Unionization higher among blacks, even as union density has declined: Union membership as a share of total employment, by race and ethnicity, 2000–2014

White, non-Hispanic Black  Hispanic  Asian 
2000 13.0% 17.2% 11.1% 11.5%
2001 13.0% 16.7% 11.2% 11.3%
2002 12.8% 16.9% 10.6% 11.6%
2003 12.5% 16.5% 10.7% 11.4%
2004 12.2% 15.1% 10.1% 11.4%
2005 12.2% 15.1% 10.4% 11.2%
2006 11.7% 14.5% 9.8% 10.4%
2007 11.8% 14.3% 9.8% 10.9%
2008 12.2% 14.5% 10.6% 10.6%
2009 12.1% 13.9% 10.2% 11.4%
2010 11.7% 13.4% 10.0% 10.9%
2011 11.6% 13.5% 9.7% 10.1%
2012 11.1% 13.4% 9.8% 9.6%
2013 11.0% 13.6% 9.4% 9.4%
2014 10.8% 13.2% 9.2% 10.4%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey public data series

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