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