A Growing Share of Union Members Have a Bachelor’s Degree
Union Membership by Educational Attainment, Number of Workers, 1983–2025
Stacked area chart showing the number of union members by educational attainment from 1983 to 2025. Gray represents workers with a Bachelor’s degree or higher, and red represents workers without a Bachelor’s degree. The number of union members without a Bachelor’s degree declines over time, while the number with a bachelor’s degree steadily increases. As a result, workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher account for a growing share of total union membership.