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U.S. union membership rose to 14.7 million in 2025 and 16.5 million workers were covered by union contracts—the highest since 2009—despite the Trump administration’s push to roll back bargaining for about 1 million federal workers; density climbed to 11.2%, and public approval for unions remains high (67–71%), signaling renewed organizing over years.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the percentage of U.S. workers holding labor union memberships dropped to a record low of 10% in 2023, despite unions achieving significant victories and receiving their highest approval rating in decades. The overall number of union members increased, but not enough to keep up with the rise in non-union workers, leading to the decline in the union membership rate for the second consecutive year. This trend comes despite high-profile wins and a surge in public approval of organized labor, with union membership now less than a third of its peak rate in the 1950s.