Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 14.507 1980 13.931 1981 12.93 1982 14.535 1983 17.006 1984 15.904 1985 14.681 1986 14.792 1987 14.812 1988 13.46 1989 11.712 1990 12.785 1991 16.29 1992 17.631 1993 17.232 1994 16.282 1995 14.84 1996 14.823 1997 14.664 1998 13.54 1999 12.444 2000 11.232 2001 12.287 2002 11.732 2003 11.283 2004 10.871 2005 10.341 2006 9.473 2007 9.247 2008 8.601 2009 10.351 2010 11.126 2011 10.784 2012 10.957 2013 11.356 2014 12.47 2015 11.916 2016 11.399 2017 11.47 2018 10.672 2019 10.606 2020 13.149 2021 9.838 2022 7.216 2023 7.376