Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 6 1986 4.17 1987 6.22 1988 6.6 1989 6.576 1990 7.629 1992 10.821 1993 9.78 1995 11.067 1996 11.781 1997 13.472 1998 15.305 1999 16.773 2001 16.331 2002 16.646 2003 17.03 2004 15.674 2005 16.737 2006 15.575 2007 14.582 2008 13.588 2009 15.36 2011 13.234 2012 12.825 2013 12.886 2014 12.905 2015 16.279 2016 23.063 2017 24.913 2018 24.495 2019 23.213 2020 26.398 2021 24.182 2022 17.644 2023 15.621