Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1976 13.036 1977 14.521 1978 14.64 1979 12.918 1980 13.386 1981 13.709 1982 20.654 1983 21.785 1984 19.101 1985 17.34 1986 15.998 1987 14.342 1988 12.4 1989 12.182 1990 13.536 1991 18.532 1992 19.734 1993 19.689 1994 17.902 1995 16.336 1996 16.878 1997 17.128 1998 16.548 1999 15.302 2000 13.842 2001 14.5 2002 15.389 2003 15.345 2004 14.969 2005 14.11 2006 12.866 2007 12.154 2008 12.877 2009 17.96 2010 16.972 2011 15.74 2012 15.76 2013 14.823 2014 14.862 2015 14.632 2016 14.41 2017 12.79 2018 11.937 2019 12.064 2020 20.741 2021 14.49 2022 11.178 2023 11.511