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Midwest Economy – Union Membership

Union membership of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2020–21 (numbers in thousands)
State	2020		2021		2020 to 2021 Membership
State	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	14,253	10.8	14,012	10.3	-241	-1.7
Illinois	739	14.3	752	13.9	13	1.8
Indiana	235	8.3	256	9.0	21	8.9
Iowa	93	6.6	93	6.5	0	0.0
Michigan	604	15.2	540	13.3	-64	-10.6
Minnesota	398	15.8	416	16.0	18	4.5
Nebraska	85	9.6	61	6.8	-24	-28.2
North Dakota	21	6.2	19	5.4	-2	-9.5
Ohio	637	13.2	596	12.0	-41	-6.4
South Dakota	17	4.3	16	4.0	-1	-5.9
Wisconsin	227	8.7	215	7.9	-12	-5.3
Footnotes: (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
Source: Current Population Survey The current population survey is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Union representation of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2020–21 (numbers in thousands)
State	2020		2021		2020 to 2021 Represented
State	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	15,939	12.1	15,802	11.6	-137	-0.9
Illinois	788	15.2	818	15.2	30	3.8
Indiana	270	9.5	290	10.2	20	7.4
Iowa	128	9.1	118	8.3	-10	-7.8
Michigan	661	16.6	620	15.3	-41	-6.2
Minnesota	427	17.0	446	17.1	19	4.4
Nebraska	94	10.5	72	8.0	-22	-23.4
North Dakota	25	7.4	24	6.9	-1	-4.0
Ohio	686	14.2	647	13.0	-39	-5.7
South Dakota	21	5.5	20	5.0	-1	-4.8
Wisconsin	264	10.2	251	9.3	-13	-4.9
Footnotes: (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union, as well as workers who are not members but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
Source: Current Population Survey The current population survey is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.