Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. While rates of union membership in the public sector are significantly higher than the private sector, the rate has been declining since 2000. In 2023, 32.5 percent of public sector workers were union members.
Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Rate of Union Membership in The Public versus The Private Sector in The United States from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376431/union-membership-rate-public-sector-us/
