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Midwest Economy – Union Membership

Union membership of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2021–2022 (numbers in thousands)
State	2021		2022		2021 to 2022 Membership
State	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Total members(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	14,012	10.3	14,285	10.1	273	1.9
Illinois	752	13.9	735	13.1	-17	-2.3
Indiana	256	9.0	223	7.4	-33	-12.9
Iowa	93	6.5	105	7.0	12	12.9
Michigan	540	13.3	589	14.0	49	9.1
Minnesota	416	16.0	382	14.2	-34	-8.2
Nebraska	61	6.8	60	6.5	-1	-1.6
North Dakota	19	5.4	23	6.4	4	21.1
Ohio	596	12.0	641	12.8	45	7.6
South Dakota	16	4.0	13	3.1	-3	-18.8
Wisconsin	215	7.9	187	7.1	-28	-13.0
Footnotes: (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
Source: Current Population Survey The current population survey is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Union representation of employed wage and salary workers in Midwest states, annual averages, 2021–2022 (numbers in thousands)
State	2021		2022		2021 to 2022 Represented
State	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Represented(1)	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	15,802	11.6	16,002	11.3	200	1.3
Illinois	818	15.2	789	14.1	-29	-3.5
Indiana	290	10.2	260	8.6	-30	-10.3
Iowa	118	8.3	132	8.7	14	11.9
Michigan	620	15.3	644	15.3	24	3.9
Minnesota	446	17.1	411	15.2	-35	-7.8
Nebraska	72	8.0	74	8.1	2	2.8
North Dakota	24	6.9	28	7.6	4	16.7
Ohio	647	13.0	699	14.0	52	8.0
South Dakota	20	5.0	17	4.2	-3	-15.0
Wisconsin	251	9.3	212	8.0	-39	-15.5
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 an employee association contract.
Source: Current Population Survey The current population survey is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.