Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1991 4.64 1993 8.425 1994 8.715 1995 7.878 1996 7.152 1997 8.395 1998 12.427 1999 17.018 2000 16.98 2001 16.56 2002 15.993 2003 17.57 2004 20.392 2005 19.271 2006 17.467 2007 10.739 2008 9.873 2009 16.644 2010 18.337 2011 18.077 2012 19.513 2013 18.97 2014 15.856 2015 12.597 2016 10.506 2017 7.949 2018 6.729 2019 5.627 2020 7.955 2021 8.151 2022 6.745 2023 8.261