Percentage of Workers Represented by unions, 2007

Rank	State	Percent of employed represented by unions		Rank	State	Percent of employed represented by unions
1	NEW YORK	26.3		27	New Mexico	11.4
2	Alaska	24.7		28	New Hampshire	11.2
3	Hawaii	24.2		29	Kentucky	11.1
4	Washington	21.4		30	Alabama	10.6
5	Michigan	20.6		31	Arizona	9.7
6	New Jersey	20.6		32	Nebraska	9.7
7	California	17.8		33	Wyoming	9.4
8	Nevada	17.7		34	Colorado	9.2
9	Minnesota	17		35	Mississippi	8.9
10	Connecticut	16.6		36	Kansas	8.7
11	Pennsylvania	16.6		37	Oklahoma	8.5
12	Rhode Island	15.8		38	South Dakota	7.7
13	Montana	15.6		39	North Dakota	7.6
14	Ohio	15.4		40	Florida	7.3
15	Oregon	15.4		41	Utah	6.8
16	Wisconsin	15.4		42	Arkansas	6.5
17	Illinois	15.2		43	Louisiana	6.5
18	West Virginia	14.7		44	Idaho	6.4
19	Maryland	14.5		45	Tennessee	6.4
20	Massachusetts	14		46	South Carolina	5.9
21	Maine	13.8		47	Texas	5.7
22	Iowa	13.1		48	Georgia	5.4
23	Indiana	12.9		49	Virginia	4.8
24	Delaware	12.8		50	North Carolina	3.9
25	Vermont	12.2		U.S.		13.3
26	Missouri	11.9		Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data report number of workers who claim membership in a union or employee association as well as workers who report no affiliation but whose jobs are covered by union or association contract.

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