Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1976 11.617 1977 12.983 1978 13.294 1979 12.387 1980 12.171 1981 11.697 1982 15.5 1983 16.387 1984 15.414 1985 14.018 1986 13.153 1987 11.948 1988 10.49 1989 9.575 1990 11.029 1991 12.897 1992 14.485 1993 14.42 1994 13.679 1995 13.184 1996 13.782 1997 15.288 1998 13.598 1999 12.676 2000 11.393 2001 11.098 2002 11.712 2003 11.799 2004 11.829 2005 10.6 2006 10.32 2007 9.841 2008 9.822 2009 12.076 2010 12.151 2011 12.053 2012 12.277 2013 11.596 2014 11.474 2015 10.784 2016 10.7 2017 9.572 2018 9.38 2019 9.344 2020 19.436 2021 12.531 2022 8.916 2023 9.964