January 29, 2002 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Unionization rates by age, 2001

In 2001, workers ages 45 to 54 were more likely to be unionized than their older or younger counterparts.

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Among wage and salary workers in the 45-to-54 age group, 18.9 percent were union members in 2001. This compares with 5.2 percent of those ages 16 to 24 and 8.1 percent of those 65 years and over. For the remaining age groups shown in the chart, unionization rates ranged from 11.5 to 17.2 percent.

The rate of unionization among all workers was 13.5 percent last year.

These 2001 data on union membership are from the Current Population Survey. Unionization data are for wage and salary workers. Find out more in "Union Members in 2001," news release USDL 02-28.

 

Related TED articles:

• Union membership in government, 2001
• Union membership in private industry, 2001