Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 5.98 1979 5.8 1980 4.81 1982 4.49 1983 5.26 1984 4.6 1985 7.43 1986 9.95 1987 7.86 1988 6.01 1989 4.29 1991 3.82 1992 6.62 1993 7 1994 7.27 1995 6.98 1996 8.65 1997 5.44 1998 8.25 1999 9.59 2001 7.73 2002 11.25 2003 10.19 2004 10.85 2006 8.88 2007 8.8 2008 9.16 2009 12.91 2010 9.86 2011 9.22 2012 8.87 2013 9.34 2014 8.79 2015 9.35 2016 9.13 2019 7.7 2020 10.6 2021 10.049 2022 8.434