Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 1.599 1991 3.02 1992 6.898 1993 9.36 1994 10.998 1995 12.357 1996 15.194 1997 21.024 1998 17.158 1999 22.223 2000 22.138 2001 18.202 2002 17.207 2003 23.792 2004 26.833 2005 16.113 2006 9.978 2007 12.177 2008 12.61 2009 31.558 2010 35.659 2011 23.818 2012 22.828 2013 17.758 2014 19.278 2015 15.48 2016 17.289 2017 14.69 2018 12.899 2019 11.229 2020 18.355 2021 18.398 2022 20.977 2023 18.371