Midwest Economy - Union Membership

Union Membership (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2007 and 2008 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2007 2008 2007 to 2008 Membership
Total members Percent of employed Total members Percent of employed Net Change Percent Change

United States

 15,670 12.1 16,098 12.4 428 2.7

    Illinois

 842 14.5 939 16.6 97 11.5

    Indiana

 333 12.0 349 12.4 16 4.8

    Iowa

 149 10.5 153 10.6 4 2.7

    Michigan

 819 19.5 771 18.8 -48 -5.9

    Minnesota

 400 16.3 392 16.1 -8 -2.0

    Nebraska

 65 7.8 70 8.3 5 7.7

    North Dakota

 19 6.4 19 6.1 0 0.0

    Ohio

 730 14.1 716 14.2 -14 -1.9

    South Dakota

 23 6.5 18 5.0 -5 -21.7

    Wisconsin

 376 14.3 396 15.0 20 5.3

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, 2007 and 2008 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2007 2008 2007 to 2008 Represented
Represented Percent of employed Represented Percent of employed Net
Change		 Percent
Change

United States

 17,243 13.3 17,761 13.7 518 3.0

    Illinois

 884 15.2 993 17.5 109 12.3

    Indiana

 359 12.9 386 13.7 27 7.5

    Iowa

 185 13.1 187 13.0 2 1.1

    Michigan

 865 20.6 801 19.6 -64 -7.4

    Minnesota

 419 17.0 412 17.0 -7 -1.7

    Nebraska

 81 9.7 90 10.7 9 11.1

    North Dakota

 23 7.6 25 8.2 2 8.7

    Ohio

 797 15.4 783 15.5 -14 -1.8

    South Dakota

 27 7.7 24 6.4 -3 -11.1

    Wisconsin

 405 15.4 422 16.0 17 4.2

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: 1/28/2009  
Source: Current Population Survey

 

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Last Modified Date: February 4, 2009