In 2023, roughly 1.18 million private sector manufacturing workers were union members. Compared with nearly five million in 1985, union membership has been declining in the United States for many years.
Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 23, 2024). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Private Sector Manufacturing Union Members in The United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Number of private sector manufacturing union members in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664864/number-of-private-sector-manufacturing-union-members-in-the-us/
