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Union Membership in Iowa
6.8% of employed wage and salary workers in Iowa were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 6.8%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 8.2%
- Number of members
- 101,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 1.48 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Iowa |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% |
| 2015 | 9.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% |
| 2012 | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 11.2% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.8% | 8.2% | 101,000 |
| 2024 | 6.4% | 8.3% | 93,000 |
| 2023 | 7.2% | 8.8% | 107,000 |
| 2022 | 7.0% | 8.7% | 105,000 |
| 2021 | 6.5% | 8.3% | 93,000 |
| 2020 | 6.6% | 9.1% | 93,000 |
| 2019 | 6.3% | 7.9% | 97,000 |
| 2018 | 7.7% | 8.8% | 113,000 |
| 2017 | 7.0% | 8.6% | 104,000 |
| 2016 | 8.9% | 10.5% | 129,000 |
| 2015 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 138,000 |
| 2014 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 156,000 |
| 2013 | 10.1% | 12.0% | 143,000 |
| 2012 | 10.4% | 12.4% | 145,000 |
| 2011 | 11.2% | 13.5% | 155,000 |
| 2010 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 158,000 |
| 2009 | 11.1% | 13.3% | 156,000 |
| 2008 | 10.6% | 13.0% | 153,000 |
| 2007 | 10.5% | 13.1% | 149,000 |
| 2006 | 11.3% | 14.0% | 161,000 |
| 2005 | 11.5% | 13.5% | 157,000 |
| 2004 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 141,000 |
| 2003 | 11.5% | 14.4% | 157,000 |
| 2002 | 11.1% | 13.7% | 154,000 |
| 2001 | 13.0% | 15.4% | 177,000 |
| 2000 | 13.2% | 15.7% | 177,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Iowa are in a union?
- 6.8% of employed wage and salary workers in Iowa were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.