Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 12.955 1993 13.961 1994 17.505 1995 19.988 1996 20.52 1997 24.052 1998 27.565 1999 25.78 2000 22.197 2001 19.199 2002 16.906 2003 18.796 2004 18.651 2005 16.838 2006 17.14 2007 14.415 2008 15.089 2009 18.864 2010 17.447 2011 15.733 2012 15.269 2013 14.699 2014 14.266 2015 17.016 2016 17.283 2017 17.048 2018 17.887 2019 15.615 2020 18.2 2021 17.453 2022 15.564 2023 11.88