Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 3.24 1991 3.264 1992 3.007 1993 5.833 1994 5.551 1995 4.65 1996 4.651 1997 5.995 1998 5.772 1999 5.65 2000 4.806 2001 5.625 2002 5.586 2003 8.498 2004 7.709 2005 8.762 2006 7.703 2007 7.085 2008 7.019 2009 8.446 2010 8.217 2011 7.731 2012 8.33 2013 8.745 2014 8.599 2015 8.817 2016 8.584 2017 8.067 2018 7.947 2019 8.003 2020 8.61 2021 8.819 2022 7.499 2023 8.073