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.
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