Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1988 16.35 1989 15.02 1990 15.024 1991 11.727 1992 13.527 1993 15.931 1994 13.411 1995 13.12 1996 11.147 1997 14.981 1998 12.792 1999 13.987 2000 11.855 2001 14.41 2002 17.08 2003 18.868 2004 20.724 2005 20.582 2006 20.645 2007 20.787 2008 21.192 2009 25.049 2010 23.052 2011 20.736 2012 19.907 2013 21.896 2014 20.407 2015 22.222 2016 23.7 2017 26.125 2018 25.289 2019 30.597 2020 30.316 2021 28.67 2022 25.422 2023 23.356