Union Membership by Educational Attainment, Percent of Employees, 1983–2025
Line chart showing union membership rates 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. Union membership rates decline for both groups over time, but the decline is steeper among workers without a Bachelor’s degree. By 2025, workers with a Bachelor’s degree have a higher union membership rate than those without one.