Public Sector Share of Workforce and Public Sector Union Share of Union Membership (2016 )

A B C
Public Sector Workers Public Sector Union Members
as Percentage of as Percentage of Public Sector Union
State Total Workforce All Union Members Strength Score
U.S. 15.2 48.9 100.0
Alabama 16.4 45.1 100.1
Alaska 27.7 61.4 153.9
Arizona 13.7 50.6 96.8
Arkansas 17.5 42.8 101.3
California 15.7 53.3 106.1
Colorado 14.7 39.7 88.9
Connecticut 14.8 56.8 106.8
Delaware 14.4 56.6 105.2
Florida 13.5 61.0 106.8
Georgia 14.0 42.8 89.8
Hawaii 20.5 46.9 115.4
Idaho 14.8 45.3 95.0
Illinois 12.0 41.0 81.4
Indiana 12.5 33.4 75.3
Iowa 15.4 51.1 102.9
Kansas 15.9 42.5 95.8
Kentucky 15.8 30.1 82.8
Louisiana 18.0 54.2 114.6
Maine 15.9 66.8 120.6
Maryland 24.7 61.6 144.2
Massachusetts 12.6 53.8 96.5
Michigan 12.1 38.7 79.4
Minnesota 15.6 50.6 103.1
Mississippi 20.3 40.7 108.4
Missouri 13.5 31.7 76.8
Montana 20.1 56.7 124.1
Nebraska 14.6 57.5 106.8
Nevada 13.3 30.4 74.8
New Hampshire 14.4 68.4 117.3
New Jersey 16.1 56.8 111.0
New Mexico 24.0 66.7 147.1
New York 16.8 47.8 104.1
North Carolina 13.9 52.0 98.9
 North Dakota 17.4 50.7 109.1
Ohio 13.4 46.5 91.6
Oklahoma 18.9 50.9 114.2
Oregon 13.8 51.5 98.1
Pennsylvania 11.0 45.4 82.6
Rhode Island 13.9 55.0 102.0
South Carolina 16.5 58.4 114.0
South Dakota 16.5 59.1 114.7
Tennessee 13.7 35.9 81.8
Texas 14.6 54.8 104.1
Utah 15.5 57.4 109.7
Vermont 14.8 59.1 109.1
Virginia 20.8 49.8 119.3
Washington 16.8 52.0 108.4
West Virginia 20.7 40.0 109.0
Wisconsin 14.9 41.9 91.9
Wyoming 26.2 44.5 131.7
District of Columbia 25.4 51.0 135.7

Notes: Source data from 2016 Current Population Survey (CPS) as derived by Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Mcpherson, Copyright 2017, unionstats.com