US Private Sector
Trade Union Membership
| Year |
Private Sector Union Membership |
Percentage of Private Sector Employees |
| 1900 |
917,000 |
6.5% |
| 1901 |
1,167,000 |
7.7% |
| 1902 |
1,500,000 |
9.3% |
| 1903 |
1,908,000 |
11.5% |
| 1904 |
1,995,000 |
12.2% |
| 1905 |
1,923,000 |
11.1% |
| 1910 |
2,109,000 |
10.5% |
| 1915 |
2,508,000 |
12.2% |
| 1920 |
4,664,000 |
19.2% |
| 1925 |
3,495,000 |
13.2% |
| 1930 |
3,482,000 |
13.3% |
| 1935 |
3,337,000 |
14.2% |
| 1940 |
6,848,000 |
24.3% |
| 1941 |
8,268,000 |
25.9% |
| 1942 |
9,716,000 |
28.1% |
| 1943 |
11,182,000 |
30.8% |
| 1944 |
11,598,000 |
32.4% |
| 1945 |
11,674,000 |
33.9% |
| 1950 |
13,550,000 |
34.6% |
| 1951 |
14,376,000 |
34.7% |
| 1952 |
14,839,000 |
35.2% |
| 1953 |
15,540,000 |
35.7% |
| 1954 |
15,036,000 |
35.6% |
| 1955 |
15,341,000 |
35.1% |
| 1956 |
15,641,000 |
34.7% |
| 1957 |
15,687,000 |
34.7% |
| 1958 |
14,736,000 |
33.9% |
| 1959 |
14,591,000 |
32.3% |
| 1960 |
14,613,000 |
31.9% |
| 1965 |
15,638,000 |
30.8% |
| 1970 |
16,978,000 |
29.1% |
| 1975 |
16,397,000 |
26.3% |
| 1980 |
15,273,000 |
20.6% |
| 1983 |
11,933,000 |
16.8% |
| 1984 |
11,646,000 |
15.5% |
| 1985 |
11,226,000 |
14.6% |
| 1986 |
11,051,000 |
14.0% |
| 1987 |
10,827,000 |
13.4% |
| 1988 |
10,694,000 |
12.9% |
| 1989 |
10,541,000 |
12.4% |
| 1990 |
10,247,000 |
12.1% |
| 1991 |
9,898,000 |
11.9% |
| 1992 |
9,703,000 |
11.5% |
| 1993 |
9,554,000 |
11.2% |
| 1994 |
9,620,000 |
10.9% |
| 1995 |
9,400,000 |
10.4% |
| 1996 |
9,385,000 |
10.2% |
| 1997 |
9,363,000 |
9.8% |
| 1998 |
9,306,000 |
9.5% |
| 1999 |
9,419,000 |
9.4% |
| 2000 |
9,148,000 |
9.0% |
| 2001 |
9,113,000 |
9.0% |
| 2002 |
8,800,000 |
8.6% |
| 2003 |
8,452,000 |
8.2% |
| 2004 |
8,205,000 |
7.9% |
| 2005 |
8,255,000 |
7.8% |
| 2006 |
7,961,000 |
7.4% |
| 2007 |
8,114,000 |
7.5% |
| 2008 |
8,265,000 |
7.6% |
| 2009 |
7,431,000 |
7.2% |
| 2010 |
7,092,000 |
6.9% |
| 2011 |
7,202,000 |
6.9% |
| 2012 |
7,037,000 |
6.6% |
| 2013 |
7,318,000 |
6.7% |
| 2014 |
7,359,000 |
6.6% |
Sources
US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Leo Troy & Neil Sheflin, Union Sourcebook
US Census Bureau
Revised at 201502 (Updated and data from 1950s restated)
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