| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Federal Workers (excluding postal) | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1983 | 5,510 | 2,416.9 | 469.3 | 711.2 | 19.4% | 29.4% |
| 1984 | 5,362 | 2,452.7 | 418.4 | 642.1 | 17.1% | 26.2% |
| 1985 | 5,242 | 2,550.7 | 417.8 | 623.1 | 16.4% | 24.4% |
| 1986 | 4,977 | 2,530.1 | 409.5 | 618.3 | 16.2% | 24.4% |
| 1987 | 4,946 | 2,552.5 | 415.0 | 607.6 | 16.3% | 23.8% |
| 1988 | 4,770 | 2,567.0 | 442.4 | 663.0 | 17.2% | 25.8% |
| 1989 | 4,611 | 2,509.9 | 379.5 | 588.2 | 15.1% | 23.4% |
| 1990 | 4,811 | 2,590.9 | 391.4 | 626.6 | 15.1% | 24.2% |
| 1991 | 4,667 | 2,589.0 | 409.5 | 649.0 | 15.8% | 25.1% |
| 1992 | 4,449 | 2,541.8 | 441.1 | 677.7 | 17.4% | 26.7% |
| 1993 | 4,408 | 2,630.3 | 445.3 | 672.8 | 16.9% | 25.6% |
| 1994 | 4,390 | 2,628.8 | 508.2 | 728.8 | 19.3% | 27.7% |
| 1995 | 4,374 | 2,561.6 | 458.2 | 660.8 | 17.9% | 25.8% |
| 1996 | 3,686 | 2,430.7 | 418.2 | 595.0 | 17.2% | 24.5% |
| 1997 | 3,550 | 2,329.7 | 396.2 | 565.3 | 17.0% | 24.3% |
| 1998 | 3,476 | 2,360.1 | 447.5 | 593.0 | 19.0% | 25.1% |
| 1999 | 3,520 | 2,373.2 | 423.9 | 588.2 | 17.9% | 24.8% |
| 2000 | 3,539 | 2,338.5 | 406.8 | 522.0 | 17.4% | 22.3% |
| 2001 | 3,904 | 2,409.5 | 443.2 | 566.5 | 18.4% | 23.5% |
| 2002 | 4,185 | 2,382.3 | 442.6 | 569.6 | 18.6% | 23.9% |
| 2003 | 4,166 | 2,398.7 | 444.5 | 579.1 | 18.5% | 24.1% |
| 2004 | 4,201 | 2,463.6 | 434.8 | 563.0 | 17.6% | 22.9% |
| 2005 | 4,328 | 2,614.0 | 430.7 | 573.4 | 16.5% | 21.9% |
| 2006 | 4,281 | 2,573.9 | 448.5 | 576.3 | 17.4% | 22.4% |
| 2007 | 4,252 | 2,617.2 | 417.7 | 539.4 | 16.0% | 20.6% |
| 2008 | 4,414 | 2,710.4 | 479.3 | 604.8 | 17.7% | 22.3% |
| 2009 | 4,540 | 2,801.4 | 504.2 | 648.5 | 18.0% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 4,658 | 2,992.0 | 518.8 | 666.0 | 17.3% | 22.3% |
| 2011 | 4,515 | 2,866.9 | 525.8 | 670.9 | 18.3% | 23.4% |
| 2012 | 4,355 | 2,855.2 | 498.7 | 621.0 | 17.5% | 21.7% |
| 2013 | 4,350 | 2,828.0 | 502.4 | 634.8 | 17.8% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 4,279 | 2,750.4 | 512.5 | 629.7 | 18.6% | 22.9% |
| 2015 | 4,390 | 2,914.5 | 552.5 | 698.2 | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| 2016 | 4,446 | 3,004.4 | 578.8 | 682.5 | 19.3% | 22.7% |
| 2017 | 4,398 | 3,044.1 | 585.5 | 721.2 | 19.2% | 23.7% |
| 2018 | 4,290 | 3,075.7 | 559.9 | 692.1 | 18.2% | 22.5% |
| 2019 | 4,093 | 3,155.8 | 585.7 | 738.2 | 18.6% | 23.4% |
| 2020 | 4,021 | 3,279.5 | 633.7 | 755.9 | 19.3% | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 3,833 | 3,184.8 | 580.7 | 705.1 | 18.2% | 22.1% |
| 2022 | 3,772 | 3,355.9 | 586.6 | 718.8 | 17.5% | 21.4% |
| 2023 | 3,665 | 3,490.2 | 661.1 | 795.0 | 18.9% | 22.8% |
| 2024 | 3,719 | 3,543.2 | 656.2 | 823.7 | 18.5% | 23.2% |
| Copyright 2025 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||