Union Membership
Union Members as a Share of Employment
What does this mean?
Union membership indicates the flexibility of the state’s workforce.
Why does this matter?
Percentage of workers who are members of union organizations.
North Carolina Ranking
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*Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Region Comparison
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Union Membership
Union Membership
State | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 | 2020-01 |
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Alabama | 9.30 | 10.80 | 10.20 | 8.10 | 7.40 | 9.20 | 8.50 | 8.00 |
Alaska | 23.10 | 22.80 | 19.60 | 18.50 | 18.10 | 18.50 | 17.10 | 17.70 |
Arizona | 6.40 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.30 | 5.70 | 5.30 |
Arkansas | 3.70 | 4.70 | 5.10 | 3.90 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 5.20 | 4.70 |
California | 16.40 | 16.30 | 15.90 | 15.90 | 15.50 | 14.70 | 15.20 | 16.20 |
Colorado | 8.60 | 9.50 | 8.40 | 9.80 | 9.60 | 11.00 | 9.00 | 7.40 |
Connecticut | 13.70 | 14.80 | 17.00 | 17.50 | 19.60 | 16.00 | 14.50 | 17.10 |
Delaware | 10.10 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 11.40 | 10.70 | 10.30 | 8.70 | 9.70 |
District of Columbia | 9.30 | 8.60 | 10.40 | 9.50 | 9.80 | 9.90 | 9.30 | 8.60 |
Florida | 4.70 | 5.70 | 6.80 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 6.20 | 6.40 |
Georgia | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.10 | 4.60 |
Hawaii | 22.10 | 21.80 | 20.40 | 19.90 | 21.30 | 23.10 | 23.50 | 23.70 |
Idaho | 4.80 | 5.30 | 6.80 | 6.10 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.90 | 5.60 |
Illinois | 16.90 | 15.10 | 15.20 | 14.50 | 15.00 | 13.80 | 13.60 | 14.30 |
Indiana | 9.60 | 10.70 | 10.00 | 10.40 | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
Iowa | 12.70 | 10.70 | 9.60 | 8.90 | 7.00 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 6.60 |
Kansas | 7.30 | 7.40 | 8.70 | 8.60 | 7.80 | 7.00 | 8.70 | 8.90 |
Kentucky | 11.20 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.10 | 9.60 | 8.90 | 8.00 | 7.50 |
Louisiana | 3.50 | 5.20 | 5.80 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 5.90 |
Maine | 11.10 | 11.00 | 11.60 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 12.90 | 11.80 | 14.70 |
Maryland | 10.90 | 11.90 | 10.40 | 11.00 | 10.80 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 13.10 |
Massachusetts | 14.30 | 13.70 | 12.90 | 12.10 | 12.40 | 13.70 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
Michigan | 13.90 | 14.50 | 15.20 | 14.40 | 15.60 | 14.50 | 13.60 | 15.20 |
Minnesota | 16.30 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 14.20 | 15.20 | 15.00 | 13.70 | 15.80 |
Mississippi | 3.70 | 3.70 | 5.40 | 6.60 | 5.30 | 5.10 | 6.30 | 7.10 |
Missouri | 7.60 | 8.40 | 8.80 | 9.70 | 8.70 | 9.40 | 11.10 | 9.40 |
Montana | 13.00 | 12.70 | 12.20 | 11.90 | 11.90 | 11.80 | 10.50 | 12.00 |
Nebraska | 5.70 | 7.30 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 8.20 | 6.60 | 8.40 | 9.60 |
Nevada | 13.50 | 14.40 | 14.30 | 12.10 | 12.70 | 13.90 | 14.60 | 13.40 |
New Hampshire | 10.30 | 9.90 | 9.70 | 9.40 | 11.30 | 10.20 | 10.30 | 9.80 |
New Jersey | 15.80 | 16.50 | 15.40 | 16.10 | 16.20 | 14.90 | 15.70 | 16.10 |
New Mexico | 5.40 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.30 | 6.70 | 6.80 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
New York | 24.40 | 24.60 | 24.70 | 23.60 | 23.80 | 22.30 | 21.00 | 22.00 |
North Carolina | 3.00 | 1.90 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 3.10 |
North Dakota | 7.50 | 5.00 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 6.00 | 6.20 |
Ohio | 11.60 | 12.40 | 12.30 | 12.40 | 12.50 | 12.60 | 11.90 | 13.20 |
Oklahoma | 7.50 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.00 |
Oregon | 14.60 | 15.60 | 14.80 | 13.50 | 14.90 | 13.90 | 14.40 | 16.20 |
Pennsylvania | 12.70 | 12.70 | 13.30 | 12.10 | 12.00 | 12.60 | 12.00 | 13.50 |
Rhode Island | 16.00 | 15.10 | 14.20 | 15.50 | 16.10 | 17.40 | 17.40 | 17.80 |
South Carolina | 3.90 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 2.90 |
South Dakota | 5.00 | 4.90 | 5.90 | 5.20 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 4.30 |
Tennessee | 6.20 | 5.00 | 5.40 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 5.50 | 4.60 | 4.40 |
Texas | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.70 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 4.90 |
Utah | 5.30 | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.70 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 4.40 | 3.70 |
Vermont | 10.70 | 11.10 | 12.60 | 11.50 | 11.00 | 10.50 | 11.20 | 11.80 |
Virginia | 6.10 | 4.90 | 5.40 | 4.30 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 4.40 |
Washington | 18.90 | 16.80 | 16.80 | 17.40 | 18.80 | 19.80 | 18.80 | 17.40 |
West Virginia | 12.60 | 10.60 | 12.40 | 11.80 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 10.20 | 10.70 |
Wisconsin | 12.30 | 11.70 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 8.70 |
Wyoming | 5.00 | 6.70 | 7.10 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 7.30 | 7.60 |
U.S. Average | 10.34 | 10.19 | 10.22 | 9.93 | 10.00 | 9.97 | 9.81 | 10.21 |