Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state
State | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||
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Total employed |
Members of unions(1) |
Represented by unions(2) |
Total employed |
Members of unions(1) |
Represented by unions(2) |
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Total | Percent of employed |
Total | Percent of employed |
Total | Percent of employed |
Total | Percent of employed |
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Alabama |
1,809 | 183 | 10.1 | 203 | 11.2 | 1,781 | 178 | 10.0 | 193 | 10.8 |
Alaska |
295 | 68 | 22.9 | 73 | 24.8 | 306 | 68 | 22.1 | 73 | 23.7 |
Arizona |
2,507 | 161 | 6.4 | 203 | 8.1 | 2,493 | 149 | 6.0 | 183 | 7.3 |
Arkansas |
1,082 | 44 | 4.0 | 59 | 5.4 | 1,116 | 47 | 4.2 | 57 | 5.1 |
California |
13,892 | 2,431 | 17.5 | 2,578 | 18.6 | 13,931 | 2,379 | 17.1 | 2,532 | 18.2 |
Colorado |
2,130 | 140 | 6.6 | 171 | 8.0 | 2,186 | 179 | 8.2 | 203 | 9.3 |
Connecticut |
1,549 | 258 | 16.7 | 270 | 17.4 | 1,542 | 259 | 16.8 | 272 | 17.7 |
Delaware |
352 | 40 | 11.4 | 44 | 12.5 | 370 | 39 | 10.5 | 42 | 11.2 |
District of Columbia |
287 | 26 | 9.0 | 30 | 10.5 | 281 | 23 | 8.3 | 28 | 9.9 |
Florida |
7,033 | 392 | 5.6 | 488 | 6.9 | 7,283 | 460 | 6.3 | 557 | 7.6 |
Georgia |
3,792 | 153 | 4.0 | 191 | 5.0 | 3,876 | 153 | 3.9 | 185 | 4.8 |
Hawaii |
511 | 111 | 21.8 | 120 | 23.5 | 525 | 113 | 21.5 | 118 | 22.5 |
Idaho |
584 | 42 | 7.1 | 50 | 8.6 | 594 | 31 | 5.1 | 36 | 6.1 |
Illinois |
5,434 | 844 | 15.5 | 891 | 16.4 | 5,408 | 876 | 16.2 | 929 | 17.2 |
Indiana |
2,554 | 279 | 10.9 | 313 | 12.2 | 2,681 | 302 | 11.3 | 333 | 12.4 |
Iowa |
1,393 | 158 | 11.4 | 192 | 13.8 | 1,386 | 155 | 11.2 | 187 | 13.5 |
Kansas |
1,222 | 84 | 6.8 | 111 | 9.1 | 1,268 | 97 | 7.6 | 128 | 10.1 |
Kentucky |
1,642 | 147 | 8.9 | 166 | 10.1 | 1,678 | 150 | 8.9 | 173 | 10.3 |
Louisiana |
1,742 | 76 | 4.3 | 96 | 5.5 | 1,717 | 77 | 4.5 | 91 | 5.3 |
Maine |
543 | 63 | 11.6 | 71 | 13.0 | 554 | 63 | 11.3 | 74 | 13.4 |
Maryland |
2,558 | 296 | 11.6 | 329 | 12.9 | 2,549 | 316 | 12.4 | 348 | 13.7 |
Massachusetts |
2,866 | 415 | 14.5 | 446 | 15.6 | 2,882 | 422 | 14.6 | 445 | 15.4 |
Michigan |
3,806 | 627 | 16.5 | 659 | 17.3 | 3,838 | 671 | 17.5 | 703 | 18.3 |
Minnesota |
2,468 | 385 | 15.6 | 397 | 16.1 | 2,461 | 371 | 15.1 | 390 | 15.8 |
Mississippi |
1,037 | 46 | 4.5 | 58 | 5.6 | 1,081 | 54 | 5.0 | 73 | 6.8 |
Missouri |
2,469 | 244 | 9.9 | 274 | 11.1 | 2,531 | 275 | 10.9 | 316 | 12.5 |
Montana |
364 | 46 | 12.7 | 52 | 14.4 | 377 | 49 | 13.0 | 55 | 14.6 |
Nebraska |
813 | 75 | 9.3 | 96 | 11.8 | 828 | 65 | 7.9 | 83 | 10.0 |
Nevada |
1,012 | 151 | 15.0 | 170 | 16.8 | 1,050 | 154 | 14.6 | 175 | 16.6 |
New Hampshire |
622 | 63 | 10.2 | 73 | 11.7 | 617 | 68 | 11.1 | 77 | 12.5 |
New Jersey |
3,734 | 637 | 17.1 | 660 | 17.7 | 3,816 | 615 | 16.1 | 641 | 16.8 |
New Mexico |
750 | 55 | 7.3 | 72 | 9.7 | 726 | 49 | 6.8 | 65 | 9.0 |
New York |
8,078 | 1,959 | 24.2 | 2,099 | 26.0 | 7,920 | 1,906 | 24.1 | 2,068 | 26.1 |
North Carolina |
3,686 | 117 | 3.2 | 180 | 4.9 | 3,589 | 105 | 2.9 | 149 | 4.1 |
North Dakota |
313 | 23 | 7.4 | 28 | 9.1 | 318 | 20 | 6.3 | 27 | 8.6 |
Ohio |
4,787 | 655 | 13.7 | 702 | 14.7 | 4,813 | 647 | 13.4 | 706 | 14.7 |
Oklahoma |
1,418 | 77 | 5.5 | 99 | 6.9 | 1,458 | 94 | 6.4 | 113 | 7.7 |
Oregon |
1,515 | 245 | 16.2 | 268 | 17.7 | 1,574 | 270 | 17.1 | 286 | 18.1 |
Pennsylvania |
5,224 | 770 | 14.7 | 831 | 15.9 | 5,348 | 779 | 14.6 | 846 | 15.8 |
Rhode Island |
456 | 75 | 16.4 | 79 | 17.4 | 453 | 79 | 17.4 | 81 | 17.9 |
South Carolina |
1,713 | 80 | 4.6 | 107 | 6.2 | 1,726 | 59 | 3.4 | 86 | 5.0 |
South Dakota |
357 | 20 | 5.6 | 24 | 6.6 | 359 | 18 | 5.1 | 23 | 6.5 |
Tennessee |
2,477 | 115 | 4.7 | 142 | 5.8 | 2,504 | 115 | 4.6 | 139 | 5.6 |
Texas |
10,025 | 545 | 5.4 | 677 | 6.7 | 10,214 | 534 | 5.2 | 643 | 6.3 |
Utah |
1,144 | 75 | 6.5 | 96 | 8.4 | 1,150 | 67 | 5.8 | 82 | 7.1 |
Vermont |
289 | 34 | 11.8 | 40 | 13.6 | 290 | 35 | 12.0 | 39 | 13.5 |
Virginia |
3,473 | 161 | 4.6 | 196 | 5.7 | 3,550 | 163 | 4.6 | 198 | 5.6 |
Washington |
2,837 | 552 | 19.4 | 605 | 21.3 | 2,727 | 517 | 19.0 | 557 | 20.4 |
West Virginia |
677 | 100 | 14.8 | 111 | 16.5 | 672 | 93 | 13.8 | 102 | 15.2 |
Wisconsin |
2,508 | 355 | 14.2 | 380 | 15.1 | 2,538 | 339 | 13.3 | 358 | 14.1 |
Wyoming |
246 | 18 | 7.4 | 21 | 8.4 | 250 | 18 | 7.2 | 21 | 8.4 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |