Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 25, 2018
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January 25, 2018: Reflecting a long-term decline, just 6.5% of U.S. private sector workers belong to a labor union. However, at 34.4%, union membership is much higher among government employees.[1]
Because the private sector employs more people, the raw number of private and public sector union members is roughly equal—7.6 million in the private sector and 7.2 million among government employees.
Overall, including both the private and public sectors, 10.7% of all workers belong to a labor union. That’s unchanged from a year ago but way down from 20.1% in 1983. That was the first year that the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected such data.
New York (23.8%) and Hawaii (21.3%) have the highest levels of union membership.
South Carolina (2.6%), North Carolina (3.4%), and Utah (3.9%) have the lowest levels of union membership.
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- January 24, 2018 – 780 Americans attending Davos World Economic Forum
- January 23, 2018 – 57 percent of Americans follow national news very closely
- January 22, 2018 – 73 percent voter turnout decline in Wisconsin State Senate election
- January 19, 2018 – 13 percent of Americans give media top marks for reporting both sides of political issues
- January 18, 2018 – 10 percent of U.S. House races may be competitive
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