Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1999 17.04 2000 19.18 2001 18.95 2002 18.7 2003 17.21 2004 15.62 2005 14.6 2006 15.23 2007 15.32 2008 15.63 2009 12.85 2010 13.9 2011 14.23 2012 12.19 2014 11.48 2015 11.39 2019 10.36 2020 12.98 2021 12.87 2022 12.1