Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 25.879 1993 28 1994 30.776 1995 28.995 1996 26.278 1997 20.134 1998 19.506 1999 27.927 2000 34.289 2001 38.018 2002 40.988 2003 40.259 2004 38.925 2005 35.72 2006 28.297 2007 19.973 2008 15.246 2009 20.21 2010 22.418 2011 23.638 2012 24.084 2013 25.381 2014 22.717 2015 20.656 2016 17.445 2017 14.606 2018 11.491 2019 9.583 2020 10.321 2021 11.548 2022 10.408 2023 11.59