Midwest Economy - Union Membership

Union Membership (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2006 and 2007 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2006 2007 2006 to 2007 Membership
Total members Percent of employed Total members Percent of employed Net Change Percent Change

United States

 15,359 12.0 15,670 12.1 311 2.0

    Illinois

 931 16.4 842 14.5 -89 -9.6

    Indiana

 334 12.0 333 12.0 -1 -.3

    Iowa

 161 11.3 149 10.5 -12 -7.5

    Michigan

 842 19.6 819 19.5 -23 -2.7

    Minnesota

 395 16.0 400 16.3 5 1.3

    Nebraska

 66 7.9 65 7.8 -1 -1.5

    North Dakota

 20 6.8 19 6.4 -1 -5.0

    Ohio

 734 14.2 730 14.1 -4 -.5

    South Dakota

 21 5.9 23 6.5 2 9.5

    Wisconsin

 386 14.9 376 14.3 -10 -2.6

Footnotes:
(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.

 

Union Representation (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2006 and 2007 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2006 2007 2006 to 2007 Represented
Represented Percent of employed Represented Percent of employed Net Percent

United States

 16,860 13.1 17,243 13.3 383 2.3

    Illinois

 979 17.2 884 15.2 -95 -9.7

    Indiana

 362 13.0 359 12.9 -3 -0.8

    Iowa

 199 14.0 185 13.1 -14 -7.0

    Michigan

 879 20.4 865 20.6 -14 -1.6

    Minnesota

 416 16.8 419 17.0 3 .7

    Nebraska

 79 9.5 81 9.7 2 2.5

    North Dakota

 24 8.0 23 7.6 -1 -4.2

    Ohio

 801 15.5 797 15.4 -4 -.5

    South Dakota

 25 7.2 27 7.7 2 8.0

    Wisconsin

 415 16.1 405 15.4 -10 -2.4

Footnotes:
(1) 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. All self-employed workers are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated. Data are based on one-fourth of the full sample (the outgoing rotation groups). As a result, employment levels may not match the official annual average employment figures issued by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.
Data Released: 1/25/2008  
Source: Current Population Survey

 

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Last Modified Date: February 22, 2008