Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1982 21.264 1990 30.9 1994 29.565 1998 34.68 1999 22.12 2001 19.66 2002 17.89 2003 17.43 2004 15.76 2005 16.17 2006 17.53 2007 16.53 2008 19.06 2009 17.43 2010 18.19 2011 18.09 2012 18.42 2013 19.44 2014 20.78 2015 20.54 2016 22.05 2021 28.42 2022 28.73