In 2023, there were approximately 216,000 people working in the UK professional, scientific and technical industries that were members of a trade union, around 8.9 percent of the workforce overall.
Number and proportion of trade union members working in the professional, scientific, and technical industries in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of trade union members (in 1,000s)
Proportion of industry (%)
2023
216
8.9
2022
168
7.5
2021
184
8.2
2020
171
8
2019
150
7.7
2018
130
7
2017
141
7.8
2016
143
8.3
2015
130
8.1
2014
146
9.3
2013
126
8
2012
127
8.8
2011
132
9.3
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