Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 1.79 1979 2.08 1980 1.82 1982 4.12 1987 9.63 1988 5.28 1989 2.43 1990 4.28 1994 2.612 1996 2.458 1997 2.175 1998 7.44 1999 7.74 2000 6.558 2001 7.58 2003 5.03 2004 4.5 2005 4.76 2006 4.77 2007 4.47 2008 4.77 2009 5.6 2010 2.532 2011 2.88 2012 2.7 2013 1.214 2014 3.138 2015 3.103 2016 3.713 2017 4.36 2018 3.997 2019 4.159 2020 5.164 2021 5.798 2022 5.094 2023 4.368