Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 3.2 1991 3.072 1992 3.229 1993 6.167 1994 4.862 1995 4.74 1996 5.205 1997 7.959 1998 4.707 1999 5.644 2000 5.617 2001 5.747 2002 7.145 2003 8.287 2004 8.036 2005 8.458 2006 7.923 2007 6.813 2008 6.667 2009 7.941 2010 7.765 2011 7.575 2012 8.631 2013 8.716 2014 8.635 2015 9.231 2016 8.759 2017 8.15 2018 8.411 2019 8.796 2020 9.175 2021 8.883 2022 7.481 2023 8.32