Washington union membership in 2025

(WASHINGTON)- In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 18.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Washington, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently.

Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 632,000. Nationwide, union members accounted for an estimated 10.0 percent of employed wage and salary workers, according to a news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Across states, the estimated rates of union membership varied widely, ranging from below 5 percent to nearly 25 percent.

In addition to union members, another estimated 49,000 wage and salary workers in Washington were represented by a union on their main job or covered by an employee association or contract while not union members themselves. Workers represented by unions accounted for an estimated 19.4 percent of employed wage and salary workers in Washington and 11.2 percent nationwide.