Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 21.311 1984 23.372 1985 24.989 1986 26.172 1987 25.961 1988 25.205 1989 21.815 1990 19.714 1991 23.101 1992 22.731 1993 25.003 1994 23.014 1995 18.961 1996 18.122 1997 15.906 1998 11.435 1999 8.563 2000 6.527 2001 6.177 2002 7.818 2003 8.131 2004 8.287 2005 8.249 2006 8.27 2007 9.157 2008 13.467 2009 24.5 2010 28.144 2011 29.587 2012 30.797 2013 26.736 2014 23.416 2015 20.229 2016 16.8 2017 14.409 2018 13.754 2019 12.458 2020 15.262 2021 15.616 2022 9.339 2023 10.654