Year % of female labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1968 1.9 1969 1.7 1970 1.9 1971 1.9 1972 2.1 1973 2.2 1974 2.2 1975 2.6 1976 2.8 1977 3.1 1978 3.1 1979 3.2 1980 3.2 1981 3.8 1982 4.3 1983 4.2 1984 5 1985 4.7 1986 5.1 1987 5 1988 4.7 1989 4.2 1990 4.116 1991 4.196 1992 4.128 1993 5.287 1994 5.3 1995 6.075 1996 6.651 1997 6.326 1998 7.25 1999 8.158 2000 8.008 2001 8.467 2002 8.648 2003 8.617 2004 8.027 2005 7.323 2006 7.295 2007 7.317 2008 6.706 2009 8.219 2010 8.071 2011 7.233 2012 7.508 2013 5.922 2014 5.621 2015 5.071 2016 4.495 2017 4.4 2018 3.181 2019 3.741 2020 4.082 2021 4.152 2022 3.5 2023 3.8