Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 23.42 1995 23.45 1996 23.87 1997 19.16 1998 16.926 1999 15.465 2000 15.931 2001 17.14 2002 21.964 2003 20.004 2004 18.681 2005 18.427 2006 20.188 2007 18.726 2008 18.26 2009 20.062 2010 22.114 2011 23.714 2012 23.044 2013 24.581 2014 24.695 2015 23.37 2016 21.822 2017 18.629 2018 16.164 2019 17.45 2020 16.508 2021 21.198 2022 24.879 2023 22.222