Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 10.617 1984 10.322 1985 9.8 1986 7.836 1987 7.482 1988 6.816 1989 5.527 1990 4.576 1991 5.514 1992 5.97 1993 7.673 1994 8.962 1995 8.467 1996 9.635 1997 10.671 1998 9.79 1999 8.884 2000 8.546 2001 7.788 2002 9.29 2003 11.034 2004 12.995 2005 15.461 2006 13.401 2007 11.815 2008 10.925 2009 11.311 2010 10.435 2011 8.943 2012 8.129 2013 7.832 2014 7.618 2015 7.341 2016 7.093 2017 6.786 2018 6.235 2019 5.869 2020 7.864 2021 6.662 2022 6.028 2023 5.927