Unions have high levels of favorability: Americans' approval of labor unions, 1936–2025
| Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions? | % Approve |
|---|---|
| 1936-01-01 | 72 |
| 1941-01-01 | 61 |
| 1947-07-04 | 64 |
| 1948-12-10 | 64 |
| 1953-10-09 | 75 |
| 1957-01-17 | 75 |
| 1957-04-06 | 74 |
| 1957-08-29 | 65 |
| 1958-10-15 | 64 |
| 1959-01-07 | 68 |
| 1959-08-20 | 73 |
| 1961-01-12 | 70 |
| 1961-05-04 | 63 |
| 1961-09-21 | 69 |
| 1962-06-28 | 64 |
| 1963-01-11 | 68 |
| 1965-05-13 | 71 |
| 1967-09-14 | 66 |
| 1972-03-24 | 60 |
| 1972-12-08 | 60 |
| 1978-01-06 | 59 |
| 1979-05-04 | 55 |
| 1981-08-14 | 55 |
| 1985-04-12 | 58 |
| 1986-07-11 | 59 |
| 1991-07-18 | 60 |
| 1997-08-12 | 60 |
| 1999-03-05 | 66 |
| 1999-08-24 | 65 |
| 2001-08-16 | 60 |
| 2002-08-05 | 58 |
| 2003-08-04 | 65 |
| 2004-08-09 | 59 |
| 2005-08-08 | 58 |
| 2006-08-07 | 59 |
| 2007-08-13 | 60 |
| 2008-08-07 | 59 |
| 2009-08-06 | 48 |
| 2010-08-05 | 52 |
| 2011-08-11 | 52 |
| 2012-08-09 | 52 |
| 2013-08-07 | 54 |
| 2014-08-07 | 53 |
| 2015-08-05 | 58 |
| 2016-08-03 | 56 |
| 2017-08-02 | 61 |
| 2018-08-01 | 62 |
| 2019-08-01 | 64 |
| 2020-07-30 | 65 |
| 2021-08-02 | 68 |
| 2022-08-01 | 71 |
| 2023-08-01 | 67 |
| 2024-08-01 | 70 |
| 2025-08-01 | 68% |
Note: Question is "Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions?"
Source: Gallup.