This statistics shows the percentage of employees that were members of a trade union (trade union density) in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018. During this time period, trade union density fell by 10.2 percent for this industry, amounting to 38.1 percent in 2018.
Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*
Characteristic
Share of employees
2018
38.1%
2017
38.3%
2016
39.3%
2015
40.6%
2014
39.9%
2013
39.9%
2012
41%
2011
41.5%
2010
41.4%
2009
42%
2008
41%
2007
43.7%
2006
43.6%
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GOV.UK. (May 30, 2019). Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Trade Union Density: Proportion of Employees That Were Members of a Trade Union in Human Health and Social Work Activities in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Trade union density: proportion of employees that were members of a trade union in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2018* [Graph], GOV.UK, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287737/trade-union-density-health-and-social-work-united-kingdom-uk/
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