Year % of total female employment 1995 54.52 1996 52.84 1997 51.32 1998 64.06 1999 64.33 2000 69.71 2001 68.17 2002 65.98 2003 66.55 2004 64.74 2005 58.77 2006 59.76 2007 60.17 2008 59.38 2009 60.87 2010 59.54 2011 58.47 2012 59.44 2013 59.62 2014 57.62 2015 57.55 2016 56.19 2017 57.16 2018 57.63 2019 57.64 2020 57.27 2021 57.56 2022 56.9 2023 57.75