Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1982 5.21 1983 6.14 1984 5.1 1985 4.29 1986 3.95 1987 4.99 1988 4.57 1989 4.13 1990 3.8 1991 3.72 1992 4.13 1993 4.66 1994 4.963 1995 5.915 1996 6.851 1997 7.574 1998 7.504 1999 5.931 2000 6.302 2001 6.026 2002 7.159 2003 7.454 2004 10.997 2005 11.183 2006 10.051 2007 9.601 2008 8.725 2009 10.903 2010 9.68 2011 9.179 2012 9.568 2013 9.774 2014 10.517 2015 10.922 2016 11.428 2017 9.979 2018 9.589 2019 8.786 2020 10.343 2021 12.037 2022 10.322 2023 10.946