US Private Sector
Trade Union Membership
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Year |
Private Sector Union Membership |
Percentage of Private Sector Employees |
Change from Previous Year |
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1900 |
917,000 |
6.51% |
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1901 |
1,167,000 |
7.70% |
18.19% |
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1902 |
1,500,000 |
9.26% |
20.29% |
|
1903 |
1,908,000 |
11.47% |
23.95% |
|
1904 |
1,995,000 |
12.19% |
6.26% |
|
1905 |
1,923,000 |
11.07% |
-9.21% |
|
1910 |
2,109,000 |
10.47% |
-1.05% |
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1915 |
2,508,000 |
12.23% |
3.60% |
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1920 |
4,664,000 |
19.17% |
15.44% |
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1925 |
3,495,000 |
13.21% |
-5.56% |
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1930 |
3,482,000 |
13.30% |
0.13% |
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1935 |
3,337,000 |
14.20% |
1.39% |
|
1940 |
6,848,000 |
24.30% |
22.00% |
|
1941 |
8,268,000 |
25.90% |
6.58% |
|
1942 |
9,716,000 |
28.10% |
8.49% |
|
1943 |
11,182,000 |
30.80% |
9.61% |
|
1944 |
11,598,000 |
32.40% |
5.19% |
|
1945 |
11,674,000 |
33.90% |
4.63% |
|
1950 |
13,550,000 |
34.60% |
0.42% |
|
1955 |
15,341,000 |
35.10% |
0.29% |
|
1956 |
17,114,000 |
38.00% |
8.26% |
|
1958 |
16,871,000 |
39.00% |
1.32% |
|
1960 |
16,907,000 |
37.00% |
-2.53% |
|
1962 |
16,390,000 |
35.00% |
-2.67% |
|
1964 |
16,403,000 |
34.00% |
-1.42% |
|
1966 |
17,409,000 |
33.00% |
-1.46% |
|
1968 |
17,939,000 |
32.00% |
-1.50% |
|
1970 |
18,295,000 |
31.00% |
-1.55% |
|
1972 |
18,181,000 |
30.00% |
-1.60% |
|
1974 |
18,538,000 |
29.00% |
-1.65% |
|
1976 |
17,882,000 |
28.00% |
-1.71% |
|
1978 |
17,834,000 |
26.00% |
-3.51% |
|
1980 |
15,273,000 |
20.60% |
-9.90% |
|
1983 |
11,933,000 |
16.80% |
-5.81% |
|
1984 |
11,646,000 |
15.50% |
-7.74% |
|
1985 |
11,226,000 |
14.60% |
-5.81% |
|
1986 |
11,051,000 |
14.00% |
-4.11% |
|
1987 |
10,827,000 |
13.40% |
-4.29% |
|
1988 |
10,694,000 |
12.90% |
-3.73% |
|
1989 |
10,541,000 |
12.40% |
-3.88% |
|
1990 |
10,247,000 |
12.10% |
-2.42% |
|
1991 |
9,898,000 |
11.90% |
-1.65% |
|
1992 |
9,703,000 |
11.50% |
-3.36% |
|
1993 |
9,554,000 |
11.20% |
-2.61% |
|
1994 |
9,620,000 |
10.90% |
-2.68% |
|
1995 |
9,400,000 |
10.40% |
-4.59% |
|
1996 |
9,385,000 |
10.20% |
-1.92% |
|
1997 |
9,363,000 |
9.80% |
-3.92% |
|
1998 |
9,306,000 |
9.46% |
-3.43% |
|
1999 |
9,419,000 |
9.42% |
-0.50% |
|
2000 |
9,148,000 |
8.99% |
-4.58% |
|
2001 |
9,113,000 |
8.97% |
-0.18% |
|
2002 |
8,800,000 |
8.61% |
-3.95% |
|
2003 |
8,452,000 |
8.23% |
-4.42% |
|
2004 |
8,205,000 |
7.92% |
-3.80% |
|
2005 |
8,255,000 |
7.78% |
-1.82% |
|
2006 |
7,981,000 |
7.40% |
-4.88% |
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