Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1979 0.71 1980 0.69 1981 0.8 1982 0.65 1983 0.57 1984 0.49 2000 17.8 2001 24.93 2002 25.04 2003 24.78 2004 23.55 2005 24.59 2006 24.51 2017 8.906