32.26