Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1979 9.9 1980 10.9 1984 12 1985 12.5 1986 12 1987 10.9 1988 10.5 1989 9.5 1990 9.7 1991 6.9 1992 7.1 1993 8.1 1994 7.4 1995 7 1996 8.8 1997 7.3 1998 6.9 1999 4.6 2000 4.1 2005 2.55 2006 2.03 2009 6.26 2010 7.29 2012 7.47 2013 8.7 2014 9.47 2015 10.95 2016 10.03 2017 10.82 2018 10.81 2019 10.38 2020 9.93 2021 9.14 2022 6.87