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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Percentage of Workers Represented by unions, 2009

Rank State Percent of employed represented by unions   Rank State Percent of employed
represented by unions
1 New York 27.2 27 Indiana 12.2
2 Hawaii 24.3 28 Alabama 12.0
3 Alaska 23.6 29 Nebraska 11.4
4 Washington 21.5 30 Missouri 10.6
5 Michigan 19.9 31 Kentucky 10.5
6 New Jersey 19.9 32 New Mexico 10.2
7 Rhode Island 18.7 33 North Dakota 9.8
8 Oregon 18.5 34 Kansas 8.4
9 Connecticut 18.4 35 Colorado 8.3
10 California 18.3 36 Wyoming 8.3
11 Illinois 18.3 37 Utah 8.0
12 Montana 18.1 38 Arizona 7.9
13 Massachusetts 18.0 39 Idaho 7.9
14 Nevada 17.2 40 Oklahoma 7.3
15 Pennsylvania 16.2 41 Florida 6.9
16 Wisconsin 15.8 42 South Dakota 6.6
17 Minnesota 15.7 43 Tennessee 6.6
18 Ohio 15.4 44 Louisiana 6.5
19 West Virginia 15.4 45 Mississippi 6.4
20 Maryland 14.3 46 Texas 6.2
21 Vermont 14.1 47 Georgia 5.9
22 Maine 13.7 48 South Carolina 5.4
23 Iowa 13.3 49 Virginia 5.4
24 Delaware 12.8 50 Arkansas 5.0
25 District of Columbia 12.5 51 North Carolina 4.4
26 New Hampshire 12.3