This statistics shows the proportion of employees that were members of a trade union (trade union density) in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018. During this period, union density fell by 17.6 percent overall. The peak was at the beginning of this period at 32.8 percent. In the most recent surveyed time period, 17.1 percent of employees in the manufacturing industry were members of a trade union.
Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*
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GOV.UK. (May 30, 2019). Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade Union Density: Proportion of Employees That Were Members of a Trade Union in Manufacturing in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in manufacturing in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph], GOV.UK, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287586/trade-union-density-manufacturing-united-kingdom-uk/