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Union Membership in Louisiana
4.4% of employed wage and salary workers in Louisiana were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 4.4%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 5.5%
- Number of members
- 79,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 1.79 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Louisiana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 5.5% | 79,000 |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 5.0% | 69,000 |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 5.2% | 76,000 |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 5.2% | 76,000 |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 5.7% | 81,000 |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 6.7% | 99,000 |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 94,000 |
| 2018 | 5.0% | 5.8% | 89,000 |
| 2017 | 4.4% | 5.4% | 78,000 |
| 2016 | 4.2% | 4.9% | 76,000 |
| 2015 | 5.8% | 6.8% | 107,000 |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 6.4% | 96,000 |
| 2013 | 4.3% | 5.5% | 75,000 |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 7.5% | 107,000 |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 5.3% | 77,000 |
| 2010 | 4.3% | 5.5% | 76,000 |
| 2009 | 5.8% | 6.5% | 99,000 |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 5.6% | 80,000 |
| 2007 | 5.6% | 6.5% | 94,000 |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 7.2% | 107,000 |
| 2005 | 6.4% | 7.4% | 114,000 |
| 2004 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 129,000 |
| 2003 | 6.5% | 7.9% | 109,000 |
| 2002 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 138,000 |
| 2001 | 7.7% | 10.2% | 133,000 |
| 2000 | 7.2% | 9.3% | 123,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Louisiana are in a union?
- 4.4% of employed wage and salary workers in Louisiana were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.