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.

Labor unions, or trade unions as they are known in Europe, are organizations formed by workers in order to represent their collective interests, particularly in relation to wages and working conditions. Historically, labor unions emerged during the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century to represent the interests of industrial workers, who flocked to work in factories, mines, and other growing manufacturing enterprises. In most high-income countries, labor unions reached their peak during the post-WWII period, when governments mediated between the interests of labor unions and the owners of capital. With the economic crises of the 1970s, however, the labor movement suffered historic defeats in Europe and North America, with union density declining rapidly in many countries due to a host of pro-market and anti-union policies which have come to be referred to as 'neoliberalism'. Labor unions today In the twenty-first century, labor unions have retreated from their key role in national economic decisions in many countries, as globalization has lowered barriers to movement of labor, enabled 'off-shoring' jobs to lower wage countries, and promoted the lowering of labor standards in order to pursue cost competitiveness. In spite of this trend, certain regions still showcase high levels of union density and retain their traditions of unions being involved in determining economic policy. Notably, the Nordic countries make up five of the top six most unionized countries, with Iceland in first place being followed by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and then Norway.

Other notable trends among the top placed countries are states which have had a historical relationship with communism (often a key driver of the labor movement), such as Cuba, Vietnam, China, and Kazakhstan. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, labor unions and the wider labor movement has become more prominent, as workers have sought to fight for health & safety conditions in the workplace, as well as to combat high inflation related to the pandemic.

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

The Workplace Information and Research Division of the Labour Program conducts an annual survey of labour organizations in Canada that represent bargaining units of 50 or more workers. The survey provides aggregate statistics on union coverage by organization type and affiliation.

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.

The trade union membership 2021 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

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 ...).

In 2023, the union membership rate of employees in South Korea reached ** percent, a decrease from **** percent in the previous year. Union membership has been declining since 1989 and reached a historic low in 2010. South Korea's unionization rate is low compared to other developed countries.

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

The German labor market has experienced significant deregulation since the early 2000s. The Social Democrat-Green coalition government of 1998-2005 engaged in reforms of the labor market, industrial relations, and social welfare system, which resulted in a liberalization of labor standards and a reduction in unemployment. The 'Hartz' reforms made it easier for workers to be hired on short-term or fixed-term contracts, while making unemployment benefit less generous and more time limited. This reform program pushed inactive and unemployed workers back into the labor market, as it made the alternative of receiving social welfare benefits less attractive. At the same time, the density of union membership and the percentage of workers covered by collective bargain agreements fell dramatically, as more workers were employed in shorter term and more precarious forms of employment, which are less likely to have union involvement. This trend coalesced with a long term decline in trade union membership in Germany (and in Europe as a whole) since the latter decades of the twentieth century. Traditionally 'coordinated' market economies such as Germany have experienced significant pressure to liberalize their labor market institutions in order to compete in global economic markets against lower wage competitors such as China and Vietnam.

Number of Businesses statistics on the Credit Unions industry in United States

Number of employees by union status and National Occupational Classification (NOC), last 5 years.

This table contains 396 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 (1 items: Canada ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Components (3 items: Unionized workers; Employees; Union density ...), Industry (44 items: Total; all industries; Agriculture; Forestry; Fishing and trapping ...).

While union membership has been on the decline nationwide since 2000, the mining, quarrying, and oil and natural gas industry has seen a recent increase. The industry had relatively high rates of union membership compared with averages across all industries at the start of the century. In 2000, around nine percent of workers were members of unions compared to **** percent of industry workers. The rate spiked in 2022 after union membership in oil and gas reached an all-time low in 2019 and continued to increase to *** in 2024.

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The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online.

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Amalgamated Engineers' Branch-level benefit statistics (1851- 1912), membership statistics (1871- 1872), financial statistics (1851- 1918) and admission Statistics (1853- 1909).

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Union County by gender, including both male and female populations. This dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Union County across both sexes and to determine which sex constitutes the majority.

Key observations

There is a slight majority of female population, with 50.52% of total population being female. Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis. No further analysis is done on the data reported from the Census Bureau.

Variables / Data Columns

• Gender: This column displays the Gender (Male / Female)
• Population: The population of the gender in the Union County is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the percentage distribution of each gender as a proportion of Union County total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

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Margin of Error

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