Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 12.959 1993 13.709 1994 16.318 1995 18.759 1996 19.332 1997 23.527 1998 27.098 1999 23.954 2000 20.711 2001 17.998 2002 15.566 2003 17.55 2004 17.214 2005 15.505 2006 16.373 2007 14.44 2008 14.041 2009 18.457 2010 17.094 2011 15.452 2012 14.857 2013 13.94 2014 13.793 2015 16.088 2016 16.463 2017 16.307 2018 16.959 2019 15.178 2020 16.963 2021 16.22 2022 14.49 2023 11.196