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.
Analysis The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon Feb 14, 2017 Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.
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
Analysis Union percentage lowest-ever nationally: 11.1 percent Jan 26, 2015 Oregon ranks #7 nationally for union density
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.
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.