Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state
Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Members of Represented Members of Represented
unions (1) by unions (2) unions (1) by unions (2)
State
Total Total
employed Percent Percent employed Percent Percent
Total of Total of Total of Total of
em- em- em- em-
ployed ployed ployed ployed
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.
Last Modified Date: January 25, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
