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Union Membership in New Mexico
6.1% of employed wage and salary workers in New Mexico were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 6.1%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 7.9%
- Number of members
- 52,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 855,000
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | New Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% |
| 2024 | 7.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% | 7.9% | 52,000 |
| 2024 | 7.5% | 8.8% | 63,000 |
| 2023 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 60,000 |
| 2022 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 71,000 |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 58,000 |
| 2020 | 7.1% | 8.6% | 53,000 |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 8.8% | 58,000 |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 8.2% | 56,000 |
| 2017 | 6.7% | 8.3% | 52,000 |
| 2016 | 6.3% | 8.2% | 49,000 |
| 2015 | 6.2% | 7.9% | 49,000 |
| 2014 | 5.7% | 7.4% | 43,000 |
| 2013 | 6.2% | 7.3% | 46,000 |
| 2012 | 6.5% | 8.7% | 50,000 |
| 2011 | 6.8% | 9.0% | 49,000 |
| 2010 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 55,000 |
| 2009 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 51,000 |
| 2008 | 7.2% | 11.6% | 58,000 |
| 2007 | 7.7% | 11.4% | 62,000 |
| 2006 | 7.8% | 11.5% | 62,000 |
| 2005 | 8.1% | 10.7% | 63,000 |
| 2004 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 49,000 |
| 2003 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 57,000 |
| 2002 | 6.8% | 8.5% | 49,000 |
| 2001 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 57,000 |
| 2000 | 8.1% | 10.2% | 58,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in New Mexico are in a union?
- 6.1% of employed wage and salary workers in New Mexico were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.