Bureau of Labor Statistics: union membership fell from 20.1 percent of workers (17.7 million) in 1983 to 10.0 percent (14.7 million) in 2025.
In 1983, the first year for which comparable data are available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent and there were 17.7 million union members.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: union membership fell from 20.1 percent of workers (17.7 million) in 1983 to 10.0 percent (14.7 million) in 2025.