Union membership levels dipped ever so slightly in 2024 as government workers maintained outsized representation in the ranks of organized labor, a government report Tuesday said. Some 9.9% of American workers were represented by unions,

The share of American workers in unions edged down in 2024, reaching its lowest level on record, even as the year was marked by a surge in union election filings and several high-profile strikes. The union membership rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point to a new low of 9.

U.S. union membership levels declined slightly to record lows last year, a government report said on Tuesday, and now organized labor faces fresh challenges from President Donald Trump's return to the White House.