Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1975 11.13 1980 13.882 1981 13.17 1982 12.786 1983 12.24 1984 11.457 1985 13.356 1986 12.301 1987 10 1988 9.766 1989 9.009 1990 9.481 1991 9.661 1992 9.306 1993 11.949 1994 9.182 1995 7.799 1996 8.129 1997 9.2 1998 20.51 1999 17.462 2000 12.648 2001 11.473 2002 9.578 2003 11.219 2004 11.405 2005 11.179 2006 10.516 2007 10.341 2008 11.111 2009 11.101 2010 10.158 2011 10.153 2012 8.366 2013 8.042 2014 9.553 2015 10.092 2016 10.483 2017 10.28 2018 10.556 2019 10.383 2020 10.986 2021 9.125 2022 7.382 2023 5.431