Charting union membership by state; Hawaii leads pack
In 2006, 20 states had union membership rates higher than the U.S. average of 12.0 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
All states in the East North Central, Middle Atlantic and Pacific divisions reported union membership rates at or above the national average.
Four states had union membership rates greater than 20.0 percent in 2006 — Hawaii (24.7 percent), New York (24.4 percent), Alaska (22.2 percent) and New Jersey (20.1 percent). Hawaii and New York have recorded the highest union membership rates among all states for 10 of the past 11 years.
This 2006 data on union membership is from the Current Population Survey. Unionization data is for wage and salary workers. Find out more in "Union Members in 2006," news release USDL 07-0113.