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Union representation rate in Rhode Island

Union representation rate in Rhode Island was 17.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 51 states in 2025.

202517.5%
Change on 2024+2.2 pts
Rank5th of 51US states ranked
Series high19.12020
Series low13.22023

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Union representation rate in Rhode Island, 2000 to 2025

121416182020002004200820122016202020252000: 18.7 %2001: 17.1 %2002: 17.9 %2003: 17.5 %2004: 17 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 16 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 18.7 %2010: 17.4 %2011: 17.9 %2012: 18.4 %2013: 17.8 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 17.2 %2018: 18.5 %2019: 19 %2020: 19.1 %2021: 17.4 %2022: 17.7 %2023: 13.2 %2024: 15.3 %2025: 17.5 %121416182020002009201820252000: 18.7 %2001: 17.1 %2002: 17.9 %2003: 17.5 %2004: 17 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 16 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 18.7 %2010: 17.4 %2011: 17.9 %2012: 18.4 %2013: 17.8 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 17.2 %2018: 18.5 %2019: 19 %2020: 19.1 %2021: 17.4 %2022: 17.7 %2023: 13.2 %2024: 15.3 %2025: 17.5 %
%. Source: BLS, Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-02-18.
All 26 values
Period%
202517.5
202415.3
202313.2
202217.7
202117.4
202019.1
201919
201818.5
201717.2
201616.9
201514.9
201415.8
201317.8
201218.4
201117.9
201017.4
200918.7
200817.4
200715.8
200616
200516.8
200417
200317.5
200217.9
200117.1
200018.7

Compared with United States

Place2025
Rhode Island17.5
United States11.2

Rhode Island compared with nearby places

Alabama: 7.2 %Alaska: 20.7 %Arizona: 4.5 %Arkansas: 3.5 %California: 16.7 %Colorado: 6.7 %Connecticut: 17.2 %Delaware: 11.5 %District of Columbia: 10.7 %Florida: 6.2 %Georgia: 6.1 %Hawaii: 26 %Idaho: 5.3 %Illinois: 14 %Indiana: 9.6 %Iowa: 8.2 %Kansas: 9 %Kentucky: 10.5 %Louisiana: 5.5 %Maine: 14.1 %Maryland: 15 %Massachusetts: 15.4 %Michigan: 14.2 %Minnesota: 15.8 %Mississippi: 7.3 %Missouri: 11.2 %Montana: 12.3 %Nebraska: 8.5 %Nevada: 14.3 %New Hampshire: 9.9 %New Jersey: 16.1 %New Mexico: 7.9 %New York: 22.5 %North Carolina: 3.1 %North Dakota: 7.4 %Ohio: 12.8 %Oklahoma: 7.3 %Oregon: 16.9 %Pennsylvania: 11.7 %Rhode Island: 17.5 %South Carolina: 4.1 %South Dakota: 3.1 %Tennessee: 5.7 %Texas: 5.8 %Utah: 7.8 %Vermont: 14.8 %Virginia: 6.4 %Washington: 19.4 %West Virginia: 9.1 %Wisconsin: 7.5 %Wyoming: 7.2 %
  • Under 5.9
  • 5.9 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 9.6
  • 9.6 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 and over
Union representation rate, 2025, %. Rhode Island is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Wage and salary workers represented by unions, as a percent of employed wage and salary workers, annual average, from the Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series LUU0204899700 for the nation).

Represented workers are union members plus workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. Annual averages of the monthly Current Population Survey, a household survey, so the figures carry sampling error, which is larger for small states. Wage and salary workers exclude the incorporated and unincorporated self employed. State figures are by state of residence. The 2025 averages cover 11 months: October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/lu/lu.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>) (Union representation rate, Rhode Island, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/lu/lu.data.1.AllData

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Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>), Union representation rate, Rhode Island, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Feb. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/lu/lu.data.1.AllData. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/union-representation-rate/rhode-island. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>). Union representation rate, Rhode Island, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/lu/lu.data.1.AllData. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/union-representation-rate/rhode-island.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>), Union representation rate, Rhode Island, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/lu/lu.data.1.AllData, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/union-representation-rate/rhode-island (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the union representation rate in Rhode Island?

Union representation rate in Rhode Island was 17.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey: represented by unions, percent of employed wage and salary workers, nation and states (LUU0204899700 and LUU02048997<state FIPS>). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest union representation rate in Rhode Island?

19.1% in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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