by sslifer | Feb 3, 2021 | Union Charts
February 3, 2021 Union membership has declined considerably from 13.1% in 2000 to a low of 10.3% in 2019. However, it climbed to 10.8% in 2020 as the pandemic-triggered recession caused a big drop in largely non-union private sector jobs, while union member jobs in...
by sslifer | Feb 3, 2021 | Union Charts
February 3, 2021 The overall rate of union membership has been declining for years and reached a low of 10.3% in 2019 before climbing to 10.8% in 2020. However, the increase in 2020 caused a big drop in largely non-union private sector jobs, while union member jobs...
by sslifer | Feb 3, 2021 | Union Charts
February 3, 2021 At the very top of the list is Hawaii where 23.7% of its workers belonged to unions. Union membership in Hawaii is particularly strong among hospitality workers. It was closely followed by New York with 22.0%. The main story in N.Y. is the public...
by sslifer | Feb 3, 2021 | NumberNomics Notes, Union Charts
February 3, 2021 In 2020 14.3 million workers belonged to a union. Of those 7.1 million were in the public sector compared to 7.2 million in the private sector. However, the union membership rate for public sector workers at 34.8% was substantially higher than the...
by sslifer | Feb 3, 2021 | Union Charts
February 3, 2021 Unions have been extremely successful in attracting higher wages and benefits for their members when compared to comparable earnings for non-union workers. In 2020 union members earned $1,144 per week which is 19% higher than the $958 earned by...
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