Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1976 12.392 1977 13.821 1978 14.026 1979 12.675 1980 12.825 1981 12.777 1982 18.24 1983 19.246 1984 17.367 1985 15.774 1986 14.656 1987 13.214 1988 11.496 1989 10.949 1990 12.349 1991 15.845 1992 17.225 1993 17.193 1994 15.898 1995 14.836 1996 15.407 1997 16.26 1998 15.145 1999 14.057 2000 12.674 2001 12.874 2002 13.625 2003 13.632 2004 13.451 2005 12.399 2006 11.62 2007 11.026 2008 11.382 2009 15.066 2010 14.586 2011 13.926 2012 14.045 2013 13.248 2014 13.21 2015 12.769 2016 12.607 2017 11.239 2018 10.708 2019 10.743 2020 20.112 2021 13.541 2022 10.067 2023 10.759