Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by State: 2009
       
State Census Code State Sector Obs Employment (in 1000s) Members (in 1000s) Covered (in 1000s) % Mem % Cov
63 Alabama Total 1,721 1,763 191 212 10.9% 12.0%
63 Alabama Public 312 319 105 112 32.9% 35.1%
63 Alabama Private 1,409 1,444 86 100 6.0% 6.9%
63 Alabama Priv. Manufacturing 257 255 35 35 13.7% 13.7%
63 Alabama Priv. Construction 111 112 7 10 6.4% 9.1%
94 Alaska Total 2,366 293 65 69 22.3% 23.6%
94 Alaska Public 677 81 43 46 53.4% 56.6%
94 Alaska Private 1,689 211 22 23 10.3% 10.9%
94 Alaska Priv. Manufacturing 60 7 1 1 6.9% 6.9%
94 Alaska Priv. Construction 129 17 3 3 16.7% 16.7%
86 Arizona Total 1,828 2,471 162 194 6.5% 7.9%
86 Arizona Public 285 372 86 106 23.0% 28.4%
86 Arizona Private 1,543 2,099 76 89 3.6% 4.2%
86 Arizona Priv. Manufacturing 169 233 8 13 3.4% 5.8%
86 Arizona Priv. Construction 106 151 5 5 3.5% 3.5%
71 Arkansas Total 1,689 1,103 47 55 4.2% 5.0%
71 Arkansas Public 275 178 20 25 11.4% 14.3%
71 Arkansas Private 1,414 925 26 29 2.8% 3.2%
71 Arkansas Priv. Manufacturing 243 163 12 13 7.1% 7.9%
71 Arkansas Priv. Construction 90 57 3 3 5.4% 5.4%
93 California Total 13,494 14,297 2,453 2,622 17.2% 18.3%
93 California Public 2,261 2,366 1,320 1,396 55.8% 59.0%
93 California Private 11,233 11,931 1,133 1,226 9.5% 10.3%
93 California Priv. Manufacturing 1,480 1,567 126 139 8.1% 8.9%
93 California Priv. Construction 666 735 129 133 17.6% 18.0%
84 Colorado Total 3,788 2,175 153 181 7.0% 8.3%
84 Colorado Public 591 332 69 84 20.9% 25.3%
84 Colorado Private 3,197 1,843 84 97 4.5% 5.2%
84 Colorado Priv. Manufacturing 314 179 13 15 7.4% 8.3%
84 Colorado Priv. Construction 211 125 7 8 6.0% 6.4%
16 Connecticut Total 4,068 1,538 265 282 17.3% 18.4%
16 Connecticut Public 647 241 155 160 64.2% 66.3%
16 Connecticut Private 3,421 1,297 111 123 8.5% 9.4%
16 Connecticut Priv. Manufacturing 473 177 18 19 10.2% 11.0%
16 Connecticut Priv. Construction 185 71 12 12 17.0% 17.6%
51 Delaware Total 2,612 367 44 47 11.9% 12.8%
51 Delaware Public 409 57 26 27 45.1% 47.4%
51 Delaware Private 2,203 311 18 20 5.8% 6.5%
51 Delaware Priv. Manufacturing 251 35 4 4 10.6% 11.8%
51 Delaware Priv. Construction 141 20 2 2 9.8% 11.2%
53 District of Columbia Total 2,469 276 29 35 10.4% 12.5%
53 District of Columbia Public 707 78 16 19 20.2% 24.5%
53 District of Columbia Private 1,762 198 13 15 6.5% 7.8%
53 District of Columbia Priv. Manufacturing 20 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
53 District of Columbia Priv. Construction 78 9 1 1 12.0% 15.3%
59 Florida Total 6,113 7,097 411 489 5.8% 6.9%
59 Florida Public 1,000 1,163 292 338 25.1% 29.0%
59 Florida Private 5,113 5,934 118 152 2.0% 2.6%
59 Florida Priv. Manufacturing 359 421 11 15 2.5% 3.6%
59 Florida Priv. Construction 339 402 5 7 1.2% 1.8%
58 Georgia Total 3,417 3,869 177 226 4.6% 5.9%
58 Georgia Public 609 682 89 119 13.0% 17.5%
58 Georgia Private 2,808 3,188 88 107 2.8% 3.4%
58 Georgia Priv. Manufacturing 340 383 12 16 3.2% 4.2%
58 Georgia Priv. Construction 197 230 8 8 3.6% 3.6%
95 Hawaii Total 2,575 526 123 128 23.5% 24.3%
95 Hawaii Public 551 113 63 64 55.4% 56.5%
95 Hawaii Private 2,024 413 61 64 14.7% 15.5%
95 Hawaii Priv. Manufacturing 61 12 2 2 15.6% 15.6%
95 Hawaii Priv. Construction 172 36 12 12 33.5% 33.5%
82 Idaho Total 1,732 577 36 46 6.3% 7.9%
82 Idaho Public 356 118 22 27 18.3% 22.6%
82 Idaho Private 1,376 459 15 19 3.2% 4.1%
82 Idaho Priv. Manufacturing 177 59 3 3 4.9% 5.5%
82 Idaho Priv. Construction 85 29 4 4 12.4% 12.4%
33 Illinois Total 5,304 5,435 951 997 17.5% 18.3%
33 Illinois Public 829 833 447 458 53.6% 55.0%
33 Illinois Private 4,475 4,602 504 539 10.9% 11.7%
33 Illinois Priv. Manufacturing 620 633 98 104 15.6% 16.4%
33 Illinois Priv. Construction 249 262 99 99 37.8% 37.8%
32 Indiana Total 2,590 2,612 277 319 10.6% 12.2%
32 Indiana Public 390 381 108 125 28.3% 32.7%
32 Indiana Private 2,200 2,231 169 194 7.6% 8.7%
32 Indiana Priv. Manufacturing 454 461 67 70 14.5% 15.3%
32 Indiana Priv. Construction 126 133 39 39 28.9% 28.9%
42 Iowa Total 3,594 1,398 156 185 11.1% 13.3%
42 Iowa Public 628 241 76 96 31.4% 39.7%
42 Iowa Private 2,966 1,157 80 90 6.9% 7.7%
42 Iowa Priv. Manufacturing 625 243 41 43 16.7% 17.8%
42 Iowa Priv. Construction 149 59 12 13 20.5% 21.4%
47 Kansas Total 2,575 1,249 77 104 6.2% 8.4%
47 Kansas Public 529 249 37 53 15.0% 21.5%
47 Kansas Private 2,046 1,000 40 51 4.0% 5.1%
47 Kansas Priv. Manufacturing 329 159 21 23 12.9% 14.7%
47 Kansas Priv. Construction 120 61 7 7 11.9% 11.9%
61 Kentucky Total 2,344 1,657 142 173 8.6% 10.5%
61 Kentucky Public 418 292 50 69 17.0% 23.5%
61 Kentucky Private 1,926 1,365 93 105 6.8% 7.7%
61 Kentucky Priv. Manufacturing 329 225 28 31 12.5% 13.8%
61 Kentucky Priv. Construction 113 78 11 11 14.5% 14.5%
72 Louisiana Total 1,515 1,704 99 110 5.8% 6.5%
72 Louisiana Public 282 312 48 54 15.3% 17.2%
72 Louisiana Private 1,233 1,391 51 57 3.7% 4.1%
72 Louisiana Priv. Manufacturing 134 151 19 19 12.8% 12.8%
72 Louisiana Priv. Construction 94 107 4 6 3.8% 5.9%
11 Maine Total 3,177 543 63 74 11.7% 13.7%
11 Maine Public 542 91 40 48 44.6% 53.2%
11 Maine Private 2,635 452 23 26 5.1% 5.8%
11 Maine Priv. Manufacturing 316 54 10 10 17.8% 18.4%
11 Maine Priv. Construction 140 24 1 2 4.3% 7.0%
52 Maryland Total 4,448 2,555 323 366 12.6% 14.3%
52 Maryland Public 1,104 640 183 213 28.5% 33.3%
52 Maryland Private 3,344 1,914 140 154 7.3% 8.0%
52 Maryland Priv. Manufacturing 218 119 15 16 12.8% 13.2%
52 Maryland Priv. Construction 272 155 20 21 12.6% 13.5%
14 Massachusetts Total 2,678 2,864 476 516 16.6% 18.0%
14 Massachusetts Public 411 429 261 275 60.9% 64.1%
14 Massachusetts Private 2,267 2,435 215 241 8.8% 9.9%
14 Massachusetts Priv. Manufacturing 254 270 24 28 8.9% 10.4%
14 Massachusetts Priv. Construction 95 103 21 21 20.6% 20.6%
34 Michigan Total 3,741 3,785 710 752 18.8% 19.9%
34 Michigan Public 548 550 315 332 57.1% 60.3%
34 Michigan Private 3,193 3,235 395 420 12.2% 13.0%
34 Michigan Priv. Manufacturing 595 594 107 112 17.9% 18.9%
34 Michigan Priv. Construction 144 146 35 36 24.0% 24.7%
41 Minnesota Total 4,496 2,400 362 377 15.1% 15.7%
41 Minnesota Public 680 358 189 195 52.8% 54.6%
41 Minnesota Private 3,816 2,043 173 182 8.5% 8.9%
41 Minnesota Priv. Manufacturing 639 337 28 29 8.4% 8.7%
41 Minnesota Priv. Construction 180 96 29 30 30.3% 31.0%
64 Mississippi Total 1,400 1,029 49 66 4.8% 6.4%
64 Mississippi Public 313 225 14 24 6.2% 10.8%
64 Mississippi Private 1,087 804 35 42 4.4% 5.2%
64 Mississippi Priv. Manufacturing 211 154 18 18 11.4% 11.9%
64 Mississippi Priv. Construction 75 58 1 2 2.3% 3.6%
43 Missouri Total 2,910 2,481 234 264 9.4% 10.6%
43 Missouri Public 428 362 64 79 17.7% 21.8%
43 Missouri Private 2,482 2,119 169 185 8.0% 8.7%
43 Missouri Priv. Manufacturing 381 318 50 53 15.8% 16.8%
43 Missouri Priv. Construction 145 125 34 34 27.3% 27.3%
81 Montana Total 1,444 374 52 68 13.9% 18.1%
81 Montana Public 301 78 33 40 42.3% 51.0%
81 Montana Private 1,143 296 19 28 6.5% 9.4%
81 Montana Priv. Manufacturing 75 19 3 4 15.9% 19.6%
81 Montana Priv. Construction 89 23 3 3 13.5% 13.5%
46 Nebraska Total 2,912 823 76 94 9.2% 11.4%
46 Nebraska Public 540 149 47 57 31.9% 38.6%
46 Nebraska Private 2,372 675 28 37 4.2% 5.4%
46 Nebraska Priv. Manufacturing 369 105 10 12 9.4% 11.6%
46 Nebraska Priv. Construction 106 31 4 4 12.4% 14.7%
88 Nevada Total 2,626 1,097 173 188 15.7% 17.2%
88 Nevada Public 385 157 53 60 34.1% 38.2%
88 Nevada Private 2,241 940 119 128 12.7% 13.7%
88 Nevada Priv. Manufacturing 91 38 4 4 10.7% 10.7%
88 Nevada Priv. Construction 186 83 28 29 34.0% 35.0%
12 New Hampshire Total 4,108 616 67 76 10.8% 12.3%
12 New Hampshire Public 603 89 43 49 48.1% 54.8%
12 New Hampshire Private 3,505 526 24 27 4.5% 5.1%
12 New Hampshire Priv. Manufacturing 546 81 4 4 4.7% 5.1%
12 New Hampshire Priv. Construction 175 27 2 2 8.2% 9.2%
22 New Jersey Total 3,728 3,734 721 742 19.3% 19.9%
22 New Jersey Public 600 606 392 404 64.6% 66.6%
22 New Jersey Private 3,128 3,128 329 338 10.5% 10.8%
22 New Jersey Priv. Manufacturing 397 392 30 31 7.7% 8.0%
22 New Jersey Priv. Construction 158 159 41 41 25.9% 25.9%
85 New Mexico Total 1,386 759 51 77 6.7% 10.2%
85 New Mexico Public 406 216 34 55 16.0% 25.5%
85 New Mexico Private 980 543 17 22 3.1% 4.1%
85 New Mexico Priv. Manufacturing 68 39 1 1 2.6% 3.6%
85 New Mexico Priv. Construction 88 48 6 7 12.6% 14.3%
21 New York Total 7,184 8,021 2,019 2,182 25.2% 27.2%
21 New York Public 1,398 1,534 1,111 1,148 72.4% 74.8%
21 New York Private 5,786 6,487 908 1,034 14.0% 15.9%
21 New York Priv. Manufacturing 514 552 91 101 16.5% 18.3%
21 New York Priv. Construction 360 416 110 114 26.4% 27.5%
56 North Carolina Total 3,271 3,707 115 162 3.1% 4.4%
56 North Carolina Public 594 657 68 98 10.4% 15.0%
56 North Carolina Private 2,677 3,050 47 63 1.5% 2.1%
56 North Carolina Priv. Manufacturing 423 473 14 18 3.0% 3.8%
56 North Carolina Priv. Construction 202 236 4 4 1.7% 1.7%
44 North Dakota Total 2,326 301 21 30 6.8% 9.8%
44 North Dakota Public 485 62 10 16 16.7% 25.5%
44 North Dakota Private 1,841 239 10 14 4.3% 5.7%
44 North Dakota Priv. Manufacturing 190 25 2 2 6.9% 8.2%
44 North Dakota Priv. Construction 125 16 2 2 14.0% 14.0%
31 Ohio Total 4,819 4,827 685 742 14.2% 15.4%
31 Ohio Public 736 732 322 351 44.0% 48.0%
31 Ohio Private 4,083 4,096 363 391 8.9% 9.5%
31 Ohio Priv. Manufacturing 735 723 116 121 16.0% 16.7%
31 Ohio Priv. Construction 213 211 50 52 23.9% 24.7%
73 Oklahoma Total 1,982 1,456 83 107 5.7% 7.3%
73 Oklahoma Public 406 295 51 68 17.5% 22.9%
73 Oklahoma Private 1,576 1,161 32 39 2.7% 3.4%
73 Oklahoma Priv. Manufacturing 192 140 8 9 5.8% 6.7%
73 Oklahoma Priv. Construction 97 75 3 3 3.6% 3.6%
92 Oregon Total 2,289 1,471 250 272 17.0% 18.5%
92 Oregon Public 382 246 142 152 57.7% 61.9%
92 Oregon Private 1,907 1,225 109 120 8.9% 9.8%
92 Oregon Priv. Manufacturing 284 178 22 23 12.2% 12.9%
92 Oregon Priv. Construction 104 68 8 8 11.5% 11.5%
23 Pennsylvania Total 5,229 5,220 782 844 15.0% 16.2%
23 Pennsylvania Public 663 658 352 383 53.4% 58.2%
23 Pennsylvania Private 4,566 4,562 430 461 9.4% 10.1%
23 Pennsylvania Priv. Manufacturing 651 646 99 103 15.3% 15.9%
23 Pennsylvania Priv. Construction 264 263 53 53 20.3% 20.3%
15 Rhode Island Total 2,869 444 80 83 17.9% 18.7%
15 Rhode Island Public 452 69 46 47 67.6% 69.1%
15 Rhode Island Private 2,417 376 33 36 8.8% 9.5%
15 Rhode Island Priv. Manufacturing 350 53 3 4 6.1% 6.8%
15 Rhode Island Priv. Construction 99 16 4 4 28.5% 28.5%
57 South Carolina Total 2,057 1,672 75 91 4.5% 5.4%
57 South Carolina Public 393 316 38 45 11.9% 14.3%
57 South Carolina Private 1,664 1,355 38 46 2.8% 3.4%
57 South Carolina Priv. Manufacturing 293 237 6 7 2.4% 3.1%
57 South Carolina Priv. Construction 124 97 6 6 6.6% 6.6%
45 South Dakota Total 2,769 357 20 24 5.5% 6.6%
45 South Dakota Public 514 63 11 14 17.6% 21.5%
45 South Dakota Private 2,255 294 9 10 3.0% 3.4%
45 South Dakota Priv. Manufacturing 297 38 2 2 5.5% 5.9%
45 South Dakota Priv. Construction 124 17 1 1 7.8% 7.8%
62 Tennessee Total 2,105 2,387 121 156 5.1% 6.6%
62 Tennessee Public 346 387 65 80 16.9% 20.7%
62 Tennessee Private 1,759 2,001 56 77 2.8% 3.8%
62 Tennessee Priv. Manufacturing 291 319 20 30 6.3% 9.4%
62 Tennessee Priv. Construction 116 131 3 4 2.3% 3.1%
74 Texas Total 8,737 9,920 508 615 5.1% 6.2%
74 Texas Public 1,413 1,559 245 304 15.7% 19.5%
74 Texas Private 7,324 8,362 263 311 3.1% 3.7%
74 Texas Priv. Manufacturing 837 965 67 78 7.0% 8.1%
74 Texas Priv. Construction 607 724 27 32 3.8% 4.4%
87 Utah Total 2,035 1,136 79 90 6.9% 8.0%
87 Utah Public 415 226 40 49 17.7% 21.5%
87 Utah Private 1,620 911 39 42 4.3% 4.6%
87 Utah Priv. Manufacturing 226 125 8 9 6.4% 6.9%
87 Utah Priv. Construction 129 75 6 6 8.6% 8.6%
13 Vermont Total 2,724 285 35 40 12.3% 14.1%
13 Vermont Public 493 50 23 26 45.0% 52.8%
13 Vermont Private 2,231 235 13 14 5.3% 5.9%
13 Vermont Priv. Manufacturing 322 34 2 2 6.1% 7.0%
13 Vermont Priv. Construction 129 14 1 1 4.5% 4.5%
54 Virginia Total 3,809 3,503 166 191 4.7% 5.4%
54 Virginia Public 864 787 94 106 12.0% 13.4%
54 Virginia Private 2,945 2,716 71 85 2.6% 3.1%
54 Virginia Priv. Manufacturing 285 257 24 24 9.2% 9.2%
54 Virginia Priv. Construction 198 180 7 10 4.1% 5.4%
91 Washington Total 3,045 2,847 574 612 20.2% 21.5%
91 Washington Public 575 534 282 309 52.7% 57.8%
91 Washington Private 2,470 2,313 293 304 12.6% 13.1%
91 Washington Priv. Manufacturing 341 321 80 84 25.0% 26.3%
91 Washington Priv. Construction 168 163 41 41 25.1% 25.1%
55 West Virginia Total 1,736 699 97 108 13.9% 15.4%
55 West Virginia Public 385 151 41 49 27.2% 32.1%
55 West Virginia Private 1,351 548 56 59 10.3% 10.8%
55 West Virginia Priv. Manufacturing 120 49 10 10 20.6% 21.5%
55 West Virginia Priv. Construction 87 35 9 9 27.0% 27.0%
35 Wisconsin Total 3,507 2,528 385 400 15.2% 15.8%
35 Wisconsin Public 554 388 208 216 53.5% 55.7%
35 Wisconsin Private 2,953 2,140 177 184 8.3% 8.6%
35 Wisconsin Priv. Manufacturing 587 422 74 75 17.4% 17.8%
35 Wisconsin Priv. Construction 126 94 23 23 24.1% 24.9%
83 Wyoming Total 2,386 239 18 20 7.7% 8.3%
83 Wyoming Public 629 62 9 10 14.9% 16.0%
83 Wyoming Private 1,757 177 9 10 5.2% 5.7%
83 Wyoming Priv. Manufacturing 91 9 0 0 3.8% 5.0%
83 Wyoming Priv. Construction 138 15 1 1 5.5% 5.5%
                 
       
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