Year % of female labor force (national estimate) 1988 2.53 1991 4.343 1992 4.163 1993 3.951 1994 4.999 1995 8.879 1996 7.064 1997 6.321 1998 5.079 1999 3.657 2000 3.364 2001 3.371 2002 3.82 2003 4.456 2004 5.251 2005 3.901 2006 3.882 2007 3.992 2008 4.034 2009 5.353 2010 5.185 2011 5.133 2012 4.881 2013 4.96 2014 4.857 2015 4.455 2016 3.903 2017 3.597 2018 3.409 2019 3.515 2020 4.089 2021 4.086 2022 3.307 2023 2.796