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Midwest Economy - Union Membership

Union Membership (1) of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2011 and 2012 (Numbers in thousands)
State	2011		2012		2011 to 2012 Membership
State	Total members	Percent of employed	Total members	Percent of employed	Net Change	Percent Change
United States	14,764	11.8	14,366	11.3	-398	-2.7
Illinois	876	16.2	801	14.6	-75	-8.6
Indiana	302	11.3	246	9.1	-56	-18.5
Iowa	155	11.2	145	10.4	-10	-6.5
Michigan	671	17.5	629	16.6	-42	-6.3
Minnesota	371	15.1	351	14.2	-20	-5.4
Nebraska	65	7.9	52	6.0	-13	-20.0
North Dakota	20	6.3	20	6.1	0	0.0
Ohio	647	13.4	604	12.6	-43	-6.6
South Dakota	18	5.1	20	5.6	2	11.1
Wisconsin	339	13.3	293	11.2	-46	-13.6
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, 2011 and 2012 (Numbers in thousands)
State	2011		2012		2011 to 2012 Represented
State	Represented	Percent of employed	Represented	Percent of employed	Net Change	Percent Change
United States	16,290	13.0	15,922	12.5	-368	-2.3
Illinois	929	17.2	852	15.5	-77	-8.3
Indiana	333	12.4	269	10.0	-64	-19.2
Iowa	187	13.5	172	12.4	-15	-8.0
Michigan	703	18.3	648	17.1	-55	-7.8
Minnesota	390	15.8	368	14.9	-22	-5.6
Nebraska	83	10.0	70	8.1	-13	-15.7
North Dakota	27	8.6	27	8.2	0	0.0
Ohio	706	14.7	665	13.9	-41	-5.8
South Dakota	23	6.5	24	6.7	1	4.3
Wisconsin	358	14.1	312	12.0	-46	-12.8
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: 1/23/2013
Source: Current Population Survey

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Last Modified Date: March 18, 2013