Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 21.5 1995 19.05 1996 17.48 1997 15.894 1998 16.677 1999 18.771 2000 19.343 2001 18.052 2002 22.43 2003 19.17 2004 25.137 2005 21.554 2006 22.326 2007 21.082 2008 18.817 2009 21.231 2010 22.104 2011 24.041 2012 22.224 2013 23.163 2014 23.586 2015 20.568 2016 19.86 2017 18.109 2018 16.289 2019 16.336 2020 17.859 2021 20.944 2022 21.602 2023 21.536