In 2022, roughly 1.14 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 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 19, 2023). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/