| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Private Sector Manufacturing Workers | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 13,108 | 20,107.6 | 7,827.7 | 38.9% | ||
| 1974 | 12,865 | 20,480.9 | 7,759.7 | 37.9% | ||
| 1975 | 11,377 | 18,477.2 | 6,656.8 | 36.0% | ||
| 1976 | 11,832 | 19,523.1 | 6,958.8 | 35.6% | ||
| 1977 | 13,316 | 20,030.0 | 7,118.5 | 7,527.6 | 35.5% | 37.6% |
| 1978 | 13,148 | 20,677.4 | 7,076.8 | 7,589.3 | 34.2% | 36.7% |
| 1979 | 13,389 | 21,238.2 | 7,509.5 | 8,115.8 | 35.4% | 38.2% |
| 1980 | 15,011 | 20,850.4 | 6,726.0 | 7,251.9 | 32.3% | 34.8% |
| 1981 | 3,423 | 21,286.8 | 6,667.3 | 7,190.5 | 31.3% | 33.8% |
| 1983 | 35,436 | 19,066.1 | 5,302.8 | 5,811.7 | 27.8% | 30.5% |
| 1984 | 36,897 | 20,206.9 | 5,250.4 | 5,729.4 | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 1985 | 36,967 | 20,120.1 | 4,996.3 | 5,421.9 | 24.8% | 26.9% |
| 1986 | 36,231 | 20,295.8 | 4,869.4 | 5,230.8 | 24.0% | 25.8% |
| 1987 | 35,739 | 20,235.3 | 4,691.0 | 5,007.6 | 23.2% | 24.7% |
| 1988 | 33,803 | 20,430.0 | 4,516.0 | 4,853.8 | 22.1% | 23.8% |
| 1989 | 34,276 | 20,690.4 | 4,467.3 | 4,778.9 | 21.6% | 23.1% |
| 1990 | 35,064 | 20,508.0 | 4,195.2 | 4,515.0 | 20.5% | 22.0% |
| 1991 | 33,183 | 19,736.5 | 3,982.7 | 4,279.4 | 20.2% | 21.7% |
| 1992 | 31,814 | 19,233.1 | 3,752.7 | 4,010.5 | 19.5% | 20.9% |
| 1993 | 30,579 | 18,870.7 | 3,603.8 | 3,818.0 | 19.1% | 20.2% |
| 1994 | 29,818 | 19,271.2 | 3,510.7 | 3,783.8 | 18.2% | 19.6% |
| 1995 | 29,303 | 19,520.0 | 3,439.6 | 3,657.3 | 17.6% | 18.7% |
| 1996 | 25,388 | 19,653.4 | 3,387.4 | 3,602.6 | 17.2% | 18.3% |
| 1997 | 25,707 | 19,961.2 | 3,253.4 | 3,440.8 | 16.3% | 17.2% |
| 1998 | 25,291 | 19,762.5 | 3,127.2 | 3,315.0 | 15.8% | 16.8% |
| 1999 | 24,741 | 19,322.9 | 3,024.0 | 3,209.1 | 15.6% | 16.6% |
| 2000 | 24,394 | 19,167.3 | 2,831.8 | 2,999.4 | 14.8% | 15.6% |
| 2001 | 24,658 | 18,147.1 | 2,658.1 | 2,807.0 | 14.6% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 25,001 | 16,918.2 | 2,427.1 | 2,557.1 | 14.3% | 15.1% |
| 2003 | 22,872 | 16,129.8 | 2,172.9 | 2,313.7 | 13.5% | 14.3% |
| 2004 | 21,897 | 15,753.5 | 2,036.2 | 2,183.1 | 12.9% | 13.9% |
| 2005 | 21,431 | 15,518.4 | 2,016.9 | 2,127.3 | 13.0% | 13.7% |
| 2006 | 20,943 | 15,642.6 | 1,827.0 | 1,948.8 | 11.7% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 20,252 | 15,341.5 | 1,734.2 | 1,845.1 | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| 2008 | 19,808 | 15,131.4 | 1,723.5 | 1,862.5 | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2009 | 17,884 | 13,454.0 | 1,469.5 | 1,594.7 | 10.9% | 11.9% |
| 2010 | 17,488 | 13,251.8 | 1,418.5 | 1,537.8 | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| 2011 | 17,501 | 13,596.1 | 1,424.0 | 1,520.7 | 10.5% | 11.2% |
| 2012 | 17,763 | 13,935.9 | 1,335.4 | 1,465.6 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
| 2013 | 17,868 | 14,188.3 | 1,429.0 | 1,555.2 | 10.1% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 17,830 | 14,462.0 | 1,407.3 | 1,514.1 | 9.7% | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 17,389 | 14,534.5 | 1,366.7 | 1,460.6 | 9.4% | 10.0% |
| 2016 | 17,432 | 14,777.7 | 1,295.1 | 1,422.3 | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 16,975 | 14,656.1 | 1,328.3 | 1,460.1 | 9.1% | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 16,535 | 14,855.2 | 1,339.9 | 1,444.1 | 9.0% | 9.7% |
| 2019 | 16,117 | 15,065.2 | 1,290.7 | 1,423.5 | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| 2020 | 13,696 | 13,884.6 | 1,178.2 | 1,285.1 | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| 2021 | 13,693 | 14,128.3 | 1,077.5 | 1,197.6 | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 13,054 | 14,575.0 | 1,140.7 | 1,255.8 | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 12,792 | 14,917.1 | 1,181.8 | 1,353.4 | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||