Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 6.93 1986 5.15 1987 7.39 1988 8.14 1989 9.798 1990 10.105 1992 16.805 1993 14.25 1995 16.875 1996 18.996 1997 21.516 1998 25.206 1999 26.297 2001 25.082 2002 26.01 2003 27.318 2004 25.839 2005 27.498 2006 25.625 2007 24.656 2008 23.238 2009 25.859 2011 22 2012 19.73 2013 19.277 2014 18.809 2015 23.559 2016 30.858 2017 33.017 2018 32.183 2019 31.856 2020 35.337 2021 33.608 2022 24.715 2023 20.978