Utah's percentage of women over age 16 in the labor force has been higher than the national average in recent years.
UTAH PERCENTAGE U.S. PERCENTAGE
1984 54.4 53.0
1985 56.4 54.5
1986 58.9 55.3
Source: Utah Job Service
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