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Glance of union membership rates by state
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A look at the percentage of union members in the workforce by state:
| State | 2012 Union membership rate | 2011 Union membership rate |
| Alabama | 10 | 9.2 |
| Alaska | 22.1 | 22.4 |
| Arizona | 6 | 5.1 |
| Arkansas | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| California | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| Colorado | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Connecticut | 16.8 | 14 |
| Delaware | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| District of Columbia | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Florida | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Georgia | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Hawaii | 21.5 | 21.6 |
| Idaho | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Illinois | 16.2 | 14.6 |
| Indiana | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| Iowa | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Kansas | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Kentucky | 8.9 | 10 |
| Louisiana | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| Maine | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Maryland | 12.4 | 10.6 |
| Massachusetts | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Michigan | 17.5 | 16.6 |
| Minnesota | 15.1 | 14.2 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 4.3 |
| Missouri | 10.9 | 8.9 |
| Montana | 13 | 13.9 |
| Nebraska | 7.9 | 6 |
| Nevada | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| New Hampshire | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| New Jersey | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| New Mexico | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| New York | 24.1 | 23.2 |
| North Carolina | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| North Dakota | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Ohio | 13.4 | 12.6 |
| Oklahoma | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| Oregon | 17.1 | 15.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.6 | 13.5 |
| Rhode Island | 17.4 | 17.8 |
| South Carolina | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| South Dakota | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Tennessee | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Texas | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Utah | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Vermont | 12 | 10.7 |
| Virginia | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Washington | 19 | 18.5 |
| West Virginia | 13.8 | 12.1 |
| Wisconsin | 13.3 | 11.2 |
| Wyoming | 7.2 | 6.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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