Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state






Table 5.  Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state Numbers in thousands





	State
	2008
	2009




	Total
employed		
	Members
of
unions(1)		
	Represented
by unions(2)		
	Total
employed		
	Members
of
 unions(1)		
	Represented
by unions(2)		




	Total
	Percent
of
employed		
	Total
	Percent
of
employed		
	Total
	Percent
of
employed		
	Total
	Percent
of
employed		








	
Alabama

	1,858
	181
	9.8
	199
	10.7
	1,763
	191
	10.9
	212
	12.0





	
Alaska

	289
	68
	23.5
	71
	24.7
	293
	65
	22.3
	69
	23.6





	
Arizona

	2,579
	227
	8.8
	254
	9.8
	2,471
	162
	6.5
	194
	7.9





	
Arkansas

	1,158
	68
	5.9
	85
	7.3
	1,103
	47
	4.2
	55
	5.0





	
California

	14,889
	2,740
	18.4
	2,909
	19.5
	14,297
	2,453
	17.2
	2,622
	18.3





	
Colorado

	2,254
	181
	8.0
	208
	9.2
	2,175
	153
	7.0
	181
	8.3





	
Connecticut

	1,625
	275
	16.9
	291
	17.9
	1,538
	265
	17.3
	282
	18.4





	
Delaware

	391
	52
	13.4
	57
	14.7
	367
	44
	11.9
	47
	12.8





	
District of Columbia

	288
	35
	12.2
	41
	14.3
	276
	29
	10.4
	35
	12.5





	
Florida

	7,573
	482
	6.4
	601
	7.9
	7,097
	411
	5.8
	489
	6.9





	




	
Georgia

	4,084
	151
	3.7
	189
	4.6
	3,869
	177
	4.6
	226
	5.9





	
Hawaii

	562
	136
	24.3
	143
	25.5
	526
	123
	23.5
	128
	24.3





	
Idaho

	602
	42
	7.1
	48
	8.0
	577
	36
	6.3
	46
	7.9





	
Illinois

	5,662
	939
	16.6
	993
	17.5
	5,435
	951
	17.5
	997
	18.3





	
Indiana

	2,811
	349
	12.4
	386
	13.7
	2,612
	277
	10.6
	319
	12.2





	
Iowa

	1,437
	153
	10.6
	187
	13.0
	1,398
	156
	11.1
	185
	13.3





	
Kansas

	1,273
	89
	7.0
	111
	8.7
	1,249
	77
	6.2
	104
	8.4





	
Kentucky

	1,703
	146
	8.6
	163
	9.6
	1,657
	142
	8.6
	173
	10.5





	
Louisiana

	1,724
	80
	4.6
	97
	5.6
	1,704
	99
	5.8
	110
	6.5





	
Maine

	574
	71
	12.3
	84
	14.7
	543
	63
	11.7
	74
	13.7





	




	
Maryland

	2,610
	329
	12.6
	380
	14.5
	2,555
	323
	12.6
	366
	14.3





	
Massachusetts

	2,909
	458
	15.7
	491
	16.9
	2,864
	476
	16.6
	516
	18.0





	
Michigan

	4,089
	771
	18.8
	801
	19.6
	3,785
	710
	18.8
	752
	19.9





	
Minnesota

	2,430
	392
	16.1
	412
	17.0
	2,400
	362
	15.1
	377
	15.7





	
Mississippi

	1,089
	57
	5.3
	79
	7.3
	1,029
	49
	4.8
	66
	6.4





	
Missouri

	2,543
	285
	11.2
	327
	12.8
	2,481
	234
	9.4
	264
	10.6





	
Montana

	389
	47
	12.2
	61
	15.7
	374
	52
	13.9
	68
	18.1





	
Nebraska

	840
	70
	8.3
	90
	10.7
	823
	76
	9.2
	94
	11.4





	
Nevada

	1,192
	199
	16.7
	217
	18.2
	1,097
	173
	15.7
	188
	17.2





	
New Hampshire

	635
	67
	10.6
	79
	12.4
	616
	67
	10.8
	76
	12.3





	




	
New Jersey

	3,843
	703
	18.3
	731
	19.0
	3,734
	721
	19.3
	742
	19.9





	
New Mexico

	807
	58
	7.2
	94
	11.6
	759
	51
	6.7
	77
	10.2





	
New York

	8,165
	2,029
	24.9
	2,170
	26.6
	8,021
	2,019
	25.2
	2,182
	27.2





	
North Carolina

	3,799
	132
	3.5
	189
	5.0
	3,707
	115
	3.1
	162
	4.4





	
North Dakota

	308
	19
	6.1
	25
	8.2
	301
	21
	6.8
	30
	9.8





	
Ohio

	5,046
	716
	14.2
	783
	15.5
	4,827
	685
	14.2
	742
	15.4





	
Oklahoma

	1,529
	102
	6.6
	127
	8.3
	1,456
	83
	5.7
	107
	7.3





	
Oregon

	1,566
	259
	16.6
	272
	17.4
	1,471
	250
	17.0
	272
	18.5





	
Pennsylvania

	5,504
	847
	15.4
	899
	16.3
	5,220
	782
	15.0
	844
	16.2





	
Rhode Island

	471
	78
	16.5
	82
	17.4
	444
	80
	17.9
	83
	18.7





	




	
South Carolina

	1,792
	70
	3.9
	105
	5.8
	1,672
	75
	4.5
	91
	5.4





	
South Dakota

	369
	18
	5.0
	24
	6.4
	357
	20
	5.5
	24
	6.6





	
Tennessee

	2,534
	139
	5.5
	166
	6.6
	2,387
	121
	5.1
	156
	6.6





	
Texas

	9,991
	449
	4.5
	559
	5.6
	9,920
	508
	5.1
	615
	6.2





	
Utah

	1,178
	68
	5.8
	84
	7.1
	1,136
	79
	6.9
	90
	8.0





	
Vermont

	284
	29
	10.4
	36
	12.8
	285
	35
	12.3
	40
	14.1





	
Virginia

	3,597
	146
	4.1
	178
	5.0
	3,503
	166
	4.7
	191
	5.4





	
Washington

	2,912
	578
	19.8
	626
	21.5
	2,847
	574
	20.2
	612
	21.5





	
West Virginia

	736
	101
	13.8
	112
	15.3
	699
	97
	13.9
	108
	15.4





	
Wisconsin

	2,642
	396
	15.0
	422
	16.0
	2,528
	385
	15.2
	400
	15.8





	
Wyoming

	241
	19
	7.7
	21
	8.9
	239
	18
	7.7
	20
	8.3









	

		Footnotes

		(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.

		(2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.

	








	

		NOTE:  Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: January 22, 2010