Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1973 21.42 1974 20.97 1975 19.54 1977 11.64 1978 10.26 1979 8.91 1980 7.76 1981 7.78 1982 7.68 1983 8.03 1984 9.51 1985 9.81 1986 10.4 1987 25.3 1988 23.75 1989 24.46 1990 24.15 1991 23.46 1992 24.04 1993 23.49 1994 22.27 1995 20.62 1996 21.01 1997 19.44 1998 18.82 1999 16.76 2000 15.11 2001 14.47 2002 14.48 2003 13.81 2004 11.21 2005 10.97 2006 8.72 2007 7.92 2008 6.18 2009 6.29 2010 4.67 2011 4.249 2012 4.572 2013 3.248 2014 2.936 2015 2.947 2016 3.165 2019 4.047 2020 4.822 2021 5.257 2022 4.983