Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1994 27.969 1995 26.012 1996 20.584 1997 22.679 1998 26.377 1999 35.087 2000 39.326 2001 41.635 2002 38.782 2003 34.34 2004 34.237 2005 31.109 2006 26.561 2007 20.58 2008 18.499 2009 27.86 2010 34.71 2011 33.181 2012 34.968 2013 34.904 2014 26.4 2015 25.867 2016 19.804 2017 18.133 2018 14.253 2019 14.021 2020 18.361 2021 20.302 2022 18.846 2023 22.116