Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1999 18.43 2000 22.05 2001 22.03 2002 21.5 2003 18.88 2004 18.23 2005 15.37 2006 14.74 2007 13.61 2008 13.96 2009 13.91 2010 14.92 2011 14.71 2012 14.16 2014 13.54 2015 13.42 2019 11.54 2020 15.23 2021 14.56 2022 13.55