Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (national estimate) 1960 11.5 1961 13.3 1962 11.2 1963 12.1 1964 11.1 1965 9.5 1966 7.7 1967 7.9 1968 7.8 1969 7.8 1970 11.1 1971 12.8 1972 11.9 1973 9.9 1974 11.5 1975 16.6 1976 14.8 1977 13.3 1978 11.7 1979 11.4 1980 14.6 1981 15.7 1982 19.1 1983 18.4 1984 14.4 1985 14.1 1986 13.7 1987 12.6 1988 11.4 1989 11.4 1990 11.6 1991 14.3 1992 15.3 1993 14.3 1994 13.199 1995 12.558 1996 12.722 1997 11.905 1998 11.063 1999 10.298 2000 9.716 2001 11.427 2002 12.82 2003 13.355 2004 12.639 2005 12.386 2006 11.236 2007 11.554 2008 14.359 2009 20.127 2010 20.827 2011 18.745 2012 17.647 2013 17.053 2014 14.541 2015 12.776 2016 11.445 2017 10.321 2018 9.519 2019 9.405 2020 15.001 2021 10.524 2022 8.763 2023 8.758