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Table 1. Union affiliation of employed
wage and salary workers by state (Numbers in thousands)
State |
2006 |
2007 |
Total employed |
Members of unions ¹ |
Represented by unions ² |
Total employed |
Members of unions ¹ |
Represented by unions ² |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Alabama
|
1,930 |
170 |
8.8 |
194 |
10.0 |
1,895 |
180 |
9.5 |
201 |
10.6 |
Alaska
|
280 |
62 |
22.2 |
67 |
23.8 |
284 |
68 |
23.8 |
70 |
24.7 |
Arizona
|
2,584 |
197 |
7.6 |
250 |
9.7 |
2,619 |
230 |
8.8 |
255 |
9.7 |
Arkansas
|
1,130 |
58 |
5.1 |
67 |
6.0 |
1,154 |
62 |
5.4 |
75 |
6.5 |
California
|
14,501 |
2,273 |
15.7 |
2,444 |
16.9 |
14,856 |
2,474 |
16.7 |
2,650 |
17.8 |
Colorado
|
2,154 |
165 |
7.7 |
186 |
8.6 |
2,204 |
191 |
8.7 |
202 |
9.2 |
Connecticut
|
1,591 |
247 |
15.6 |
263 |
16.5 |
1,617 |
253 |
15.6 |
269 |
16.6 |
Delaware
|
396 |
43 |
10.8 |
45 |
11.4 |
396 |
47 |
12.0 |
50 |
12.8 |
District of Columbia
|
246 |
25 |
10.3 |
30 |
12.2 |
278 |
29 |
10.3 |
38 |
13.6 |
Florida
|
7,676 |
397 |
5.2 |
497 |
6.5 |
7,741 |
455 |
5.9 |
562 |
7.3 |
Georgia
|
3,974 |
176 |
4.4 |
230 |
5.8 |
4,181 |
186 |
4.4 |
226 |
5.4 |
Hawaii
|
562 |
139 |
24.7 |
146 |
25.9 |
556 |
130 |
23.4 |
135 |
24.2 |
Idaho
|
620 |
37 |
6.0 |
45 |
7.2 |
635 |
33 |
5.3 |
41 |
6.4 |
Illinois
|
5,684 |
931 |
16.4 |
979 |
17.2 |
5,802 |
842 |
14.5 |
884 |
15.2 |
Indiana
|
2,787 |
334 |
12.0 |
362 |
13.0 |
2,779 |
333 |
12.0 |
359 |
12.9 |
Iowa
|
1,424 |
161 |
11.3 |
199 |
14.0 |
1,417 |
149 |
10.5 |
185 |
13.1 |
Kansas
|
1,236 |
99 |
8.0 |
115 |
9.3 |
1,274 |
89 |
7.0 |
110 |
8.7 |
Kentucky
|
1,752 |
172 |
9.8 |
196 |
11.2 |
1,734 |
157 |
9.1 |
192 |
11.1 |
Louisiana
|
1,676 |
107 |
6.4 |
121 |
7.2 |
1,670 |
94 |
5.6 |
108 |
6.5 |
Maine
|
584 |
69 |
11.9 |
79 |
13.5 |
574 |
67 |
11.7 |
79 |
13.8 |
Maryland
|
2,614 |
342 |
13.1 |
386 |
14.8 |
2,598 |
335 |
12.9 |
376 |
14.5 |
Massachusetts
|
2,859 |
414 |
14.5 |
438 |
15.3 |
2,882 |
379 |
13.2 |
402 |
14.0 |
Michigan
|
4,299 |
842 |
19.6 |
879 |
20.4 |
4,193 |
819 |
19.5 |
865 |
20.6 |
Minnesota
|
2,479 |
395 |
16.0 |
416 |
16.8 |
2,460 |
400 |
16.3 |
419 |
17.0 |
Mississippi
|
1,065 |
60 |
5.6 |
78 |
7.3 |
1,068 |
72 |
6.7 |
95 |
8.9 |
Missouri
|
2,610 |
284 |
10.9 |
310 |
11.9 |
2,585 |
275 |
10.7 |
308 |
11.9 |
Montana
|
397 |
48 |
12.2 |
52 |
13.1 |
399 |
54 |
13.5 |
62 |
15.6 |
Nebraska
|
831 |
66 |
7.9 |
79 |
9.5 |
836 |
65 |
7.8 |
81 |
9.7 |
Nevada
|
1,124 |
167 |
14.8 |
191 |
17.0 |
1,177 |
182 |
15.4 |
208 |
17.7 |
New Hampshire
|
620 |
63 |
10.1 |
70 |
11.3 |
631 |
61 |
9.7 |
70 |
11.2 |
New Jersey
|
3,827 |
770 |
20.1 |
825 |
21.6 |
3,897 |
748 |
19.2 |
802 |
20.6 |
New Mexico
|
796 |
62 |
7.8 |
92 |
11.5 |
800 |
62 |
7.7 |
91 |
11.4 |
New York
|
8,115 |
1,981 |
24.4 |
2,060 |
25.4 |
8,150 |
2,055 |
25.2 |
2,146 |
26.3 |
North Carolina
|
3,810 |
126 |
3.3 |
155 |
4.1 |
3,771 |
114 |
3.0 |
147 |
3.9 |
North Dakota
|
300 |
20 |
6.8 |
24 |
8.0 |
303 |
19 |
6.4 |
23 |
7.6 |
Ohio
|
5,170 |
734 |
14.2 |
801 |
15.5 |
5,187 |
730 |
14.1 |
797 |
15.4 |
Oklahoma
|
1,453 |
93 |
6.4 |
112 |
7.7 |
1,456 |
103 |
7.1 |
124 |
8.5 |
Oregon
|
1,527 |
211 |
13.8 |
225 |
14.7 |
1,582 |
227 |
14.3 |
243 |
15.4 |
Pennsylvania
|
5,457 |
745 |
13.6 |
802 |
14.7 |
5,496 |
830 |
15.1 |
910 |
16.6 |
Rhode Island
|
498 |
76 |
15.3 |
79 |
16.0 |
497 |
75 |
15.0 |
78 |
15.8 |
South Carolina
|
1,775 |
59 |
3.3 |
74 |
4.2 |
1,873 |
78 |
4.1 |
111 |
5.9 |
South Dakota
|
351 |
21 |
5.9 |
25 |
7.2 |
354 |
23 |
6.5 |
27 |
7.7 |
Tennessee
|
2,550 |
153 |
6.0 |
174 |
6.8 |
2,596 |
138 |
5.3 |
166 |
6.4 |
Texas
|
9,751 |
476 |
4.9 |
576 |
5.9 |
9,899 |
463 |
4.7 |
566 |
5.7 |
Utah
|
1,121 |
61 |
5.4 |
69 |
6.1 |
1,153 |
67 |
5.8 |
78 |
6.8 |
Vermont
|
305 |
34 |
11.0 |
39 |
12.9 |
288 |
30 |
10.4 |
35 |
12.2 |
Virginia
|
3,446 |
139 |
4.0 |
179 |
5.2 |
3,502 |
129 |
3.7 |
167 |
4.8 |
Washington
|
2,772 |
549 |
19.8 |
583 |
21.0 |
2,874 |
579 |
20.2 |
616 |
21.4 |
West Virginia
|
710 |
101 |
14.2 |
110 |
15.5 |
724 |
97 |
13.3 |
107 |
14.7 |
Wisconsin
|
2,587 |
386 |
14.9 |
415 |
16.1 |
2,631 |
376 |
14.3 |
405 |
15.4 |
Wyoming
|
235 |
19 |
8.3 |
24 |
10.0 |
239 |
19 |
7.9 |
22 |
9.4 |
¹ Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association
similar to a union.
² Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association
similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but
whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal
job of full- and part-time wage and salary workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers
regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 2. Union membership¹ of employed
wage and salary workers in the U.S. and New England, annual averages,
2002 and 2007 (Numbers in thousands)
State |
2002 |
2007 |
2002 to 2007 membership |
Total members |
Percent of employed |
Total members |
Percent of employed |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States
|
16,145 |
13.3 |
15,670 |
12.1 |
-475 |
-2.9 |
Connecticut
|
258 |
16.8 |
253 |
15.6 |
-5 |
-1.9 |
Maine
|
75 |
13.0 |
67 |
11.7 |
-8 |
-10.7 |
Massachusetts
|
427 |
14.2 |
379 |
13.2 |
-48 |
-11.2 |
New Hampshire
|
60 |
9.8 |
61 |
9.7 |
1 |
1.7 |
Rhode Island
|
81 |
17.3 |
75 |
15.0 |
-6 |
-7.4 |
Vermont
|
28 |
9.6 |
30 |
10.4 |
2 |
7.1 |
Table 3. Union representation² of
employed wage and salary workers in the U.S. and New England, annual
averages, 2001 and 2006 (Numbers in thousands)
State |
2002 |
2007 |
2002 to 2007 membership |
Total represented |
Percent of employed |
Total represented |
Percent of employed |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States
|
17,695 |
14.5 |
17,243 |
13.3 |
-452 |
-2.6 |
Connecticut
|
271 |
17.7 |
269 |
16.6 |
-2 |
-0.7 |
Maine
|
87 |
15.0 |
79 |
13.8 |
-8 |
-9.2 |
Massachusetts
|
464 |
15.5 |
402 |
14.0 |
-62 |
-13.4 |
New Hampshire
|
68 |
11.2 |
70 |
11.2 |
2 |
2.9 |
Rhode Island
|
84 |
17.9 |
78 |
15.8 |
-6 |
-7.1 |
Vermont
|
32 |
11.1 |
35 |
12.2 |
3 |
9.4 |
¹ Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association
similar to a union.
² Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association
similar to a union as well as workers who are not members but whose jobs
are covered by a union or employee association contract.
NOTES: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time
workers. Excluded are All self-employed workers regardless of whether
or not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are
introduced annually with the release of January data.
Last Modified Date: June 27, 2008
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