Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment:
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Workers
Year Sample Size Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem %Cov
 
1973 2,659 4,105.1 180.6   4.4%  
1974 2,633 4,193.4 164.8   3.9%  
1975 2,605 4,259.2 167.5   3.9%  
1976 2,647 4,365.5 169.7   3.9%  
1977 3,106 4,481.7 233.3 275.1 5.2% 6.1%
1978 3,153 4,756.7 240.2 294.4 5.1% 6.2%
1979 3,311 5,053.5 243.0 311.3 4.8% 6.2%
1980 3,962 5,152.0 190.4 249.8 3.7% 4.8%
1981 943 5,594.3 213.9 312.7 3.8% 5.6%
1983 10,895 5,708.5 193.5 270.2 3.4% 4.7%
1984 11,160 5,953.7 194.6 276.8 3.3% 4.6%
1985 11,618 6,188.7 217.7 290.1 3.5% 4.7%
1986 12,066 6,582.5 206.6 273.6 3.1% 4.2%
1987 12,488 6,928.7 208.4 274.8 3.0% 4.0%
1988 11,680 7,002.8 223.6 288.4 3.2% 4.1%
1989 11,747 7,045.4 197.0 257.1 2.8% 3.6%
1990 12,400 7,079.5 222.9 293.5 3.1% 4.1%
1991 11,973 6,945.2 220.1 285.7 3.2% 4.1%
1992 11,640 6,887.6 190.0 251.2 2.8% 3.6%
1993 11,499 7,044.0 191.9 247.7 2.7% 3.5%
1994 11,166 7,132.0 217.5 291.2 3.0% 4.1%
1995 10,918 6,972.8 195.2 239.3 2.8% 3.4%
1996 9,641 7,071.4 230.0 284.1 3.3% 4.0%
1997 9,889 7,294.0 216.4 264.7 3.0% 3.6%
1998 10,283 7,623.1 205.3 256.4 2.7% 3.4%
1999 10,388 7,780.2 201.0 244.3 2.6% 3.1%
2000 10,343 7,686.4 173.5 212.2 2.3% 2.8%
2001 11,151 7,835.6 193.4 253.9 2.5% 3.2%
2002 12,217 7,900.8 182.2 227.5 2.3% 2.9%
2003 12,618 8,554.9 216.2 285.5 2.5% 3.3%
2004 12,473 8,714.1 229.1 275.1 2.6% 3.2%
2005 12,512 8,844.7 253.6 304.9 2.9% 3.4%
2006 12,601 9,097.7 245.9 288.7 2.7% 3.2%
2007 12,359 9,092.3 228.5 280.0 2.5% 3.1%
2008 11,894 8,885.7 208.6 255.1 2.3% 2.9%
2009 11,421 8,442.1 191.2 240.3 2.3% 2.8%
2010 11,226 8,295.1 211.2 264.2 2.5% 3.2%
2011 11,025 8,324.5 185.5 227.5 2.2% 2.7%
2012 10,924 8,416.7 204.4 256.2 2.4% 3.0%
2013 11,232 8,758.9 237.1 294.5 2.7% 3.4%
2014 11,060 8,723.4 222.2 256.4 2.5% 2.9%
2015 10,852 8,986.2 254.2 296.4 2.8% 3.3%
2016 10,924 9,204.4 270.8 342.2 2.9% 3.7%
2017 10,721 9,268.6 259.0 324.4 2.8% 3.5%
2018 10,332 9,317.7 228.3 293.2 2.4% 3.1%
2019 10,150 9,557.6 230.5 292.0 2.4% 3.1%
2020 9,111 9,276.6 202.6 279.1 2.2% 3.0%
2021 8,932 9,293.8 239.5 321.4 2.6% 3.5%
2022 8,505 9,511.4 215.1 285.2 2.3% 3.0%
2023 8,077 9,477.2 203.0 264.4 2.1% 2.8%
2024 7,987 9,437.8 168.0 220.7 1.8% 2.3%
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