Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1982 20.471 1990 31.13 1994 31.862 1998 35.02 1999 20.49 2001 18.9 2002 17.63 2003 17.02 2004 15.39 2005 15.7 2006 16.56 2007 15.58 2008 18.25 2009 16.65 2010 17.62 2011 17.92 2012 18.61 2013 19.13 2014 19.94 2015 20.8 2016 22.24 2021 31.76 2022 32.65