Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 12.28 1980 8.26 1981 9.82 1990 9.39 1991 16.418 1992 25.946 1993 31.073 1994 31.515 1995 41.304 1996 41.877 1997 34.191 1998 33.976 1999 27.544 2000 27.49 2001 25.699 2002 28.643 2003 27.752 2004 27.865 2005 27.927 2006 26.829 2007 16.442 2008 17.135 2009 24.148 2010 23.776 2011 21.764 2012 19.933 2013 22.929 2014 22.798 2015 25.36 2016 21.764 2017 20.948 2018 17.283 2019 18.737 2020 23.157 2021 17.823 2022 14.374 2023 16.931