Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1994 26.521 1995 23.086 1996 21.61 1997 22.559 1998 22.728 1999 31.701 2000 33.492 2001 35.577 2002 35.453 2003 31.776 2004 31.209 2005 28.961 2006 27.13 2007 20.223 2008 19.769 2009 26.548 2010 32.037 2011 33.804 2012 32.498 2013 31.565 2014 27.377 2015 27.58 2016 26.325 2017 20.18 2018 16.128 2019 19.74 2020 21.31 2021 22.709 2022 21.795 2023 16.025