Union membership has been declining since 1983, and reached a historic low in 2024. There was a slight rise in 2020, but this has been attributed to union members being less likely to lose their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the rate of union membership declined again to 9.9 percent. Despite this constant decline, the number of workers represented by a union increased in 2023.

The share of workers in the United States who are members of labor unions has been on the decline since 1983. While rates of union membership have gotten closer between men and women, the rate of male union membership has declined more drastically than that of women. In 2024, **** percent of working men were union members compared to *** percent of women.

In 2024, there were around 14.26 million workers who were members of labor unions in the United States. This follows a general decline in union membership and was a decrease from 2023, when there were roughly 14.42 billion union members in the United States.

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 2022 report uses 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

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.

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

In 2023, Hawaii had the highest rate of union members amongst its employed wage and salary workers in the United States. The state of New York followed closely behind with a rate of union membership around **** percent.

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

American poverty research largely neglects labor unions. The authors use individual-level panel data, incorporate both household union membership and state-level union density, and analyze both working poverty and working-aged poverty (among households led by 18- to 64-year-olds). They estimate three-way fixed effects (person, year, and state) and fixed-effects individual slopes models on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), 1976–2015. They exploit the higher quality income data in the Cross-National Equivalent File—an extension of the PSID—to measure relative (50% of median in current year) and anchored (50% of median in 1976) poverty. Both union membership and state union density have statistically and substantively significant negative relationships with relative and anchored working and working-aged poverty. Household union membership and state union density significantly negatively interact, augmenting the poverty-reducing effects of each. Higher state union density spills over to reduce poverty among non-union households, and there is no evidence that higher state union density worsens poverty for non-union households or undermines employment.

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

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a sample survey of the population 16 years of age and over. The survey is conducted each month by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and provides comprehensive data on the labor force, the employed, and the unemployed, classified by such characteristics as age, sex, race, family relationship, marital status, occupation, and industry attachment. The information is collected by trained interviewers from a sample of about 60,000 households located in 754 sample areas. These areas are chosen to represent all counties and independent cities in the United States, with coverage in 50 States and the District of Columbia. The data collected are based on the activity or status reported for the calendar week including the 12th of the month. Union data are available for all workers, members of unions and represented by unions, with data available by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, occupation, industry, state, and full- or part-time status. Median weekly earnings data are also available for members of unions, represented by unions and non-union with data available by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, occupation, industry and full- or part-time status.

The State Tax Revolt Data Set is a time-series, cross sectional data collection assembled from publicly available sources. It includes data on tax and expenditure limitation policies and selected covariates, observed annually for the 50 United States over the period of 1960-1992. Data were collected for variables both during the fiscal year and at the end of the fiscal year. Data collected at the end of the fiscal year include: (1) long-term and short-term debt of state and local governments, and (2) the total cash held by the state and its local governments. Data collected during the fiscal year include: (1) the total intergovernmental revenue from the federal government to the state and its local governments, (2) the total direct general revenue of the state and its local governments, (3) the total tax revenue of the state and its local governments, (4) total property tax revenue of the state and its local governments, (5) the total direct general expenditure of the state and its local governments, (6) the total direct general expenditure of the state and its local governments on "public welfare", (7) the total number of homeowners' associations in the state. Additional data were collected on: (1) the percentage of randomly sampled adults who said that the local property tax was "the worst tax--that is, the least fair", (2) the percentage of households in the state that were owner-occupied, the percentage of the state's population that the Census classified as "urban", (3) the estimated total personal income in the state, (4) the population of the state, (5) the estimated percentage of the state's population that was not White, (6) the estimated percentage of the state's population that was Black, (7) the total state and local spending on education during the fiscal year and, (8) the estimated number of union members as a percentage of the state's labor force.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Trade Union Members for Massachusetts (Q08007US000MAQ519NNBR) from Q1 1908 to Q4 1922 about trade union, MA, employment, and USA.

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 ...).

This data is reflective of the State of Connecticut Executive Branch workforce only. The data does not reflect employees of the University of Connecticut Health Center, University of Connecticut and Board of Regents which includes the state university system and community colleges. Judicial Branch and Legislative Branch employees are also not reflected in this data.

The number of workers in the United States who are represented by labor unions has been on the decline since 1983. There has been a net decline of around ************ union members among the male population in the U.S. since 1983. Women, on the other hand, have seen an increase of around ******* members. The total number of union members in the United States can be found here.

Economic, social and occupational situation of the population. Attitude of the population to the welfare state system and individual social services. Topics: judgement on one´s own economic situation in comparison over time; satisfaction with income; judgement on the economic and social situation of pensioners; judgement on adequate security of one´s own provision for old age; detailed information on income composition; payments received from the social services office or a charity organization; attitude to the welfare state as well as to reducing government expenditures in certain areas and especially social expenditures; judgement on tax equity; interest in honorary activity in the social area; social security versus personal responsibility; occupational mobility; interest in change of company and change of occupation; assessment of age limits for occupational development and capability; time worked daily and weekly; personal times of absence at work; attitude to reduction in working hours; assessment of the stress burden at work; assessment of personal job security; knowledge about the works council; satisfaction with the job of employee representation; membership in a trade union and participation in meetings; membership of family members in a trade union; definition of the most important areas of social progress; adequate time for relaxation and last vacation trip; need for help due to physical handicap or age; persons or organizations providing assistance; person in need of help in the household; degree of reduction in earning capacity. Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified); school education; occupational training; occupation; employment; area of business of company; company size; income; household income; sources of income; household size; household composition; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; city size; degree of urbanization; state; union membership. Wirtschaftliche, soziale und berufliche Situation der Bevölkerung. Einstellung der Bevölkerung zum Sozialstaat-System und zu einzelnen Sozialleistungen. Themen: Beurteilung der eigenen wirtschaftlichen Situation im Zeitvergleich; Zufriedenheit mit dem Einkommen; Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Situation der Rentner; Beurteilung der ausreichenden Absicherung der eigenen Altersversorgung; detaillierte Angaben über die Einkommenszusammensetzung; empfangene Leistungen vom Sozialamt oder von einem Wohlfahrtsverband; Einstellung zum Wohlfahrtsstaat sowie zur Reduzierung staatlicher Ausgaben in bestimmten Bereichen und speziell der Sozialausgaben; Beurteilung der Steuergerechtigkeit; Interesse an ehrenamtlicher Tätigkeit im sozialen Bereich; soziale Sicherung versus Eigenverantwortung; berufliche Mobilität; Interesse an Betriebswechsel und Berufswechsel; Einschätzung der Altersgrenzen für berufliche Entwicklung und Leistungsfähigkeit; tägliche und wöchentliche Arbeitszeit; eigene Fehlzeiten im Betrieb; Einstellung zur Arbeitszeitverkürzung; Einschätzung der Streßbelastung am Arbeitsplatz; Einschätzung der eigenen Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Kenntnis des Betriebsrates; Zufriedenheit mit der Arbeit der Arbeitnehmervertretung; Mitgliedschaft in einer Gewerkschaft und Teilnahme an Versammlungen; Mitgliedschaft von Familienangehörigen in einer Gewerkschaft; Definition der wichtigsten Bereiche sozialen Fortschritts; ausreichende Zeit zum Ausspannen und letzte Urlaubsreise; Hilfsbedürftigkeit durch Körperbehinderung oder Alter; Personen oder Organisationen, die Hilfeleistungen durchführen; hilfsbedürftige Person im Haushalt; Grad der Erwerbsminderung. Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Familienstand; Alter der Kinder (klassiert); Schulbildung; Berufsausbildung; Beruf; Berufstätigkeit; Branche des Betriebes; Betriebsgröße; Einkommen; Haushaltseinkommen; Einkommensquellen; Haushaltsgröße; Haushaltszusammensetzung; Befragter ist Haushaltsvorstand; Charakteristika des Haushaltsvorstands; Ortsgröße; Urbanisierungsgrad; Bundesland; Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft.