Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1970 7.114 1980 2.291 1982 4.6 1983 4.7 1991 0.556 1995 3.78 1996 2.6 1997 2.84 1998 3.31 1999 3.29 2000 3.06 2001 3.79 2002 3.77 2003 3.64 2004 3.81 2005 3.71 2011 3.32 2014 3.22 2015 3.39 2016 3.92 2018 3.63 2019 3.4 2020 4.68 2021 4.78 2022 4.11