Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 6.34 1986 4.53 1987 6.65 1988 7.17 1989 7.769 1990 8.55 1992 13.201 1993 11.53 1995 13.334 1996 14.628 1997 16.67 1998 19.26 1999 20.639 2001 20.002 2002 20.602 2003 21.352 2004 20.02 2005 21.346 2006 19.916 2007 18.899 2008 17.671 2009 19.881 2011 16.986 2012 15.744 2013 15.588 2014 15.405 2015 19.369 2016 26.429 2017 28.447 2018 27.836 2019 27.007 2020 30.211 2021 28.299 2022 20.743 2023 17.958