Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1960 10.8 1961 12.7 1962 11.5 1963 12.4 1964 12 1965 10.9 1966 9.7 1967 9.7 1968 9.7 1969 9.1 1970 11 1971 12.6 1972 12.3 1973 11.2 1974 12.4 1975 15.5 1976 14.6 1977 14 1978 12.9 1979 12.2 1980 13 1981 14 1982 16.2 1983 15.8 1984 13.3 1985 13 1986 12.8 1987 11.7 1988 10.6 1989 10.4 1990 10.7 1991 12.5 1992 13.1 1993 12.3 1994 11.799 1995 11.771 1996 11.428 1997 10.929 1998 9.757 1999 9.462 2000 8.922 2001 9.612 2002 11.103 2003 11.419 2004 10.975 2005 10.131 2006 9.695 2007 9.432 2008 11.183 2009 14.886 2010 15.836 2011 15.73 2012 14.661 2013 13.925 2014 12.173 2015 10.402 2016 9.34 2017 8.088 2018 7.671 2019 7.342 2020 14.836 2021 8.9 2022 7.467 2023 7.095