Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1994 27.343 1995 24.759 1996 21.04 1997 22.625 1998 24.73 1999 33.535 2000 36.617 2001 38.888 2002 37.288 2003 33.193 2004 32.883 2005 30.178 2006 26.804 2007 20.427 2008 19.012 2009 27.34 2010 33.633 2011 33.411 2012 34.031 2013 33.647 2014 26.773 2015 26.522 2016 22.232 2017 18.929 2018 14.947 2019 16.108 2020 19.433 2021 21.202 2022 19.941 2023 19.783