Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 27.769 1993 30.045 1994 32.56 1995 31.164 1996 28.499 1997 22.803 1998 21.326 1999 29.595 2000 35.666 2001 39.201 2002 41.611 2003 41.352 2004 40.071 2005 36.862 2006 29.771 2007 21.656 2008 17.294 2009 20.648 2010 23.674 2011 25.752 2012 26.494 2013 27.298 2014 23.867 2015 20.766 2016 17.659 2017 14.824 2018 11.747 2019 9.874 2020 10.833 2021 11.939 2022 10.798 2023 11.359