Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1973 3.15 1974 4.39 1976 4.61 1978 4.7 1979 3.69 1980 5.84 1981 6.28 1982 5.94 1983 5.24 1984 6.97 1985 7.02 1990 14.091 1991 16.421 1992 17.105 1993 14.866 1994 12.345 1995 10.743 1996 9.69 1997 10.904 1998 11.209 1999 11.541 2000 11.165 2001 12.013 2002 12.741 2003 13.811 2004 13.767 2005 11.633 2006 11.043 2007 9.812 2008 7.857 2009 9.181 2010 7.951 2011 6.951 2012 6.873 2013 6.174 2014 5.805 2015 5.309 2016 4.864 2017 4.241 2018 3.878 2019 3.845 2020 3.974 2021 4.733 2022 3.582