| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | ||||||
| Public Administration | ||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Employment (in 1000s) | Members (in 1000s) | Covered (in 1000s) | % Mem | %Cov |
| 1973 | 2,343 | 3,633.7 | 728.7 | 20.1% | ||
| 1974 | 2,386 | 3,881.5 | 818.0 | 21.1% | ||
| 1975 | 2,440 | 4,026.0 | 862.9 | 21.4% | ||
| 1976 | 2,443 | 4,076.3 | 906.3 | 22.2% | ||
| 1977 | 3,122 | 4,283.6 | 1,098.2 | 1,371.9 | 25.6% | 32.0% |
| 1978 | 2,986 | 4,239.8 | 1,112.8 | 1,380.8 | 26.2% | 32.6% |
| 1979 | 3,098 | 4,452.2 | 1,334.9 | 1,620.1 | 30.0% | 36.4% |
| 1980 | 3,953 | 4,672.4 | 1,302.9 | 1,602.1 | 27.9% | 34.3% |
| 1981 | 840 | 4,490.2 | 1,159.5 | 1,497.2 | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 1983 | 10,009 | 4,751.0 | 1,426.4 | 1,817.9 | 30.0% | 38.3% |
| 1984 | 9,796 | 4,778.4 | 1,360.5 | 1,751.1 | 28.5% | 36.6% |
| 1985 | 9,974 | 4,985.5 | 1,429.9 | 1,769.6 | 28.7% | 35.5% |
| 1986 | 9,924 | 5,139.4 | 1,506.3 | 1,860.5 | 29.3% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 9,886 | 5,239.3 | 1,565.5 | 1,880.5 | 29.9% | 35.9% |
| 1988 | 9,733 | 5,465.3 | 1,647.6 | 2,013.8 | 30.1% | 36.8% |
| 1989 | 9,801 | 5,576.3 | 1,680.8 | 2,045.1 | 30.1% | 36.7% |
| 1990 | 10,228 | 5,619.9 | 1,683.9 | 2,054.7 | 30.0% | 36.6% |
| 1991 | 10,019 | 5,706.7 | 1,783.4 | 2,129.0 | 31.3% | 37.3% |
| 1992 | 9,676 | 5,616.8 | 1,746.8 | 2,118.1 | 31.1% | 37.7% |
| 1993 | 9,620 | 5,797.2 | 1,876.8 | 2,227.5 | 32.4% | 38.4% |
| 1994 | 9,436 | 5,870.1 | 1,963.0 | 2,308.6 | 33.4% | 39.3% |
| 1995 | 9,497 | 5,978.5 | 1,908.7 | 2,229.6 | 31.9% | 37.3% |
| 1996 | 8,281 | 5,790.5 | 1,861.2 | 2,153.6 | 32.1% | 37.2% |
| 1997 | 8,226 | 5,724.3 | 1,827.3 | 2,088.7 | 31.9% | 36.5% |
| 1998 | 8,227 | 5,899.2 | 1,959.6 | 2,212.7 | 33.2% | 37.5% |
| 1999 | 8,434 | 5,966.3 | 1,859.7 | 2,146.1 | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2000 | 8,455 | 5,978.1 | 1,913.3 | 2,135.3 | 32.0% | 35.7% |
| 2001 | 9,064 | 6,081.8 | 1,959.6 | 2,208.8 | 32.2% | 36.3% |
| 2002 | 9,944 | 6,161.3 | 1,993.6 | 2,217.3 | 32.4% | 36.0% |
| 2003 | 9,749 | 6,249.5 | 2,006.1 | 2,243.4 | 32.1% | 35.9% |
| 2004 | 9,683 | 6,358.4 | 2,032.0 | 2,260.2 | 32.0% | 35.5% |
| 2005 | 9,937 | 6,578.2 | 2,095.6 | 2,304.9 | 31.9% | 35.0% |
| 2006 | 9,789 | 6,514.8 | 2,039.8 | 2,243.4 | 31.3% | 34.4% |
| 2007 | 9,908 | 6,716.5 | 2,099.6 | 2,299.8 | 31.3% | 34.2% |
| 2008 | 9,948 | 6,777.3 | 2,236.0 | 2,441.2 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | 10,034 | 6,857.1 | 2,285.8 | 2,508.5 | 33.3% | 36.6% |
| 2010 | 10,086 | 6,957.7 | 2,171.7 | 2,420.0 | 31.2% | 34.8% |
| 2011 | 9,759 | 6,784.6 | 2,221.7 | 2,462.6 | 32.7% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | 9,337 | 6,681.1 | 2,129.8 | 2,319.6 | 31.9% | 34.7% |
| 2013 | 9,317 | 6,694.6 | 2,147.6 | 2,359.2 | 32.1% | 35.2% |
| 2014 | 9,406 | 6,739.6 | 2,173.7 | 2,393.2 | 32.3% | 35.5% |
| 2015 | 9,357 | 6,844.3 | 2,148.8 | 2,385.6 | 31.4% | 34.9% |
| 2016 | 9,336 | 6,855.9 | 2,054.3 | 2,242.5 | 30.0% | 32.7% |
| 2017 | 9,391 | 7,098.1 | 2,171.1 | 2,386.3 | 30.6% | 33.6% |
| 2018 | 9,341 | 7,358.4 | 2,138.0 | 2,352.5 | 29.1% | 32.0% |
| 2019 | 8,773 | 7,200.1 | 2,154.2 | 2,374.8 | 29.9% | 33.0% |
| 2020 | 8,443 | 7,500.5 | 2,276.8 | 2,503.1 | 30.4% | 33.4% |
| 2021 | 8,120 | 7,382.4 | 2,143.1 | 2,372.6 | 29.0% | 32.1% |
| 2022 | 7,800 | 7,677.7 | 2,167.7 | 2,418.8 | 28.2% | 31.5% |
| 2023 | 7,717 | 8,017.8 | 2,311.2 | 2,561.9 | 28.8% | 32.0% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | ||||||