US union membership increases in 2023
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Union membership has generally been in decline in the US for the last decade. In 2022 union membership was up slightly vs 2021 in absolute numbers, but as a percentage it was down by 0.3%.

Will the percentage of workers who are members of a labor union in the United States increase in 2023 compared to 2022?

Resolves based on data from https://data.bls.gov

The report for 2022 is here

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The bureau of labor statistics has not released data for 2024 yet as far as I can tell

@Odoacre derp, I'm dumb.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf 10.1% for 2022 and 10.0% for 2023

@Odoacre Can resolve:

The share of American workers who are members of a union hit a new low in 2023 — it's now 1 in 10 — though the total number of unionized employees rose slightly.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/unions-big-labor-uaw-teamsters-strikes

@MickBransfield this is based on last year's data

@Odoacre oh, sorry, I read it wrong, apologies

The Union Density Rate Likely Increased in 2023. You Read That Right.

https://poweratwork.us/union-density-grew-in-2023

His argument is the rate increased through NRLB elections and government hiring.