Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 7.954 1991 8.209 1992 8.585 1993 8.915 1994 13.61 1996 15.451 1997 15.514 1998 17.132 1999 19.844 2000 19.862 2001 19.862 2002 22.449 2003 22.083 2004 24.417 2005 26.219 2006 24.536 2007 22.604 2008 19.531 2009 18.888 2010 17.565 2011 18.395 2012 15.486 2013 15.732 2014 15.725 2015 17.026 2016 15.821 2017 14.451 2018 16.284 2019 13.578 2020 14.799 2021 13.867 2022 14.141