Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1996 14.55 1997 9.167 1998 9.823 1999 8.498 2000 6.986 2001 6.902 2002 5.553 2003 5.51 2004 8.171 2005 8.671 2006 8.359 2007 7.782 2008 7.992 2009 6.899 2010 7.14 2011 7.048 2012 7.883 2013 6.849 2014 7.492 2015 6.518 2016 8.586 2017 8.369 2018 8.914 2019 7.87 2020 12.86 2021 10.688 2022 8.793 2023 10.145