Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1993 35.61 1994 34.86 1995 35.18 1996 32.92 1997 32.13 1998 26.12 1999 26.8 2000 23.65 2003 26.21 2004 26.53 2005 26.36 2006 21.62 2007 21.22 2008 18.53 2009 21.25 2010 18.967 2011 16.809 2012 17.29 2013 18.437 2014 19.714 2015 20.137 2016 21.048 2017 18.016 2018 21.065 2019 21.031 2020 25.923 2021 25.884 2022 22.074