Colorado Union Membership and Density, 1983-2009

Public Private Total Public Private Total

Year Mem% Cov% Mem% Cov% Mem% Cov% Employees Employees Employed
1983 24.1% 32.0% 11.2% 12.4% 13.6% 16.0% 238,890 1,070,075 1,308,965
1984 26.9% 31.5% 9.9% 10.9% 13.0% 14.6% 253,092 1,136,707 1,389,800
1985 26.4% 31.8% 8.9% 10.0% 11.8% 13.7% 237,751 1,156,141 1,393,892
1986 27.0% 32.4% 9.4% 11.0% 12.5% 14.8% 242,691 1,120,307 1,362,999
1987 25.8% 33.1% 8.1% 9.2% 11.5% 13.8% 265,084 1,100,612 1,365,696
1988 24.2% 29.1% 7.2% 8.3% 10.5% 12.4% 273,691 1,117,032 1,390,723
1989 22.2% 29.6% 6.5% 7.4% 9.3% 11.3% 245,510 1,149,325 1,394,835
1990 23.6% 28.4% 7.3% 8.1% 10.5% 12.0% 286,410 1,171,419 1,465,828
1991 20.1% 28.4% 7.6% 8.1% 9.9% 11.8% 266,947 1,189,020 1,455,967
1992 20.3% 27.9% 7.8% 8.2% 10.1% 11.9% 266,075 1,157,893 1,423,968
1993 22.6% 29.4% 7.1% 7.5% 9.8% 11.4% 260,289 1,219,588 1,479,877
1994 27.4% 33.8% 7.5% 8.7% 10.9% 13.0% 283,519 1,362,340 1,645,859
1995 26.2% 33.1% 6.9% 8.2% 9.9% 12.0% 265,474 1,459,825 1,725,299
1996 25.2% 29.5% 7.0% 7.5% 9.7% 10.8% 252,599 1,469,061 1,721,660
1997 27.1% 30.9% 6.7% 7.8% 9.6% 11.1% 257,205 1,556,461 1,813,666
1998 24.1% 27.6% 6.3% 6.7% 9.1% 10.0% 298,922 1,587,806 1,886,728
1999 27.9% 31.5% 5.5% 6.0% 9.4% 10.4% 330,422 1,596,588 1,927,010
2000 25.8% 30.8% 6.0% 6.3% 9.0% 10.0% 292,102 1,630,994 1,923,096
2001 26.3% 30.8% 6.2% 7.0% 9.2% 10.5% 287,831 1,647,298 1,935,129
2002 20.9% 25.2% 5.4% 5.9% 7.8% 8.9% 303,109 1,636,864 1,939,973
2003 21.5% 26.8% 5.2% 5.8% 7.8% 9.0% 311,690 1,695,604 2,007,294
2004 23.8% 27.1% 5.2% 5.6% 8.4% 9.3% 353,221 1,696,882 2,050,104
2005 23.8% 27.6% 5.3% 5.9% 8.3% 9.4% 331,803 1,720,366 2,052,170
2006 22.8% 26.0% 5.0% 5.6% 7.7% 8.6% 317,287 1,836,606 2,153,893
2007 24.4% 26.1% 5.6% 5.9% 8.7% 9.2% 355,258 1,848,721 2,203,979
2008 22.0% 26.4% 5.5% 6.1% 8.0% 9.2% 348,707 1,905,056 2,253,763
2009 20.9% 25.3% 4.5% 5.2% 7.0% 8.3% 332,074 1,843,410 2,175,485

Source: Union Membership and Coverage Database, UnionStats.com