Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment by Industry, 1983-2023

 

 

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      1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023
                   
EXCEL
      1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023
                   
DATA DESCRIPTION

 

The Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG) Earnings Files are the data sources.   Samples include employed wage and salary workers, ages 16 and over. Variable definitions are: CIC=Census industry code used in CPS, Obs=CPS sample size, Employment=wage and salary employment, Members=employed workers who are union members, Covered=workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement, %Mem=percent of employed workers who are union members, and %Cov=percent of employed workers who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.         

 

For 1983 to 1991, 1980 Census Industry Codes are used. For 1992 to 2002, 1990 Census Industry Codes are used.  For 2003-2008, 2002 Census Industry codes are used. For 2009 to 2013, 2007 Census Industry codes are used. For 2014 to 2019, 2012 Census Industry codes are used. For 2020 forward, 2017 Census Industry codes are used.

© 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  Use of data requires citation.