Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1991 5.429 1992 5.392 1993 5.366 1994 7.101 1995 11.326 1996 9.239 1997 7.376 1998 6.436 1999 4.086 2000 5.083 2001 4.852 2002 6.127 2003 7.117 2004 8.2 2005 6.924 2006 7.044 2007 7.172 2008 7.648 2009 10.066 2010 9.729 2011 9.801 2012 9.392 2013 9.448 2014 9.472 2015 8.564 2016 7.664 2017 6.881 2018 6.85 2019 7.197 2020 8.13 2021 7.679 2022 6.495 2023 5.88