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 |
