Union membership down in tri-state area

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are among the many states whose union memberships declined last year. Information from the Bureau of Labor & Statistics shows the largest decline in the area was in New Jersey.

 

The Philadelphia Business Journal highlights the relevant regional information, including the following:

New Jersey memberships dropped from 19.3 percent (of wage and salary workers) on 2009 to 17.1 percent in 2010.
Pennsylvania’s union memberships went from 15 percent to 14. 7 percent.
Delaware’s membership is at 11.4 percent — down from 11.9 percent.
Nationally, membership has gone from 12.3 percent to 11.9 percent.