Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 4.7 1999 10.119 2000 9.224 2001 8.348 2002 7.906 2003 9.057 2004 10.821 2005 14.6 2006 10.436 2007 10.288 2008 9.147 2009 14.044 2010 16.733 2011 22.412 2012 28.207 2013 39.124 2014 36.032 2015 32.9 2016 29.129 2017 25.068 2018 20.632 2019 16.873 2020 18.533 2021 17.139 2022 18.61 2023 16.857