| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Workers with Bachelor's Degree or More | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 7,627 | 11,854.1 | 1,375.6 | 11.6% | ||
| 1974 | 7,974 | 12,815.1 | 1,608.2 | 12.5% | ||
| 1975 | 8,263 | 13,552.6 | 1,689.2 | 12.5% | ||
| 1976 | 8,574 | 14,246.6 | 1,808.5 | 12.7% | ||
| 1977 | 10,583 | 15,105.3 | 2,718.9 | 3,413.5 | 18.0% | 22.6% |
| 1978 | 10,882 | 16,044.7 | 2,929.7 | 3,624.6 | 18.3% | 22.6% |
| 1979 | 5,550 | 8,374.6 | 1,998.5 | 2,414.8 | 23.9% | 28.8% |
| 1980 | 6,865 | 8,655.7 | 2,012.5 | 2,424.9 | 23.3% | 28.0% |
| 1981 | 2,831 | 16,102.5 | 3,175.4 | 3,859.4 | 19.7% | 24.0% |
| 1983 | 38,414 | 19,598.7 | 3,446.1 | 4,347.4 | 17.6% | 22.2% |
| 1984 | 39,463 | 20,550.9 | 3,401.0 | 4,270.5 | 16.5% | 20.8% |
| 1985 | 41,305 | 21,427.6 | 3,468.9 | 4,283.6 | 16.2% | 20.0% |
| 1986 | 41,723 | 22,237.5 | 3,536.8 | 4,354.7 | 15.9% | 19.6% |
| 1987 | 42,449 | 23,108.2 | 3,678.1 | 4,432.0 | 15.9% | 19.2% |
| 1988 | 41,279 | 24,226.3 | 3,901.8 | 4,711.9 | 16.1% | 19.4% |
| 1989 | 40,209 | 23,495.5 | 3,783.5 | 4,607.4 | 16.1% | 19.6% |
| 1990 | 43,376 | 24,135.2 | 3,754.2 | 4,590.4 | 15.6% | 19.0% |
| 1991 | 43,078 | 24,381.6 | 3,849.9 | 4,611.9 | 15.8% | 18.9% |
| 1992 | 42,491 | 24,580.9 | 3,813.5 | 4,606.3 | 15.5% | 18.7% |
| 1993 | 42,642 | 25,447.1 | 4,041.4 | 4,806.7 | 15.9% | 18.9% |
| 1994 | 42,775 | 26,432.8 | 4,235.9 | 4,977.2 | 16.0% | 18.8% |
| 1995 | 43,683 | 27,247.9 | 4,221.2 | 4,947.8 | 15.5% | 18.2% |
| 1996 | 39,103 | 28,315.7 | 4,295.3 | 5,033.7 | 15.2% | 17.8% |
| 1997 | 40,295 | 29,206.5 | 4,437.5 | 5,158.9 | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| 1998 | 41,490 | 30,351.3 | 4,525.6 | 5,251.4 | 14.9% | 17.3% |
| 1999 | 42,842 | 31,586.8 | 4,798.6 | 5,492.6 | 15.2% | 17.4% |
| 2000 | 43,568 | 32,403.0 | 4,737.4 | 5,438.5 | 14.6% | 16.8% |
| 2001 | 47,058 | 32,910.5 | 4,826.2 | 5,500.0 | 14.7% | 16.7% |
| 2002 | 52,172 | 33,604.3 | 4,976.9 | 5,641.2 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 51,927 | 34,868.5 | 5,065.8 | 5,756.4 | 14.5% | 16.5% |
| 2004 | 51,792 | 35,721.0 | 5,151.5 | 5,888.4 | 14.4% | 16.5% |
| 2005 | 52,740 | 36,530.3 | 5,287.8 | 5,967.9 | 14.5% | 16.3% |
| 2006 | 53,051 | 37,708.8 | 5,296.5 | 5,975.9 | 14.0% | 15.8% |
| 2007 | 54,499 | 39,421.3 | 5,631.6 | 6,336.8 | 14.3% | 16.1% |
| 2008 | 55,200 | 40,452.6 | 5,902.3 | 6,658.8 | 14.6% | 16.5% |
| 2009 | 55,125 | 39,947.9 | 5,723.3 | 6,412.6 | 14.3% | 16.1% |
| 2010 | 55,792 | 40,607.0 | 5,683.7 | 6,398.3 | 14.0% | 15.8% |
| 2011 | 56,021 | 41,273.9 | 5,703.1 | 6,415.1 | 13.8% | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 57,478 | 42,896.0 | 5,575.7 | 6,285.2 | 13.0% | 14.7% |
| 2013 | 58,469 | 44,274.0 | 5,720.5 | 6,436.1 | 12.9% | 14.5% |
| 2014 | 59,030 | 45,551.6 | 5,845.7 | 6,578.7 | 12.8% | 14.4% |
| 2015 | 59,187 | 47,635.6 | 6,196.4 | 6,975.4 | 13.0% | 14.6% |
| 2016 | 60,088 | 49,041.3 | 6,106.1 | 6,892.3 | 12.5% | 14.1% |
| 2017 | 60,684 | 50,747.1 | 6,195.4 | 6,962.5 | 12.2% | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 60,326 | 52,734.7 | 6,286.4 | 7,145.2 | 11.9% | 13.5% |
| 2019 | 59,045 | 54,139.0 | 6,429.6 | 7,321.4 | 11.9% | 13.5% |
| 2020 | 54,232 | 53,746.8 | 6,481.2 | 7,414.9 | 12.1% | 13.8% |
| 2021 | 54,232 | 55,262.2 | 6,458.5 | 7,407.4 | 11.7% | 13.4% |
| 2022 | 52,948 | 57,600.6 | 6,498.7 | 7,381.3 | 11.3% | 12.8% |
| 2023 | 51,513 | 59,397.3 | 6,648.0 | 7,532.1 | 11.2% | 12.7% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||