| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Private Sector Nonagricultural Workers | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 39,431 | 60,643.3 | 14,900.0 | 24.6% | ||
| 1974 | 38,589 | 61,632.5 | 14,671.0 | 23.8% | ||
| 1975 | 36,786 | 59,879.4 | 13,135.0 | 21.9% | ||
| 1976 | 37,871 | 62,539.9 | 13,585.8 | 21.7% | ||
| 1977 | 44,992 | 64,718.4 | 14,299.0 | 15,374.3 | 22.1% | 23.8% |
| 1978 | 45,428 | 68,154.6 | 14,388.9 | 15,622.5 | 21.1% | 22.9% |
| 1979 | 45,975 | 69,854.8 | 15,077.6 | 16,477.7 | 21.6% | 23.6% |
| 1980 | 53,981 | 70,013.3 | 14,285.5 | 15,475.7 | 20.4% | 22.1% |
| 1981 | 12,346 | 72,944.4 | 13,928.9 | 15,154.3 | 19.1% | 20.8% |
| 1983 | 138,390 | 71,224.8 | 11,933.3 | 13,369.0 | 16.8% | 18.8% |
| 1984 | 142,329 | 74,930.6 | 11,647.3 | 12,942.6 | 15.5% | 17.3% |
| 1985 | 145,521 | 77,044.0 | 11,226.8 | 12,409.1 | 14.6% | 16.1% |
| 1986 | 145,111 | 79,090.9 | 11,051.4 | 12,165.3 | 14.0% | 15.4% |
| 1987 | 146,146 | 80,993.0 | 10,825.6 | 11,850.3 | 13.4% | 14.6% |
| 1988 | 139,846 | 82,740.5 | 10,674.0 | 11,723.0 | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| 1989 | 142,852 | 84,504.4 | 10,520.0 | 11,555.6 | 12.4% | 13.7% |
| 1990 | 149,530 | 85,492.9 | 10,270.6 | 11,394.1 | 12.0% | 13.3% |
| 1991 | 144,531 | 84,138.1 | 9,965.2 | 10,975.8 | 11.8% | 13.0% |
| 1992 | 142,432 | 84,916.7 | 9,743.9 | 10,711.8 | 11.5% | 12.6% |
| 1993 | 140,493 | 85,882.5 | 9,602.8 | 10,507.6 | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 1994 | 138,496 | 88,169.1 | 9,618.3 | 10,611.7 | 10.9% | 12.0% |
| 1995 | 138,486 | 90,121.0 | 9,400.0 | 10,318.2 | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 1996 | 123,905 | 92,059.2 | 9,385.0 | 10,293.4 | 10.2% | 11.2% |
| 1997 | 126,836 | 94,705.3 | 9,327.0 | 10,215.1 | 9.8% | 10.8% |
| 1998 | 128,829 | 96,589.6 | 9,279.7 | 10,072.9 | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| 1999 | 130,506 | 98,304.4 | 9,376.0 | 10,167.5 | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 2000 | 132,161 | 99,988.8 | 9,109.7 | 9,923.7 | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| 2001 | 140,614 | 99,921.8 | 9,113.6 | 9,869.4 | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 150,204 | 98,830.7 | 8,612.4 | 9,325.4 | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 148,709 | 101,788.9 | 8,440.6 | 9,250.1 | 8.3% | 9.1% |
| 2004 | 146,180 | 102,753.1 | 8,188.4 | 8,936.6 | 8.0% | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 147,313 | 104,679.8 | 8,237.2 | 8,941.1 | 7.9% | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 147,285 | 106,995.1 | 7,964.8 | 8,669.5 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2007 | 145,311 | 107,844.0 | 8,100.1 | 8,854.3 | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| 2008 | 143,153 | 107,178.1 | 8,243.3 | 9,057.8 | 7.7% | 8.5% |
| 2009 | 138,131 | 102,479.0 | 7,424.3 | 8,218.3 | 7.2% | 8.0% |
| 2010 | 136,698 | 102,134.4 | 7,082.0 | 7,871.2 | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| 2011 | 136,038 | 103,828.6 | 7,190.6 | 7,953.6 | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 136,460 | 106,238.1 | 7,015.8 | 7,825.3 | 6.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 136,780 | 107,851.6 | 7,304.1 | 8,112.8 | 6.8% | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 138,063 | 110,254.9 | 7,345.1 | 8,203.5 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 136,346 | 112,119.6 | 7,539.7 | 8,390.9 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 137,010 | 114,357.3 | 7,422.4 | 8,415.5 | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 135,417 | 115,855.9 | 7,579.3 | 8,467.2 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 132,493 | 117,915.8 | 7,555.4 | 8,485.3 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 128,492 | 119,632.8 | 7,492.0 | 8,536.0 | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 109,856 | 110,489.6 | 7,068.0 | 8,004.1 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| 2021 | 111,026 | 114,700.6 | 6,989.1 | 8,011.8 | 6.1% | 7.0% |
| 2022 | 107,603 | 119,348.7 | 7,180.3 | 8,120.6 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| 2023 | 104,378 | 121,921.0 | 7,385.2 | 8,396.2 | 6.1% | 6.9% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||