Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1977 12.29 1978 17.04 1979 21.19 1980 27.69 1981 33.88 1982 37.96 1983 40.45 1984 44.87 1985 45.65 1986 44.19 1987 38.435 1988 35.189 1989 27.51 1990 25.663 1991 25.227 1992 27.804 1993 38.877 1994 41.129 1995 36.368 1996 36.511 1997 33.645 1998 29.266 1999 22.924 2000 19.628 2001 16.412 2002 16.819 2003 19.159 2004 19.444 2005 16.717 2006 14.992 2007 15.223 2008 23.586 2009 39.063 2010 43.08 2011 48.153 2012 54.124 2013 56.223 2014 53.429 2015 48.647 2016 44.04 2017 39.549 2018 35.246 2019 30.922 2020 37.087 2021 34.129 2022 28.918 2023 28.815