AL Political Reporter: “An analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that Alabama experienced the sixth largest decrease in union membership among all 50 states between 2013 and 2023.
As of 2023, only 156,000 workers in Alabama are members of a union — a 23.2 percent drop from 203,000 in 2013. The greatest decrease in union membership over the same period was experienced in Alaska (-36.6 percent), followed by Wisconsin (-35.3 percent), West Virginia (-31.0 percent), South Carolina (-29.0 percent), and Iowa (-25.2 percent).
However, in terms of percentage of all employed residents, Alabama’s union members make up 7.5 percent of all Alabama employees. This remains below the average national rate of around 9.6 percent, but ties Alabama with New Mexico for the 29th highest unionization rate in the country.”