The rate of union representation in the United States has been on the decline since 2000 across all races and ethnicities. The Black and African American working population has maintained the highest rates of union membership, with 13.1 percent of the working population being represented by a union. The working Asian population saw a decrease in union representation from 9.2 to nine percent between 2022 and 2023.
The total number of union members in the United States can be found here.
Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity
Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity ." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Workers Who Are Represented by a Labor Union in The United States from 2000 to 2023, by Race and Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374739/union-representation-rate-race/
