What Percentage of U.S. Workers Are Union Members?

Editor’s Note: This article was revised on Nov. 20, 2024, with Gallup’s latest data pertaining to labor unions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine percent of U.S. workers employed full or part time belong to a labor union, according to recent Gallup polling.
More generally, 8% of all U.S. adults — working and nonworking — say they hold labor union membership, while 14% of U.S. adults live in a union household.
An analysis of Gallup’s 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys finds the following demographic differences in union membership among U.S. workers:
Gallup measures labor union membership each August as part of its Work and Education poll — one of 12 surveys that make up the Gallup Poll Social Series.
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