Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 6.21 1979 6.39 1980 4.57 1982 4.64 1983 5.09 1984 4.76 1985 7.79 1986 9.82 1987 7.98 1988 5.64 1989 4.36 1991 4.19 1992 7.91 1993 8.69 1994 9.07 1995 8.09 1996 10.68 1997 6.62 1998 11.17 1999 13.12 2001 10.67 2002 16.35 2003 15.07 2004 15.26 2006 11.57 2007 11.18 2008 12.18 2009 16.61 2010 12.53 2011 12.05 2012 11.76 2013 13.3 2014 11.83 2015 11.17 2016 12.5 2019 10 2020 13.5 2021 13.185 2022 10.759