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Union Membership in New Jersey
14.7% of employed wage and salary workers in New Jersey were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 14.7%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 16.1%
- Number of members
- 612,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 4.16 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | New Jersey |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.7% |
| 2024 | 16.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 14.9% |
| 2017 | 16.2% |
| 2016 | 16.1% |
| 2015 | 15.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5% |
| 2013 | 16.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 16.1% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.7% | 16.1% | 612,000 |
| 2024 | 16.2% | 17.4% | 682,000 |
| 2023 | 16.1% | 17.3% | 679,000 |
| 2022 | 14.9% | 16.0% | 619,000 |
| 2021 | 16.2% | 17.9% | 608,000 |
| 2020 | 16.1% | 17.8% | 600,000 |
| 2019 | 15.7% | 17.4% | 642,000 |
| 2018 | 14.9% | 16.2% | 587,000 |
| 2017 | 16.2% | 17.1% | 630,000 |
| 2016 | 16.1% | 16.6% | 644,000 |
| 2015 | 15.4% | 16.6% | 596,000 |
| 2014 | 16.5% | 17.2% | 635,000 |
| 2013 | 16.0% | 16.6% | 611,000 |
| 2012 | 16.1% | 16.8% | 611,000 |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 16.8% | 615,000 |
| 2010 | 17.1% | 17.7% | 637,000 |
| 2009 | 19.3% | 19.9% | 721,000 |
| 2008 | 18.3% | 19.0% | 703,000 |
| 2007 | 19.2% | 20.6% | 748,000 |
| 2006 | 20.1% | 21.6% | 770,000 |
| 2005 | 20.5% | 21.7% | 791,000 |
| 2004 | 19.8% | 21.6% | 745,000 |
| 2003 | 19.5% | 21.2% | 737,000 |
| 2002 | 19.6% | 20.6% | 757,000 |
| 2001 | 19.3% | 20.9% | 740,000 |
| 2000 | 20.6% | 21.7% | 775,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in New Jersey are in a union?
- 14.7% of employed wage and salary workers in New Jersey were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.