Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1992 21.994 1993 26.815 1994 24.569 1995 20.713 1996 20.983 1997 18.839 1998 17.101 1999 13.504 2000 13.666 2001 11.557 2002 12.327 2003 13.462 2004 14.577 2005 19.633 2006 18.649 2007 17.41 2008 18.874 2009 27.853 2010 27.758 2011 26.972 2012 29.074 2013 25.593 2014 19.977 2015 18.283 2016 12.942 2017 9.712 2018 9.812 2019 11.949 2020 11.87 2021 11.956 2022 11.344 2023 13.361