Despite gains in union ranks at Starbucks, Amazon and existing union employers, the union membership rate hit an all-time low, just 10.1 percent, in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets.

Nonunionized Job Gains Outpaced Unionized Ones

The percentage of U.S. workers who belong to a union dropped from 10.3 percent to 10.1 percent, according to the BLS, as the job market added nonunionized workers faster than unionized employees. That rate is the lowest since the agency first started tracking such data nearly four decades ago.

Union Membership Numbers Grew

Despite the lower unionization rate, the ranks of workers represented by unions grew. Increased hiring by already unionized employers contributed to 200,000 new union-represented workers, a rise of 1.3 percent, to 16 million employees represented by organized labor. There was a larger rise in the number of workers who are dues-paying union members—273,000—resulting in a total of 14.3 million. Some workers at unionized workplaces choose not to belong to the union. The biggest gains came from the addition of 102,000 new union-represented workers in leisure and hospitality. Many of these employees were in arts, entertainment and recreation sites that struggled during the height of the pandemic.

Fast Overall Job Growth Last Year

Union membership's rise last year came to a 1.9 increase. The overall labor force grew by 5.3 million or...

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