Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 29.75 1979 30.48 1980 30.44 1982 34.8 1983 34.92 1984 37.901 1985 39.135 1986 40.254 1987 39.709 1988 39.482 1989 38.549 1990 35.359 1991 33.494 1992 32.982 1993 34.905 1994 35.72 1995 38.226 1996 39.684 1997 40.586 1998 38.404 1999 38.334 2000 35.29 2001 31.566 2002 31.549 2003 30.884 2004 28.917 2005 27.588 2006 25.443 2007 23.318 2008 24.654 2009 28.526 2010 29.416 2011 32.096 2012 37.582 2013 41.457 2014 44.655 2015 42.61 2016 39.62 2017 37.286 2018 34.819 2019 31.216 2020 31.781 2021 32.832 2022 25.815 2023 25.233