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Midwest Economy - Union Membership

Union Membership (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2008 and 2009 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2008 2009 2008 to 2009 Membership
Total members Percent of employed Total members Percent of employed Net Change Percent Change

United States

 16,098 12.4 15,327 12.3 -771 -4.8

Illinois

 939 16.6 951 17.5 12 1.3

Indiana

 349 12.4 277 10.6 -72 -20.6

Iowa

 153 10.6 156 11.1 3 2.0

Michigan

 771 18.8 710 18.8 -61 -7.9

Minnesota

 392 16.1 362 15.1 -30 -7.7

Nebraska

 70 8.3 76 9.2 6 8.6

North Dakota

 19 6.1 21 6.8 2 10.5

Ohio

 716 14.2 685 14.2 -31 -4.3

South Dakota

 18 5.0 20 5.5 2 11.1

Wisconsin

 396 15.0 385 15.2 -11 -2.8

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

Union Representation (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2008 and 2009 (Numbers in thousands)
State 2008 2009 2008 to 2009 Represented
Represented Percent of employed Represented Percent of employed Net
Change		 Percent
Change

United States

 17,761 13.7 16,904 13.6 -857 -4.8

Illinois

 993 17.5 997 18.3 4 .4

Indiana

 386 13.7 319 12.2 -67 -17.4

Iowa

 187 13.0 185 13.3 -2 -1.1

Michigan

 801 19.6 752 19.9 -49 -6.1

Minnesota

 412 17.0 377 15.7 -35 -8.5

Nebraska

 90 10.7 94 11.4 4 4.4

North Dakota

 25 8.2 30 9.8 5 20.0

Ohio

 783 15.5 742 15.4 -41 -5.2

South Dakota

 24 6.4 24 6.6 0 0.0

Wisconsin

 422 16.0 400 15.8 -22 -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 employee association contract.

NOTES: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated. Data are based on one-fourth of the full sample (the outgoing rotation groups). As a result, employment levels may not match the official annual average employment figures issued by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.

Data Released: 1/22/2010
Source: Current Population Survey

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Last Modified Date: November 10, 2010