Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1990 14.22 1991 21.21 1992 23.8 1993 20.46 1994 21.95 1995 18.47 1996 18.58 1997 16.55 1998 10.25 1999 10.61 2001 14.05 2003 20.29 2005 16.92 2007 16.67 2008 14.58 2009 22.85 2011 25.38 2012 29.61 2016 20.827