Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 7.985 1984 5.536 1985 6.523 1986 6.666 1987 6.598 1988 4.792 1989 3.859 1990 4.424 1991 2.541 1992 3.104 1993 4.271 1994 7.248 1995 7.809 1996 8.267 1997 9.188 1998 7.092 1999 7.402 2000 7.288 2001 5.44 2002 8.979 2003 12.189 2004 22.482 2005 16.191 2006 15.153 2007 17.473 2008 24.081 2009 18.551 2010 10.267 2011 22.61 2012 16.954 2013 14.089 2014 24.752 2015 14.149 2016 22.285 2017 12.703 2018 11.907 2019 15.996 2020 21.325 2021 16.26 2022 18.482 2023 22.697