Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 25.85 1986 25.472 1987 21.995 1988 19.296 1989 15.849 1990 13.314 1991 11.733 1992 10.759 1993 14.745 1994 16.878 1995 17.108 1996 20.024 1997 17.974 1998 10.741 1999 11 2000 11.759 2001 11.995 2002 12.086 2003 16.713 2004 15.901 2005 19.157 2006 18.499 2007 20.314 2008 20.296 2009 21.681 2010 24.022 2011 31.694 2012 39.266 2013 39.584 2014 35.396 2015 34.496 2016 28.788 2017 25.538 2018 20.882 2019 21.423 2020 24.277 2021 26.4 2022 20.455 2023 19.806