Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 6.715 1984 5.317 1985 6.463 1986 6.061 1987 5.369 1988 4.715 1989 3.338 1990 3.601 1991 2.633 1992 3.678 1993 4.354 1994 7.898 1995 7.248 1996 9.233 1997 7.271 1998 6.413 1999 6.752 2000 6.381 2001 6.34 2002 6.96 2003 10.927 2004 16.911 2005 13.689 2006 16.176 2007 15.189 2008 17.868 2009 16.82 2010 13.959 2011 18.101 2012 16.639 2013 16.344 2014 24.497 2015 17.521 2016 22.042 2017 15.44 2018 14.183 2019 16.985 2020 23.196 2021 18.684 2022 17.601 2023 18.817