Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 23.896 1984 28.68 1985 28.791 1986 26.447 1987 27.054 1988 25.304 1989 23.048 1990 23.04 1991 22.623 1992 24.979 1993 27.658 1994 30.495 1995 30.64 1996 30.292 1997 31.139 1998 28.425 1999 28.204 2000 22.559 2001 20.467 2002 20.793 2003 18.173 2004 19.768 2005 22.772 2006 24.247 2007 20.66 2008 19.446 2009 22.922 2010 24.808 2011 24.261 2012 24.779 2013 25.27 2014 24.227 2015 24.275 2016 25.136 2017 21.949 2018 20.172 2019 18.962 2020 20.792 2021 19.541 2022 16.768 2023 16.086