Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1982 17.885 1990 31.6 1994 38.478 1998 35.86 1999 16.79 2001 16.59 2002 16.86 2003 15.93 2004 14.45 2005 14.41 2006 14.12 2007 13.28 2008 16.1 2009 14.54 2010 15.99 2011 17.43 2012 19.16 2013 18.24 2014 17.69 2015 21.48 2016 22.75 2021 41.91 2022 44.36