Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1983 10.235 1984 9.607 1985 8.959 1986 6.788 1987 7.409 1988 6.328 1989 5.215 1990 4.442 1991 5.202 1992 5.446 1993 7.647 1994 9.448 1995 8.72 1996 10.501 1997 11.959 1998 10.853 1999 9.895 2000 9.494 2001 8.992 2002 11.102 2003 13.672 2004 15.376 2005 16.73 2006 14.465 2007 12.688 2008 11.27 2009 12.566 2010 11.622 2011 9.631 2012 8.607 2013 8.554 2014 8.13 2015 8.155 2016 7.856 2017 7.574 2018 7.083 2019 6.725 2020 7.735 2021 6.972 2022 7.019 2023 6.529