Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 11.41 1980 10 1981 10.44 1990 8.287 1991 13.174 1992 22.667 1993 30.435 1994 30.709 1995 41.057 1996 41.213 1997 36.843 1998 35.349 1999 29.698 2000 29.244 2001 27.529 2002 27.776 2003 27.874 2004 27.19 2005 26.074 2006 25.285 2007 16.574 2008 15.78 2009 18.974 2010 19.025 2011 18.388 2012 18.012 2013 17.053 2014 18.35 2015 19.689 2016 18.593 2017 19.332 2018 16.786 2019 15.63 2020 19.423 2021 16.41 2022 14.008 2023 15.436