Year % of total female employment 1983 29.35 1984 38.02 1985 28.26 1986 27.43 1987 41.68 1988 30.61 1989 30.02 1990 31.38 1991 31.47 1992 42.58 1993 46.53 1994 46.69 1995 55.09 1996 47.37 1997 51.43 1998 47.68 1999 47.11 2000 48.02 2001 48.27 2002 49.38 2003 51.08 2004 54.04 2005 53.89 2006 54.1 2007 53.13 2008 53.73 2009 55.94 2010 56.59 2011 57.1 2012 56.91 2013 56.42 2014 55.31 2015 56.1 2016 54.36 2017 52.57 2018 49.98 2019 50.66 2020 53.57 2021 38.48 2022 50.12 2023 54.12