The percentage of workers who were members of unions in the United States remained at 10.7 percent in 2017, showing no change from the rate reported in 2016.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were a total of 14.8 million union workers across the country in 2017, an increase of more than 260,000 from the 2016 total.

Hawaii's union membership rate exceeded that of the national average.  It was reported as 21.3 percent in 2017, while its union representation rate was 22.9 percent during the same period.

Across the country, public sector workers had a union membership rate of more than five times that of private sector workers.  Workers in protective service, education, training and library occupations had the highest unionization rates in a comparison of occupational groups.  Union membership rates were higher for men (11.4%) than women (10%).  Among full-time workers, union members had median usual weekly earnings of $1,041 in comparison with median weekly earnings of $829 for nonunion workers.