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Michigan’s Industry Unionization
Michigan’s overall unionization rate was just over 15% in 2017, slightly higher than national union membership rate of 10.7%. Eight states had higher unionization rates in 2015, with New York and Hawaii leading the list with rates above 20%. In 2013, Michigan joined other states offering workers protection and became the 24th Right to Work state. Wisconsin joined in 2015; West Virginia’s 2016 and Kentucky in 2017.
Michigan became the 24th Right-To-Work State in 2013.
Right to work States, 2017
Union Affiliation of Employed Wage and Salary Workers by State, 2017 Annual Averages, in thousands
| State | Total Employed | Total Members of Unions | Percent of Employed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,869 | 138 | 7.4 |
| Alaska | 304 | 55 | 18.1 |
| Arizona | 2,805 | 111 | 4.0 |
| Arkansas | 1,209 | 62 | 5.1 |
| California | 16,064 | 2,491 | 15.5 |
| Colorado | 2,494 | 238 | 9.6 |
| Connecticut | 1,645 | 278 | 16.9 |
| Delaware | 425 | 45 | 10.7 |
| District of Columbia | 347 | 34 | 9.8 |
| Florida | 8,573 | 480 | 5.6 |
| Georgia | 4,342 | 173 | 4.0 |
| Hawaii | 605 | 129 | 21.3 |
| Idaho | 723 | 35 | 4.8 |
| Illinois | 5,516 | 827 | 15.0 |
| Indiana | 2,987 | 266 | 8.9 |
| Iowa | 1,475 | 104 | 7.0 |
| Kansas | 1,296 | 101 | 7.8 |
| Kentucky | 1,810 | 174 | 9.6 |
| Louisiana | 1,780 | 78 | 4.4 |
| Maine | 576 | 66 | 11.4 |
| Maryland | 2,772 | 299 | 10.8 |
| Massachusetts | 3,231 | 401 | 12.4 |
| Michigan | 4,230 | 658 | 15.6 |
| Minnesota | 2,693 | 411 | 15.2 |
| Mississippi | 1,106 | 59 | 5.3 |
| Missouri | 2,613 | 226 | 8.7 |
| Montana | 419 | 50 | 11.9 |
| Nebraska | 858 | 70 | 8.2 |
| Nevada | 1,290 | 164 | 12.7 |
| New Hampshire | 642 | 72 | 11.3 |
| New Jersey | 3,898 | 630 | 16.2 |
| New Mexico | 769 | 52 | 6.7 |
| New York | 8,472 | 2,017 | 23.8 |
| North Carolina | 4,305 | 145 | 3.4 |
| North Dakota | 356 | 18 | 5.1 |
| Ohio | 5,062 | 635 | 12.5 |
| Oklahoma | 1,536 | 84 | 5.5 |
| Oregon | 1,763 | 262 | 14.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,543 | 665 | 12.0 |
| Rhode Island | 486 | 78 | 16.1 |
| South Carolina | 1,986 | 52 | 2.6 |
| South Dakota | 380 | 20 | 5.4 |
| Tennessee | 2,728 | 155 | 5.7 |
| Texas | 11,626 | 543 | 4.7 |
| Utah | 1,375 | 52 | 3.9 |
| Vermont | 288 | 32 | 11.0 |
| Virginia | 3,801 | 176 | 4.6 |
| Washington | 3,112 | 584 | 18.8 |
| West Virginia | 683 | 75 | 11.0 |
| Wisconsin | 2,778 | 230 | 8.3 |
| Wyoming | 243 | 15 | 6.0 |
Note: Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
