Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 19.337 1984 20.498 1985 17.673 1986 15.528 1987 14.671 1988 12.967 1989 11.37 1990 10.108 1991 11.024 1992 11.309 1993 17.408 1994 20.546 1995 19.666 1996 17.277 1997 17.619 1998 18.27 1999 22.686 2000 12.871 2001 14.321 2002 16.031 2003 20.071 2004 15.756 2005 21 2006 18.803 2007 17.103 2008 17.347 2009 21.487 2010 22.426 2011 18.725 2012 20.435 2013 24.706 2014 23.988 2015 23.801 2016 21.748 2017 20.225 2018 16.167 2019 15.961 2020 15.51 2021 19.92 2022 18.118 2023 17.619