Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 11.727 1980 11.352 1981 10.181 1982 13.279 1983 19.399 1984 17.516 1985 15.561 1986 15.268 1987 15.039 1988 13.374 1989 10.659 1990 13.229 1991 18.561 1992 20.765 1993 19.715 1994 17.424 1995 15.537 1996 16.409 1997 16.931 1998 15.316 1999 13.746 2000 12.894 2001 14.594 2002 13.792 2003 12.608 2004 11.846 2005 10.886 2006 10.551 2007 9.477 2008 9.017 2009 12.482 2010 11.947 2011 11.94 2012 12.456 2013 13.041 2014 14.11 2015 14.241 2016 13.819 2017 13.649 2018 12.827 2019 12.818 2020 15.247 2021 12.648 2022 9.054 2023 9.347