Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1982 4.3 1983 4.66 1984 4.94 1985 4.2 1986 3.54 1987 4.64 1988 4.19 1989 3.59 1990 3.8 1991 3.98 1992 4.24 1993 4.73 1994 4.707 1995 5.684 1996 7.15 1997 7.792 1998 7.404 1999 5.542 2000 6.918 2001 6.224 2002 7.665 2003 8.035 2004 11.138 2005 11.863 2006 10.199 2007 9.517 2008 8.761 2009 11.563 2010 9.851 2011 9.102 2012 9.763 2013 9.51 2014 10.914 2015 11.58 2016 12.35 2017 10.964 2018 9.687 2019 9.518 2020 11.453 2021 11.772 2022 10.355 2023 10.692