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Union Members by State

Check out the number and proportion of union members in each state.


Union Members by State, 2009
 Numbers (in Thousands)percentage
 Alabama 191 10.9
 Alaska 65 22.3
 Arizona 162 6.5
 Arkansas 47 4.2
 California 2,453 17.2
 Colorado 153 7.0
 Connecticut 265 17.3
 Delaware 44 11.9
 District of Columbia 29 10.4
 Florida 411 5.8
 Georgia 177 4.6
 Hawaii 123 23.5
 Idaho 36 6.3
 Illinois 951 17.5
 Indiana 277 10.6
 Iowa 156 11.1
 Kansas 77 6.2
 Kentucky 142 8.6
 Louisiana 99 5.8
 Maine 63 11.7
 Maryland 323 12.6
 Massachusetts 476 16.6
 Michigan 710 18.8
 Minnesota 362 15.1
 Mississippi 49 4.8
 Missouri 234 9.4
 Montana 52 13.9
 Nebraska 76 9.2
 Nevada 173 15.7
 New Hampshire 67 10.8
 New Jersey 721 19.3
 New Mexico 51 6.7
 New York 2,019 25.2
 North Carolina 115 3.1
 North Dakota 21 6.8
 Ohio 685 14.2
 Oklahoma 83 5.7
 Oregon 250 17.0
 Pennsylvania 782 15.0
 Rhode Island 80 17.9
 South Carolina 75 4.5
 South Dakota 20 5.5
 Tennessee 121 5.1
 Texas 508 5.1
 Utah 79 6.9
 Vermont 35 12.3
 Virginia 166 4.7
 Washington 574 20.2
 West Virginia 97 13.9
 Wisconsin 385 15.2
  Wyoming 18 7.7
  United States 15,327 12.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union Members in 2009, Jan. 22, 2010.
 
 
 
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