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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