Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 16.61 1991 22.85 1992 27.12 1993 22.94 1994 24.65 1995 20.98 1996 23.78 1997 22.2 1998 15.73 1999 15.78 2001 15.06 2003 24.05 2005 20.18 2007 18.9 2008 17.11 2009 26.2 2011 27.54 2012 30.79 2016 25.839 2018 24.1