Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1993 22 1994 22.15 1995 20.36 1996 19.34 1997 23.79 1998 25.98 1999 20.34 2000 20.79 2002 23.86 2003 28.05 2004 25 2005 22.9 2006 20.3 2007 18.5 2008 14.75 2009 16.46 2011 20.22 2012 21.19 2013 23.93 2017 21.169 2018 21.189 2019 17.275 2020 27.718 2021 22.848 2022 17.84