Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1960 11.2 1961 13 1962 11.3 1963 12.2 1964 11.5 1965 10.1 1966 8.6 1967 8.7 1968 8.7 1969 8.4 1970 11 1971 12.7 1972 12.1 1973 10.5 1974 11.9 1975 16.1 1976 14.7 1977 13.6 1978 12.3 1979 11.8 1980 13.9 1981 14.9 1982 17.8 1983 17.2 1984 13.9 1985 13.6 1986 13.3 1987 12.2 1988 11 1989 10.9 1990 11.2 1991 13.4 1992 14.2 1993 13.4 1994 12.539 1995 12.188 1996 12.109 1997 11.442 1998 10.441 1999 9.898 2000 9.338 2001 10.558 2002 11.997 2003 12.428 2004 11.847 2005 11.309 2006 10.508 2007 10.543 2008 12.846 2009 17.601 2010 18.424 2011 17.309 2012 16.211 2013 15.546 2014 13.397 2015 11.624 2016 10.427 2017 9.237 2018 8.613 2019 8.392 2020 14.92 2021 9.73 2022 8.129 2023 7.938