Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 15.959 1984 20.757 1985 22.884 1986 21.506 1987 19.967 1988 19.119 1989 16.152 1990 16.826 1991 17.007 1992 18.592 1993 23.506 1994 27.181 1995 23.668 1996 25.027 1997 26.963 1998 24.142 1999 24.739 2000 19.001 2001 16.005 2002 17.475 2003 16.489 2004 19.749 2005 20.132 2006 21.17 2007 18.916 2008 19.16 2009 25.1 2010 22.759 2011 22.158 2012 25.273 2013 24.095 2014 25.777 2015 26.605 2016 25.346 2017 23.54 2018 21.962 2019 21.091 2020 20.45 2021 19.5 2022 19.208 2023 18.173