Union Membership, Coverage, and Earnings from the CPS
Union data compilations from the 2023 CPS
completed January 16, 2024
The
Union Membership and Coverage Database,
available at
www.unionstats.com,
is an Internet data resource providing private and public sector labor union membership,
coverage, and density estimates compiled from the monthly household Current Population Survey
(CPS) using BLS methods.
Economy-wide estimates are provided beginning
in 1973; estimates by state, detailed industry, and detailed occupation begin
in 1983; and estimates by metropolitan area begin in 1986.
The Database,
constructed
by Barry Hirsch
(Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State
University),
David Macpherson
(Department
of Economics, Trinity University), and William Even
(Department of Economics, Miami University),was created in 2002 and is updated annually.