Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 12.976 1980 12.526 1981 11.42 1982 13.847 1983 18.302 1984 16.773 1985 15.154 1986 15.046 1987 14.933 1988 13.414 1989 11.155 1990 13.02 1991 17.487 1992 19.283 1993 18.544 1994 16.88 1995 15.204 1996 15.651 1997 15.854 1998 14.469 1999 13.122 2000 12.094 2001 13.482 2002 12.802 2003 11.967 2004 11.374 2005 10.623 2006 10.032 2007 9.366 2008 8.817 2009 11.462 2010 11.552 2011 11.379 2012 11.73 2013 12.222 2014 13.31 2015 13.111 2016 12.64 2017 12.59 2018 11.779 2019 11.743 2020 14.221 2021 11.27 2022 8.15 2023 8.393