| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Private Sector Construction Workers | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 2,670 | 4,131.8 | 1,632.8 | 39.5% | ||
| 1974 | 2,479 | 4,017.2 | 1,490.9 | 37.1% | ||
| 1975 | 2,103 | 3,464.0 | 1,284.0 | 37.1% | ||
| 1976 | 2,208 | 3,692.9 | 1,321.9 | 35.8% | ||
| 1977 | 2,882 | 3,975.4 | 1,425.3 | 1,495.2 | 35.9% | 37.6% |
| 1978 | 3,030 | 4,422.3 | 1,418.7 | 1,495.2 | 32.1% | 33.8% |
| 1979 | 3,092 | 4,563.1 | 1,451.5 | 1,548.5 | 31.8% | 33.9% |
| 1980 | 3,544 | 4,443.1 | 1,370.7 | 1,431.2 | 30.9% | 32.2% |
| 1981 | 785 | 4,375.1 | 1,440.9 | 1,475.7 | 32.9% | 33.7% |
| 1983 | 8,053 | 4,109.0 | 1,130.7 | 1,207.0 | 27.5% | 29.4% |
| 1984 | 8,528 | 4,503.7 | 1,060.5 | 1,115.1 | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| 1985 | 8,748 | 4,716.3 | 1,050.9 | 1,113.9 | 22.3% | 23.6% |
| 1986 | 8,817 | 4,958.8 | 1,091.9 | 1,158.0 | 22.0% | 23.4% |
| 1987 | 8,814 | 5,052.1 | 1,060.1 | 1,122.7 | 21.0% | 22.2% |
| 1988 | 8,543 | 5,193.3 | 1,095.6 | 1,151.3 | 21.1% | 22.2% |
| 1989 | 8,629 | 5,322.2 | 1,144.8 | 1,202.8 | 21.5% | 22.6% |
| 1990 | 8,844 | 5,199.8 | 1,072.3 | 1,137.6 | 20.6% | 21.9% |
| 1991 | 7,806 | 4,684.8 | 977.1 | 1,034.8 | 20.9% | 22.1% |
| 1992 | 7,443 | 4,592.9 | 904.7 | 954.1 | 19.7% | 20.8% |
| 1993 | 7,491 | 4,702.9 | 929.4 | 973.3 | 19.8% | 20.7% |
| 1994 | 7,416 | 4,866.7 | 915.9 | 966.3 | 18.8% | 19.9% |
| 1995 | 7,645 | 5,134.9 | 908.1 | 963.4 | 17.7% | 18.8% |
| 1996 | 7,180 | 5,387.4 | 994.2 | 1,032.7 | 18.5% | 19.2% |
| 1997 | 7,494 | 5,739.4 | 1,067.1 | 1,117.8 | 18.6% | 19.5% |
| 1998 | 7,726 | 5,946.5 | 1,055.8 | 1,093.3 | 17.8% | 18.4% |
| 1999 | 8,154 | 6,229.6 | 1,186.9 | 1,224.0 | 19.1% | 19.6% |
| 2000 | 8,725 | 6,665.6 | 1,219.6 | 1,268.2 | 18.3% | 19.0% |
| 2001 | 9,548 | 6,867.6 | 1,276.0 | 1,315.2 | 18.6% | 19.2% |
| 2002 | 10,085 | 6,679.5 | 1,164.7 | 1,203.7 | 17.4% | 18.0% |
| 2003 | 10,134 | 7,126.1 | 1,139.2 | 1,187.9 | 16.0% | 16.7% |
| 2004 | 10,389 | 7,549.9 | 1,109.8 | 1,161.8 | 14.7% | 15.4% |
| 2005 | 10,982 | 8,053.1 | 1,057.1 | 1,111.5 | 13.1% | 13.8% |
| 2006 | 11,362 | 8,444.0 | 1,097.3 | 1,146.2 | 13.0% | 13.6% |
| 2007 | 11,071 | 8,561.2 | 1,192.7 | 1,231.5 | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| 2008 | 9,914 | 7,651.6 | 1,194.9 | 1,240.6 | 15.6% | 16.2% |
| 2009 | 8,624 | 6,613.0 | 957.8 | 993.1 | 14.5% | 15.0% |
| 2010 | 7,899 | 6,102.6 | 800.6 | 838.5 | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 2011 | 7,994 | 6,242.9 | 874.8 | 929.2 | 14.0% | 14.9% |
| 2012 | 7,832 | 6,204.7 | 818.9 | 849.3 | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 2013 | 8,089 | 6,476.8 | 913.9 | 966.9 | 14.1% | 14.9% |
| 2014 | 8,596 | 6,971.7 | 968.6 | 1,023.7 | 13.9% | 14.7% |
| 2015 | 8,549 | 7,109.7 | 940.0 | 991.5 | 13.2% | 13.9% |
| 2016 | 8,888 | 7,490.7 | 1,038.7 | 1,095.4 | 13.9% | 14.6% |
| 2017 | 9,040 | 7,842.6 | 1,101.5 | 1,156.0 | 14.0% | 14.7% |
| 2018 | 9,068 | 8,168.0 | 1,048.6 | 1,125.0 | 12.8% | 13.8% |
| 2019 | 8,929 | 8,348.8 | 1,054.7 | 1,132.8 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
| 2020 | 7,610 | 7,832.0 | 992.9 | 1,049.8 | 12.7% | 13.4% |
| 2021 | 7,761 | 8,149.2 | 1,020.9 | 1,109.0 | 12.5% | 13.6% |
| 2022 | 7,691 | 8,672.7 | 1,019.3 | 1,076.8 | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| 2023 | 7,560 | 8,918.2 | 952.6 | 1,015.8 | 10.7% | 11.4% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||