Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1991 5.14 1993 6.97 1994 7.794 1995 7.298 1996 6.393 1997 7.303 1998 10.731 1999 15.877 2000 16.669 2001 16.004 2002 15.06 2003 16.606 2004 21.073 2005 19.396 2006 16.587 2007 10.579 2008 9.833 2009 16.609 2010 18.244 2011 18.15 2012 19.863 2013 18.645 2014 15.043 2015 11.315 2016 9.909 2017 7.394 2018 6.386 2019 5.354 2020 7.215 2021 7.56 2022 5.918 2023 7.852