Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 11.89 1980 9.02 1981 10.1 1990 8.883 1991 14.946 1992 24.478 1993 30.794 1994 31.164 1995 41.186 1996 41.559 1997 35.427 1998 34.638 1999 28.591 2000 28.353 2001 26.598 2002 28.216 2003 27.813 2004 27.527 2005 26.996 2006 26.046 2007 16.509 2008 16.45 2009 21.51 2010 21.397 2011 20.064 2012 18.96 2013 19.921 2014 20.545 2015 22.446 2016 20.149 2017 20.127 2018 17.027 2019 17.201 2020 21.329 2021 17.119 2022 14.19 2023 16.162