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Midwest Economy – Union Membership

Union membership of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2018–19 (numbers in thousands)
State	2018		2019		2018 to 2019 Membership
State	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	14,744	10.5	14,574	10.3	-170	-1.2
Illinois	786	13.8	771	13.6	-15	-1.9
Indiana	269	8.8	249	8.3	-20	-7.4
Iowa	113	7.7	97	6.3	-16	-14.2
Michigan	625	14.5	589	13.6	-36	-5.8
Minnesota	395	15.0	364	13.7	-31	-7.8
Nebraska	59	6.6	75	8.4	16	27.1
North Dakota	18	5.2	21	6.0	3	16.7
Ohio	639	12.6	610	11.9	-29	-4.5
South Dakota	22	5.6	22	5.6	0	0.0
Wisconsin	219	8.1	218	8.1	-1	-0.5
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, 2018–19 (numbers in thousands)
State	2018		2019		2018 to 2019 Represented
State	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	16,380	11.7	16,383	11.6	3	0.0
Illinois	839	14.7	832	14.7	-7	-0.8
Indiana	283	9.3	296	9.8	13	4.6
Iowa	129	8.8	122	7.9	-7	-5.4
Michigan	663	15.4	648	15.0	-15	-2.3
Minnesota	421	16.0	381	14.3	-40	-9.5
Nebraska	71	8.0	86	9.6	15	21.1
North Dakota	23	6.7	27	7.5	4	17.4
Ohio	722	14.3	673	13.1	-49	-6.8
South Dakota	28	7.1	26	6.7	-2	-7.1
Wisconsin	233	8.6	245	9.1	12	5.2
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.