Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 24.75 1986 17.3 1988 14.33 1989 13.22 1990 13.06 1991 12.7 1992 10.9 1993 10.95 1994 13.18 1996 18.208 1997 17.836 1998 18.097 1999 25.66 2000 25.054 2001 24.781 2002 25.225 2003 24.97 2004 24.558 2005 23.415 2006 22.076 2007 21.535 2008 23.691 2009 26.68 2010 18.554 2011 17.571 2012 16.385 2013 16.031 2014 16.389 2015 15.229 2016 15.441 2017 17.716 2018 18.136 2019 18.961 2020 24.381 2021 20.474 2022 18.285 2023 21.965