In 2024, union membership was highest among those working in the public sector, with around **** percent of local government workers being union members. In the private sector, workers in the transportation and utilities industry had the highest union membership rates, with **** percent of workers in unions.

Union membership in the manufacturing industry has seen a rapid decline since the turn of the century. In 2000, rates of union membership were relatively high in the manufacturing industry compared to the all-industry average, with 14.9 percent of workers being part of a union. However, while still higher than average, the rate reached a record low in 2021 at 7.7 percent. This did increase slightly in the following years, while the all-industry average declined again.

Number of employees by union status, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and gender.

Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. While rates of union membership in the public sector are significantly higher than the private sector, the rate has been declining since 2000. In 2024, **** percent of public sector workers were union members.

Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. In the professional and financial services sector, rates of union membership have been relatively low and unchanged since 2000. In 2024, around *** percent of American workers across all industries were union members, compared with ****percent of workers in the professional and business services industry.

This study utilizes time-series data from 1897-2005 to explore the positive and negative effects of rivalry between labor unions. Utilizing econometric factors, it also investigates how competition from rival union federations and independent unions affects union density. Variables include counts of pro-labor and pro-management unfair labor practice cases adjudicated by the National Labor Relations Board, competitor union membership ratio and number ratio, the annual percentage change in union density, and the percentage change in the density of AFL/AFL-CIO membership. Other variables include the percentage of United States House members who belong to the Democratic Party, the percentage of popular votes in presidential elections that favored Socialist or Communist parties, core employment and unemployment, the consumer price index (CPI), and the labor union historical periods: Western Labor Union (WLU), Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Trade Union Unity League (TUUL), Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and Change to Win (CTW).

The trade union membership statistics 2023 are Official Statistics in Development that use the Labour Force Survey to provide an estimate of the levels and density of trade union membership for all UK workers. It also covers union presence and collective bargaining.

Estimates are presented by:

• gender
• sector
• age
• industry
• region
• occupation

While union membership has been on the decline nationwide since 2000, the agricultural industry has seen a recent increase. The industry has had low rates of union membership compared with averages across all industries. In 2000, around nine percent of workers were members of unions compared to 2.6 percent of agricultural workers. However, in 2024 only six percent of U.S. workers were union members compared with 1.2 percent of agricultural workers.

Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. Union membership rates in the educational services industry increased between 2000 and 2024. In 2024, around 13.2 percent of workers in the educational services industry were members of a union, compared with 6 percent of the American working population in the private sector.

While union membership has been on the decline both nationwide and in the construction industry since 2000, the memberships remain high in the construction industry. In 2000, around 17.5 percent of construction workers were union members, compared to 9 percent of workers across all industries. By 2023, however, union membership in the construction industry had fallen to 10.7 percent.

Number of employees by union status, provinces, gender, and age group.

This table contains 99 series, with data for years 1976 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Components (3 items: Unionized workers; Employees; Union density ...).

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Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. Union membership in the leisure and hospitality industry reached an all-time low in 2020, but increased in the following years.

Provides annual estimates of trade union membership from the Labour Force Survey for both employees and all workers.

Source agency: Business, Innovation and Skills

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: TUM

The dataset contains year- and industry-type-wise compiled data on the number of trade unions members, and the number of trade unions submitting annual income tax returns

In 2022, around 16.3 percent of Dutch employees were trade union members. Membership was lowest among the respondents working in the IT sector, of which just 7.5 percent were members of a trade union. By comparison, among employees in the governance sector, this was roughly 29.2 percent.

In 2024, around *** million people working in the human health and social work activities sector were members of trade unions in the United Kingdom, the most of any industry. Additionally, there were over **** million people working in education who were trade union members.