In 2023, the union membership rate of public sector employees stood at 32.5 percent, a decrease from the previous year. There has been a general decline in union membership rates, albeit it has been less dramatic in the public sector.
Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/368177/us-union-membership-rate-public-sector-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368177/us-union-membership-rate-public-sector-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368177/us-union-membership-rate-public-sector-employees/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/368177/us-union-membership-rate-public-sector-employees/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Union membership rate of employees in the public sector the United States from 1983 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/368177/us-union-membership-rate-public-sector-employees/
