Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 5.562 1984 5.118 1985 6.404 1986 5.486 1987 4.247 1988 4.642 1989 2.868 1990 2.831 1991 2.711 1992 4.213 1993 4.428 1994 8.49 1995 6.738 1996 10.08 1997 5.598 1998 5.821 1999 6.196 2000 5.66 2001 7.113 2002 5.338 2003 9.73 2004 12.094 2005 11.742 2006 17.011 2007 13.538 2008 12.528 2009 15.35 2010 16.948 2011 14.005 2012 16.378 2013 17.848 2014 24.279 2015 20.627 2016 21.795 2017 17.764 2018 16.269 2019 17.776 2020 24.842 2021 20.868 2022 16.686 2023 15.569