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Union Membership in Illinois
13.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Illinois were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 13.1%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 14.0%
- Number of members
- 758,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 5.78 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Illinois |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.1% |
| 2024 | 13.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% |
| 2022 | 13.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% |
| 2019 | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% |
| 2017 | 15.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% |
| 2015 | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.1% | 14.0% | 758,000 |
| 2024 | 13.1% | 14.2% | 734,000 |
| 2023 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 708,000 |
| 2022 | 13.1% | 14.1% | 735,000 |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 15.2% | 752,000 |
| 2020 | 14.3% | 15.2% | 739,000 |
| 2019 | 13.6% | 14.7% | 771,000 |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 14.7% | 786,000 |
| 2017 | 15.0% | 15.8% | 827,000 |
| 2016 | 14.5% | 15.3% | 812,000 |
| 2015 | 15.2% | 16.0% | 847,000 |
| 2014 | 15.1% | 16.0% | 831,000 |
| 2013 | 15.8% | 16.3% | 851,000 |
| 2012 | 14.6% | 15.5% | 801,000 |
| 2011 | 16.2% | 17.2% | 876,000 |
| 2010 | 15.5% | 16.4% | 844,000 |
| 2009 | 17.5% | 18.3% | 951,000 |
| 2008 | 16.6% | 17.5% | 939,000 |
| 2007 | 14.5% | 15.2% | 842,000 |
| 2006 | 16.4% | 17.2% | 931,000 |
| 2005 | 16.9% | 17.6% | 927,000 |
| 2004 | 16.8% | 17.9% | 908,000 |
| 2003 | 17.9% | 18.6% | 967,000 |
| 2002 | 19.6% | 20.6% | 1.07 million |
| 2001 | 18.1% | 19.3% | 1.01 million |
| 2000 | 18.3% | 19.3% | 1.05 million |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Illinois are in a union?
- 13.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Illinois were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.