In France, the proportion of employees belonging to a trade union has been gradually declining over the years. After its peak in 1949, the unionization rate reached its lowest level in the early 1990s. Since then, it seems to have stabilized, and remains at around ten percent.
While any employee in the private sector (companies and associations) or any civil servant can form or join a union, the unionization rate remains strongly correlated with the presence of a union organization in the workplace.
Proportion of employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019
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DARES. (December 21, 2021). Proportion of employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358554/unionization-rate-employees-france/
DARES. "Proportion of employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358554/unionization-rate-employees-france/
DARES. (2021). Proportion of employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358554/unionization-rate-employees-france/
DARES. "Proportion of Employees Affiliated to a Trade Union Organization in Metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358554/unionization-rate-employees-france/
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