Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1991 4.888 1992 9.898 1993 9.961 1994 11.536 1995 12.184 1996 8.689 1997 8.107 1998 7.006 1999 4.29 2000 4.394 2001 5.068 2002 6.355 2003 12.453 2004 12.113 2005 7.369 2006 8.289 2007 7.014 2008 8.2 2009 15.856 2010 16.225 2011 14.441 2012 13.534 2013 10.638 2014 9.787 2015 8.825 2016 6.512 2017 7.867 2018 6.078 2019 8.74 2020 10.03 2021 12.069 2022 8.652 2023 8.76