A look at the percentage of union members in the workforce by state: State 2011 Union membership rate 2012 Union…
A look at the percentage of union members in the workforce by state: |
State 2011 Union membership rate 2012 Union membership rate |
Alabama 10 9.2 |
Alaska 22.1 22.4 |
Arizona 6 5.1 |
Arkansas 4.2 3.2 |
California 17.1 17.2 |
Colorado 8.2 7.8 |
Connecticut 16.8 14 |
Delaware 10.5 10.4 |
District of Columbia 8.3 8.6 |
Florida 6.3 5.8 |
Georgia 3.9 4.4 |
Hawaii 21.5 21.6 |
Idaho 5.1 4.8 |
Illinois 16.2 14.6 |
Indiana 11.3 9.1 |
Iowa 11.2 10.4 |
Kansas 7.6 6.8 |
Kentucky 8.9 10 |
Louisiana 4.5 6.2 |
Maine 11.3 11.5 |
Maryland 12.4 10.6 |
Massachusetts 14.6 14.4 |
Michigan 17.5 16.6 |
Minnesota 15.1 14.2 |
Mississippi 5 4.3 |
Missouri 10.9 8.9 |
Montana 13 13.9 |
Nebraska 7.9 6 |
Nevada 14.6 14.7 |
New Hampshire 11.1 10.5 |
New Jersey 16.1 16.1 |
New Mexico 6.8 6.5 |
New York 24.1 23.2 |
North Carolina 2.9 2.9 |
North Dakota 6.3 6.1 |
Ohio 13.4 12.6 |
Oklahoma 6.4 7.5 |
Oregon 17.1 15.7 |
Pennsylvania 14.6 13.5 |
Rhode Island 17.4 17.8 |
South Carolina 3.4 3.3 |
South Dakota 5.1 5.6 |
Tennessee 4.6 4.8 |
Texas 5.2 5.7 |
Utah 5.8 5.2 |
Vermont 12 10.7 |
Virginia 4.6 4.4 |
Washington 19 18.5 |
West Virginia 13.8 12.1 |
Wisconsin 13.3 11.2 |
Wyoming 7.2 6.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |