Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 1.33 1979 1.64 1980 1.55 1982 4.14 1987 10.16 1988 5.56 1989 2.68 1990 4.24 1994 2.656 1996 2.319 1997 1.751 1998 6.453 1999 7.099 2000 5.99 2001 7.22 2003 5.13 2004 4.31 2005 4.57 2006 5.26 2007 4.32 2008 4.67 2009 6.25 2010 3.089 2011 3.82 2012 3.14 2013 1.502 2014 3.9 2015 3.9 2016 4.7 2017 5.426 2018 4.567 2019 5.327 2020 5.93 2021 7.338 2022 6.969 2023 5.949