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Analysis

Unemployment is down. But then so is employment.

Mar 2, 2022

Unemployment was down to 4.0% last month, almost back to 3.5%, where it was two years ago before the pandemic.

Analysis

U.S. strikes rare but increasing in 2021

Mar 2, 2022

The year 2021 had twice as many large work stoppages as 2020, but still far fewer than in the teachers-union-led strike surge of 2018-2019.

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America’s most dangerous jobs

Apr 18, 2018

Three of the top 10 are in construction.

Analysis

The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon

Feb 14, 2017

Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.

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Analysis

Annual survey records further union membership declines

Jan 26, 2017

Union membership fell to 10.7 percent of the U.S. workforce, and 6.4 percent in the private sector.

Analysis

THE DISAPPEARING STRIKE

Jan 27, 2015

2014 had the second fewest strikes since the federal government began keeping records in 1947

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Analysis

Union percentage lowest-ever nationally: 11.1 percent

Jan 26, 2015

Oregon ranks #7 nationally for union density

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National

Union numbers held steady in 2013

Jan 28, 2014

Washington is again the fourth-most union state, while Oregon drops to 12th

National

Union members down to 11.3 percent of U.S. workforce

Jan 23, 2013

New York is the most unionized. Washington’s #4, Oregon #9.

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National

Union numbers are up in Oregon

Jan 31, 2012

Nationwide, 11.8% of U.S. workers are in a union, according to the latest BLS data.

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