Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1984 16.73 1990 23.43 1991 24.35 1992 23.88 1993 22.87 1994 24.11 1995 24.63 1998 23.036 1999 24.529 2000 29.072 2001 34.275 2002 37.955 2003 38.184 2004 33.017 2005 29.193 2006 28.115 2007 25.04 2008 22.442 2009 21.073 2010 20.713 2011 18.13 2012 18.51 2013 19.262 2014 19.429 2015 22.536 2016 23.781 2017 24.778 2018 25.92 2019 27.489 2020 33.102 2021 31.314 2022 25.218 2023 30.127