WASHINGTON – Despite historic job losses during the pandemic, the percentage of U.S. workers who are members of a union rose to 10.8% in 2020, the most significant increase in years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday.
The half of a percentage point increase came despite unions losing 321,000 members. Overall, 14.3 million people were union members last year.
The increase was due in large part to nonunion workers losing jobs at a higher rate than unionized ones. The U.S. lost 9.6 million jobs in 2020, driven by the relentless battering the pandemic has dealt to the labor market.
Union participation has been on the wane
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