Share of workers represented by a union in telecommunications and in U.S. workforce overall, select periods, 1973 to 2019
| 1973–1979 | 1983–1986 | 2003–2006 | 2016–2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications | |||||
| Total | 59.8% | 50.4% | 22.8% | 16.1% | |
| Wired | n.a. | n.a. | 24.6% | 17.7% | |
| Other | n.a. | n.a. | 18.7% | 13.0% | |
| Total U.S. workforce | 26.0% | 21.3% | 13.7% | 11.8% | |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey data (EPI 2020).