Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 23.76 1986 26.62 1987 27.61 1988 25 1989 18.59 1990 21.82 1991 29.69 1992 37.14 1993 38.06 1994 35.37 1995 33.33 1996 24.64 1997 25.9 1998 20.33 1999 17.97 2001 20.57 2002 20.46 2003 24.11 2009 24.47 2010 26.74 2013 27.71 2014 29.63 2015 28.175 2016 25.133 2017 26.928 2018 24.761 2019 30.301