Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 20 1986 20.31 1987 17.522 1988 14.259 1989 11.699 1990 10.356 1991 8.699 1992 9.673 1993 12.11 1994 14.535 1995 15.976 1996 16.971 1997 14.141 1998 9.502 1999 9.175 2000 8.254 2001 8.963 2002 10.456 2003 13.504 2004 14.05 2005 16.22 2006 16.503 2007 16.73 2008 16.663 2009 20.309 2010 22.754 2011 30.257 2012 37.917 2013 38.098 2014 34.774 2015 31.953 2016 27.953 2017 23.87 2018 20.305 2019 18.269 2020 22.466 2021 23.432 2022 19.035 2023 20.268