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Union Membership in Minnesota
14.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Minnesota were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 14.1%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 15.8%
- Number of members
- 386,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 2.73 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% |
| 2023 | 13.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2% |
| 2021 | 16.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2% |
| 2014 | 14.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.1% | 15.8% | 386,000 |
| 2024 | 14.2% | 14.8% | 379,000 |
| 2023 | 13.3% | 14.1% | 356,000 |
| 2022 | 14.2% | 15.2% | 382,000 |
| 2021 | 16.0% | 17.1% | 416,000 |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 17.0% | 398,000 |
| 2019 | 13.7% | 14.3% | 364,000 |
| 2018 | 15.0% | 16.0% | 395,000 |
| 2017 | 15.2% | 15.9% | 411,000 |
| 2016 | 14.2% | 15.2% | 365,000 |
| 2015 | 14.2% | 15.0% | 363,000 |
| 2014 | 14.2% | 15.0% | 360,000 |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 15.0% | 362,000 |
| 2012 | 14.2% | 14.9% | 351,000 |
| 2011 | 15.1% | 15.8% | 371,000 |
| 2010 | 15.6% | 16.1% | 385,000 |
| 2009 | 15.1% | 15.7% | 362,000 |
| 2008 | 16.1% | 17.0% | 392,000 |
| 2007 | 16.3% | 17.0% | 400,000 |
| 2006 | 16.0% | 16.8% | 395,000 |
| 2005 | 15.7% | 16.4% | 392,000 |
| 2004 | 17.5% | 18.3% | 424,000 |
| 2003 | 17.0% | 18.1% | 414,000 |
| 2002 | 17.6% | 18.3% | 440,000 |
| 2001 | 17.7% | 18.4% | 430,000 |
| 2000 | 18.2% | 18.9% | 430,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Minnesota are in a union?
- 14.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Minnesota were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.