Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1975 9.09 1976 4.2 1977 4.2 1978 1.95 1979 2.19 1980 2.62 1981 1.49 1982 1.88 1983 2.11 1984 2.04 1985 2.63 1986 2.53 1987 1.75 1988 1.36 1989 1.06 1990 1.32 1991 1.6 1992 1.89 1993 1.94 1994 1.7 1995 2.93 1996 2.39 1997 2.07 1998 4.03 1999 4.82 2000 4.01 2001 3.84 2002 5.9 2003 6.19 2004 5.55 2005 4.42 2006 3.72 2007 3.36 2008 2.97 2009 4.32 2010 3.502 2011 2.797 2012 2.756 2013 2.97 2014 3.009 2015 3.185 2016 3.081 2017 2.862 2018 2.421 2019 2.298 2020 4.74 2021 4.223 2022 3.523 2023 2.417