Year % of total female employment 1983 57.82 1984 61.36 1985 59.33 1986 60.1 1987 61.5 1988 58.67 1989 59.92 1990 60.39 1991 58.89 1992 60.39 1993 59.61 1994 59.83 1995 59.7 1996 59.88 1997 60.68 1998 60.78 1999 59.17 2000 60.47 2001 59.04 2002 58.9 2003 59.46 2004 59.61 2005 58.17 2006 58.1 2007 58.14 2008 58.61 2009 58.85 2010 59.69 2011 59.58 2012 58.69 2013 57.45 2014 57.5 2015 58.08 2016 56.68 2017 57.11 2018 57.05 2019 54.46 2020 59.62 2021 55.8 2022 53.41 2023 53.3