Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 2.23 1979 2.49 1980 2.08 1982 4.09 1987 9.14 1988 5.01 1989 2.2 1990 4.32 1994 2.574 1996 2.576 1997 2.535 1998 8.234 1999 8.261 2000 7.023 2001 7.86 2003 4.95 2004 4.64 2005 4.91 2006 4.44 2007 4.57 2008 4.83 2009 5.14 2010 2.149 2011 2.25 2012 2.4 2013 1.033 2014 2.622 2015 2.559 2016 3.03 2017 3.631 2018 3.613 2019 3.356 2020 4.638 2021 4.744 2022 3.737 2023 3.201