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Union Membership in Tennessee
4.8% of employed wage and salary workers in Tennessee were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 4.8%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 5.7%
- Number of members
- 145,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 3.06 million
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | Tennessee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8% | 5.7% | 145,000 |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 5.6% | 136,000 |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 6.9% | 178,000 |
| 2022 | 5.5% | 6.3% | 163,000 |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 145,000 |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 5.1% | 117,000 |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 5.5% | 135,000 |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 155,000 |
| 2017 | 5.7% | 6.4% | 155,000 |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 6.4% | 158,000 |
| 2015 | 5.4% | 6.5% | 146,000 |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 5.6% | 127,000 |
| 2013 | 6.1% | 7.4% | 155,000 |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 5.9% | 124,000 |
| 2011 | 4.6% | 5.6% | 115,000 |
| 2010 | 4.7% | 5.8% | 115,000 |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 6.6% | 121,000 |
| 2008 | 5.5% | 6.6% | 139,000 |
| 2007 | 5.3% | 6.4% | 138,000 |
| 2006 | 6.0% | 6.8% | 153,000 |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 6.6% | 128,000 |
| 2004 | 6.7% | 7.7% | 164,000 |
| 2003 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 179,000 |
| 2002 | 9.1% | 10.5% | 223,000 |
| 2001 | 8.0% | 9.1% | 193,000 |
| 2000 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 220,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in Tennessee are in a union?
- 4.8% of employed wage and salary workers in Tennessee were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.