Union membership has been declining since 1983, and reached a historic low in 2023. There was a slight rise in 2020, but this has been attributed to union members being less likely to lose their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the rate of union membership declined again to ten percent. Despite this constant decline, the number of workers represented by a union increased in 2023.
Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/195349/union-membership-rate-of-employees-in-the-us-since-2000/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/195349/union-membership-rate-of-employees-in-the-us-since-2000/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/195349/union-membership-rate-of-employees-in-the-us-since-2000/
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Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/195349/union-membership-rate-of-employees-in-the-us-since-2000/
