Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1979 7.62 1980 7.84 1981 4.84 1982 6.93 1983 7.76 1984 7.26 1985 6.55 1986 6.03 1987 3.78 1988 3.66 1989 3.13 1991 4.72 1992 4.75 1993 4.86 1994 5.07 1995 7.75 1996 7.66 1997 5.78 1998 12.06 2000 11.87 2001 13.42 2002 18.05 2003 18.15 2004 15.05 2005 13.75 2006 12.91 2007 11.01 2008 10.38 2009 15.15 2010 14.067 2011 10.945 2012 10.907 2013 11.315 2014 10.415 2015 11.399 2016 10.995 2017 9.189 2018 9.979 2019 10.594 2020 17.451 2021 15.22 2022 11.979 2023 9.546