Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 20.224 1984 19.095 1985 18.245 1986 18.525 1987 16.214 1988 13.243 1989 10.343 1990 10.421 1991 13.881 1992 15.677 1993 17.484 1994 16.355 1995 15.546 1996 14.945 1997 13.601 1998 12.461 1999 12.424 2000 12.03 2001 10.328 2002 10.916 2003 11.364 2004 10.722 2005 12.983 2006 14.088 2007 14.502 2008 15.302 2009 19.386 2010 20.217 2011 21.639 2012 22.031 2013 20.865 2014 17.479 2015 15.101 2016 13.082 2017 12.388 2018 11.614 2019 10.594 2020 13.459 2021 12.784 2022 10.531 2023 11.841