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Union Membership in Rhode Island
16.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Rhode Island were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 16.1%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 17.5%
- Number of members
- 82,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 509,000
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.1% |
| 2024 | 14.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% |
| 2021 | 15.7% |
| 2020 | 17.8% |
| 2019 | 17.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 17.4% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.1% | 17.5% | 82,000 |
| 2024 | 14.5% | 15.3% | 73,000 |
| 2023 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 62,000 |
| 2022 | 16.1% | 17.7% | 81,000 |
| 2021 | 15.7% | 17.4% | 75,000 |
| 2020 | 17.8% | 19.1% | 81,000 |
| 2019 | 17.4% | 19.0% | 83,000 |
| 2018 | 17.4% | 18.5% | 83,000 |
| 2017 | 16.1% | 17.2% | 78,000 |
| 2016 | 15.5% | 16.9% | 74,000 |
| 2015 | 14.2% | 14.9% | 68,000 |
| 2014 | 15.1% | 15.8% | 68,000 |
| 2013 | 16.9% | 17.8% | 77,000 |
| 2012 | 17.8% | 18.4% | 81,000 |
| 2011 | 17.4% | 17.9% | 79,000 |
| 2010 | 16.4% | 17.4% | 75,000 |
| 2009 | 17.9% | 18.7% | 80,000 |
| 2008 | 16.5% | 17.4% | 78,000 |
| 2007 | 15.0% | 15.8% | 75,000 |
| 2006 | 15.3% | 16.0% | 76,000 |
| 2005 | 15.9% | 16.8% | 79,000 |
| 2004 | 16.3% | 17.0% | 79,000 |
| 2003 | 17.0% | 17.5% | 84,000 |
| 2002 | 17.3% | 17.9% | 81,000 |
| 2001 | 16.4% | 17.1% | 77,000 |
| 2000 | 18.0% | 18.7% | 84,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Rhode Island are in a union?
- 16.1% of employed wage and salary workers in Rhode Island were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.