Union membership rate U.S. 2022 | Statista

Union membership has been declining since 1983, and reached a historic low in 2022. There was a slight rise in 2020, but this has been attributed to union members being less likely to lose their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the rate of union membership declined again to 10.1 percent. Despite this constant decline, the number of workers represented by a union increased in 2022 for the first time since 2017.

Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2022

Characteristic	Membership rate
2022	10.1%
2021	10.3%
2020	10.8%
2019	10.3%
2018	10.5%
2017	10.7%
2016	10.7%
2015	11.1%
2014	11.1%
2013	11.3%
2012	11.3%
2011	11.8%
2010	11.9%
2009	12.3%
2008	12.4%
2007	12.1%
2006	12%
2005	12.5%
2004	12.5%
2003	12.9%
2002	13.3%
2001	13.3%
2000	13.4%
1999	13.9%
1998	13.9%
1997	14.1%
1996	14.5%
1995	14.9%
1994	15.5%
1993	15.7%
1992	15.7%
1991	16%
1990	16%
1989	16.4%
1988	16.8%
1987	17%
1986	17.5%
1985	18%
1984	18.8%
1983	20.1%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1983 to 2022

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Numbers refer to wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self employed.

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