In 2023, roughly 1.18 million private sector manufacturing workers were union members. Compared with nearly five million in 1985, union membership has been declining in the United States for many years.
Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023
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Number of members in thousands
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Private Sector Manufacturing Union Members in The United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
