Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1985 15.34 1986 16.333 1987 14.01 1988 10.232 1989 8.247 1990 7.904 1991 6.198 1992 8.733 1993 9.921 1994 12.539 1995 15.08 1996 14.552 1997 11.048 1998 8.45 1999 7.679 2000 5.479 2001 6.55 2002 9.18 2003 10.787 2004 12.591 2005 13.867 2006 14.91 2007 13.807 2008 13.6 2009 19.077 2010 21.645 2011 29.016 2012 36.749 2013 36.749 2014 34.18 2015 29.583 2016 27.233 2017 22.403 2018 19.825 2019 15.525 2020 20.936 2021 21.014 2022 17.83 2023 20.669