Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1978 20.77 1979 21.15 1980 20.54 1982 25.07 1983 23.813 1984 26.152 1985 26.343 1986 27.281 1987 28.734 1988 27.859 1989 25.87 1990 23.439 1991 23.807 1992 24.496 1993 26.385 1994 28.709 1995 29.777 1996 30.811 1997 29.747 1998 30.242 1999 28.622 2000 28.375 2001 24.814 2002 23.734 2003 23.696 2004 21.022 2005 21.619 2006 19.243 2007 18.359 2008 18.847 2009 23.207 2010 26.887 2011 27.114 2012 33.745 2013 39.016 2014 41.287 2015 38.785 2016 36.459 2017 32.988 2018 30.402 2019 27.751 2020 27.919 2021 27.658 2022 22.295 2023 21.083