Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1993 11.69 1994 8.22 1998 9.61 1999 10.451 2001 11.43 2002 16.7 2003 13.516 2004 11.988 2005 10.582 2006 11.237 2007 10.566 2008 9.804 2009 12.024 2010 11.028 2011 11.763 2012 10.099 2013 9.662 2014 11.215 2015 11.05 2016 11.509 2017 14.35 2018 14.545 2019 15.277 2020 17.09 2021 16.121 2022 14.515 2023 13.176