Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1977 2.7 1978 2.7 1979 1.9 1980 2.6 1981 4.5 1982 5.3 1983 5.6 1984 6 1985 6.7 1986 6.6 1987 5.1 1988 2.8 1989 1.6 1990 1.3 1991 3.26 1992 2.7 1996 2.6 1999 0.5 2000 0.4 2001 1.45 2002 0.4 2003 0.5 2004 0.6 2005 0.9 2006 1.96 2007 1.1 2008 1 2011 2.76 2013 1.711 2014 1.26 2016 2.26