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Released
11 December 2020

Trade union membership

  • 14% of employees (1.4 million) were trade union members.
  • Since 1992, the proportion of employees who were trade union members has fallen from 40% to 14%.
  • The Education and Training industry (31%) and the Professionals occupation (21%) had the highest trade union membership.
Reference period
August 2020
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