This statistic shows the percentage of employees that were members of a trade union (trade union density) in England from 1995 to 2018. Over this 23 year period, the percentage fell by a total of 8.7 percent, amounting to 22.1 percent in 2018.
Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in England 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 England from 1995 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. "Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in England from 1995 to 2018." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. (2019). Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in England from 1995 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK. "Trade Union Density: Proportion of Employees That Were Members of a Trade Union in England from 1995 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/
GOV.UK, Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in England from 1995 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Trade union density: Proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in England from 1995 to 2018 [Graph], GOV.UK, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287762/trade-union-density-england-uk-y-on-y/