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Union Membership in West Virginia
8.5% of employed wage and salary workers in West Virginia were union members in 2025, compared with 10.0% nationally.
- Union members
- 8.5%
- 2025
- Covered by a union contract
- 9.1%
- Number of members
- 60,000
- Wage and salary workers
- 703,000
Union membership rate by year
Compared with the U.S.
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| Period | West Virginia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5% |
| 2024 | 8.8% |
| 2023 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% |
By year
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| Year | Members | Represented | Union members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 60,000 |
| 2024 | 8.8% | 10.0% | 61,000 |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 60,000 |
| 2022 | 9.2% | 10.0% | 64,000 |
| 2021 | 9.6% | 10.5% | 66,000 |
| 2020 | 10.7% | 11.3% | 71,000 |
| 2019 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 72,000 |
| 2018 | 10.0% | 10.8% | 68,000 |
| 2017 | 11.0% | 11.9% | 75,000 |
| 2016 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 79,000 |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 13.7% | 83,000 |
| 2014 | 10.6% | 11.6% | 73,000 |
| 2013 | 12.7% | 13.5% | 87,000 |
| 2012 | 12.1% | 13.1% | 84,000 |
| 2011 | 13.8% | 15.2% | 93,000 |
| 2010 | 14.8% | 16.5% | 100,000 |
| 2009 | 13.9% | 15.4% | 97,000 |
| 2008 | 13.8% | 15.3% | 101,000 |
| 2007 | 13.3% | 14.7% | 97,000 |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 15.5% | 101,000 |
| 2005 | 14.4% | 15.5% | 99,000 |
| 2004 | 14.2% | 15.7% | 99,000 |
| 2003 | 13.1% | 14.2% | 88,000 |
| 2002 | 13.3% | 14.1% | 92,000 |
| 2001 | 14.1% | 15.5% | 101,000 |
| 2000 | 14.3% | 15.6% | 100,000 |
Frequently asked questions
- What percent of workers in West Virginia are in a union?
- 8.5% of employed wage and salary workers in West Virginia were union members in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.