Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1988 16.68 1989 16.3 1990 16.019 1991 15.345 1992 16.294 1993 17.75 1994 16.04 1995 15.553 1996 13.5 1997 14.348 1998 14.163 1999 15.019 2000 13.053 2001 16.213 2002 19.159 2003 20.534 2004 20.563 2005 19.883 2006 19.056 2007 19.982 2008 20.47 2009 25.281 2010 21.735 2011 18.375 2012 17.526 2013 18.674 2014 17.916 2015 18.536 2016 19.618 2017 20.773 2018 20.297 2019 25.41 2020 25.279 2021 22.612 2022 19.479 2023 17.476