| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Private Sector Workers | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 40,245 | 61,886.5 | 14,954.1 | 24.2% | ||
| 1974 | 39,422 | 62,947.5 | 14,703.8 | 23.4% | ||
| 1975 | 37,609 | 61,206.2 | 13,176.8 | 21.5% | ||
| 1976 | 38,669 | 63,848.0 | 13,613.5 | 21.3% | ||
| 1977 | 46,052 | 66,086.4 | 14,340.5 | 15,423.5 | 21.7% | 23.3% |
| 1978 | 46,470 | 69,566.3 | 14,424.7 | 15,663.1 | 20.7% | 22.5% |
| 1979 | 47,018 | 71,273.1 | 15,118.0 | 16,529.5 | 21.2% | 23.2% |
| 1980 | 55,246 | 71,440.7 | 14,331.6 | 15,525.7 | 20.1% | 21.7% |
| 1981 | 12,637 | 74,439.7 | 13,948.5 | 15,173.8 | 18.7% | 20.4% |
| 1983 | 141,311 | 72,655.7 | 11,980.2 | 13,419.9 | 16.5% | 18.5% |
| 1984 | 145,104 | 76,361.4 | 11,684.0 | 12,985.6 | 15.3% | 17.0% |
| 1985 | 148,185 | 78,449.2 | 11,253.0 | 12,437.5 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
| 1986 | 147,678 | 80,512.0 | 11,084.7 | 12,203.9 | 13.8% | 15.2% |
| 1987 | 148,698 | 82,438.4 | 10,857.3 | 11,885.2 | 13.2% | 14.4% |
| 1988 | 142,409 | 84,216.8 | 10,702.4 | 11,756.3 | 12.7% | 14.0% |
| 1989 | 145,372 | 85,988.9 | 10,536.2 | 11,583.1 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
| 1990 | 152,197 | 87,066.4 | 10,299.4 | 11,425.4 | 11.8% | 13.1% |
| 1991 | 147,112 | 85,694.2 | 9,993.0 | 11,006.4 | 11.7% | 12.8% |
| 1992 | 144,911 | 86,456.3 | 9,778.7 | 10,752.8 | 11.3% | 12.4% |
| 1993 | 142,859 | 87,398.2 | 9,627.3 | 10,539.2 | 11.0% | 12.1% |
| 1994 | 140,651 | 89,648.6 | 9,649.4 | 10,650.6 | 10.8% | 11.9% |
| 1995 | 140,723 | 91,680.5 | 9,432.1 | 10,359.8 | 10.3% | 11.3% |
| 1996 | 126,230 | 93,750.1 | 9,415.0 | 10,328.4 | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| 1997 | 129,035 | 96,385.8 | 9,363.3 | 10,255.0 | 9.7% | 10.6% |
| 1998 | 131,129 | 98,328.9 | 9,306.1 | 10,103.6 | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 1999 | 132,817 | 100,025.4 | 9,418.6 | 10,216.0 | 9.4% | 10.2% |
| 2000 | 134,554 | 101,809.9 | 9,147.7 | 9,968.5 | 9.0% | 9.8% |
| 2001 | 143,041 | 101,577.3 | 9,141.3 | 9,902.7 | 9.0% | 9.7% |
| 2002 | 152,871 | 100,581.4 | 8,651.5 | 9,369.7 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| 2003 | 150,050 | 102,647.6 | 8,451.8 | 9,263.7 | 8.2% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 147,496 | 103,583.6 | 8,204.5 | 8,956.2 | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| 2005 | 148,598 | 105,508.4 | 8,255.0 | 8,961.6 | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 148,602 | 107,845.6 | 7,981.3 | 8,687.7 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2007 | 146,614 | 108,713.8 | 8,113.6 | 8,870.0 | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| 2008 | 144,506 | 108,072.6 | 8,265.2 | 9,084.4 | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| 2009 | 139,413 | 103,357.3 | 7,430.8 | 8,226.1 | 7.2% | 8.0% |
| 2010 | 137,980 | 103,040.4 | 7,091.9 | 7,883.6 | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| 2011 | 137,410 | 104,778.4 | 7,204.5 | 7,971.9 | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| 2012 | 137,861 | 107,230.2 | 7,029.9 | 7,844.3 | 6.6% | 7.3% |
| 2013 | 137,988 | 108,724.3 | 7,312.7 | 8,122.1 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 139,486 | 111,259.5 | 7,356.0 | 8,219.3 | 6.6% | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 137,826 | 113,193.2 | 7,552.4 | 8,410.1 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| 2016 | 138,525 | 115,462.2 | 7,436.2 | 8,438.1 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 136,904 | 116,961.4 | 7,600.2 | 8,490.9 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 133,898 | 119,010.9 | 7,578.0 | 8,512.4 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 129,865 | 120,755.2 | 7,507.9 | 8,562.0 | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 111,050 | 111,587.0 | 7,082.3 | 8,020.8 | 6.3% | 7.2% |
| 2021 | 112,246 | 115,807.5 | 7,025.8 | 8,050.1 | 6.1% | 7.0% |
| 2022 | 108,688 | 120,400.2 | 7,219.1 | 8,163.7 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| 2023 | 105,475 | 122,994.1 | 7,408.1 | 8,423.7 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||