Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state
(Numbers in thousands)
2007 2008
Members of Represented Members of Represented
unions (1) by unions (2) unions (1) by unions (2)
State
Total Total
employed Percent Percent employed Percent Percent
Total of Total of Total of Total of
em- em- em- em-
ployed ployed ployed ployed
Alabama......................................... 1,895 180 9.5 201 10.6 1,858 181 9.8 199 10.7
Alaska.......................................... 284 68 23.8 70 24.7 289 68 23.5 71 24.7
Arizona......................................... 2,619 230 8.8 255 9.7 2,579 227 8.8 254 9.8
Arkansas........................................ 1,154 62 5.4 75 6.5 1,158 68 5.9 85 7.3
California...................................... 14,856 2,474 16.7 2,650 17.8 14,889 2,740 18.4 2,909 19.5
Colorado........................................ 2,204 191 8.7 202 9.2 2,254 181 8.0 208 9.2
Connecticut..................................... 1,617 253 15.6 269 16.6 1,625 275 16.9 291 17.9
Delaware........................................ 396 47 12.0 50 12.8 391 52 13.4 57 14.7
District of Columbia............................ 278 29 10.3 38 13.6 288 35 12.2 41 14.3
Florida......................................... 7,741 455 5.9 562 7.3 7,573 482 6.4 601 7.9
Georgia......................................... 4,181 186 4.4 226 5.4 4,084 151 3.7 189 4.6
Hawaii.......................................... 556 130 23.4 135 24.2 562 136 24.3 143 25.5
Idaho........................................... 635 33 5.3 41 6.4 602 42 7.1 48 8.0
Illinois........................................ 5,802 842 14.5 884 15.2 5,662 939 16.6 993 17.5
Indiana......................................... 2,779 333 12.0 359 12.9 2,811 349 12.4 386 13.7
Iowa............................................ 1,417 149 10.5 185 13.1 1,437 153 10.6 187 13.0
Kansas.......................................... 1,274 89 7.0 110 8.7 1,273 89 7.0 111 8.7
Kentucky........................................ 1,734 157 9.1 192 11.1 1,703 146 8.6 163 9.6
Louisiana....................................... 1,670 94 5.6 108 6.5 1,724 80 4.6 97 5.6
Maine........................................... 574 67 11.7 79 13.8 574 71 12.3 84 14.7
Maryland........................................ 2,598 335 12.9 376 14.5 2,610 329 12.6 380 14.5
Massachusetts................................... 2,882 379 13.2 402 14.0 2,909 458 15.7 491 16.9
Michigan........................................ 4,193 819 19.5 865 20.6 4,089 771 18.8 801 19.6
Minnesota....................................... 2,460 400 16.3 419 17.0 2,430 392 16.1 412 17.0
Mississippi..................................... 1,068 72 6.7 95 8.9 1,089 57 5.3 79 7.3
Missouri........................................ 2,585 275 10.7 308 11.9 2,543 285 11.2 327 12.8
Montana......................................... 399 54 13.5 62 15.6 389 47 12.2 61 15.7
Nebraska........................................ 836 65 7.8 81 9.7 840 70 8.3 90 10.7
Nevada.......................................... 1,177 182 15.4 208 17.7 1,192 199 16.7 217 18.2
New Hampshire................................... 631 61 9.7 70 11.2 635 67 10.6 79 12.4
New Jersey...................................... 3,897 748 19.2 802 20.6 3,843 703 18.3 731 19.0
New Mexico...................................... 800 62 7.7 91 11.4 807 58 7.2 94 11.6
New York........................................ 8,150 2,055 25.2 2,146 26.3 8,165 2,029 24.9 2,170 26.6
North Carolina.................................. 3,771 114 3.0 147 3.9 3,799 132 3.5 189 5.0
North Dakota.................................... 303 19 6.4 23 7.6 308 19 6.1 25 8.2
Ohio............................................ 5,187 730 14.1 797 15.4 5,046 716 14.2 783 15.5
Oklahoma........................................ 1,456 103 7.1 124 8.5 1,529 102 6.6 127 8.3
Oregon.......................................... 1,582 227 14.3 243 15.4 1,566 259 16.6 272 17.4
Pennsylvania.................................... 5,496 830 15.1 910 16.6 5,504 847 15.4 899 16.3
Rhode Island.................................... 497 75 15.0 78 15.8 471 78 16.5 82 17.4
South Carolina.................................. 1,873 78 4.1 111 5.9 1,792 70 3.9 105 5.8
South Dakota.................................... 354 23 6.5 27 7.7 369 18 5.0 24 6.4
Tennessee....................................... 2,596 138 5.3 166 6.4 2,534 139 5.5 166 6.6
Texas........................................... 9,899 463 4.7 566 5.7 9,991 449 4.5 559 5.6
Utah............................................ 1,153 67 5.8 78 6.8 1,178 68 5.8 84 7.1
Vermont......................................... 288 30 10.4 35 12.2 284 29 10.4 36 12.8
Virginia........................................ 3,502 129 3.7 167 4.8 3,597 146 4.1 178 5.0
Washington...................................... 2,874 579 20.2 616 21.4 2,912 578 19.8 626 21.5
West Virginia................................... 724 97 13.3 107 14.7 736 101 13.8 112 15.3
Wisconsin....................................... 2,631 376 14.3 405 15.4 2,642 396 15.0 422 16.0
Wyoming......................................... 239 19 7.9 22 9.4 241 19 7.7 21 8.9
1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union
affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless
of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January
data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
