Union Membership and Representation
Union Affiliation Trends
Hawaii vs. The United States (2000-2018)
Select a year to see a snapshot of union affiliation data. This dashboard shows the percentage of employed workers who were union members or represented by unions for the selected year.
Hawaii Members
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Hawaii Represented
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U.S. Members
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U.S. Represented
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Comparative Trend Analysis (2000-2018)
This chart visualizes the long-term trends in union affiliation for both Hawaii and the United States. Use the toggles below to show or hide specific data series and compare different metrics over time. This helps illustrate the persistent gap between Hawaii’s rates and the national average.
Deep Dive: The Representation Gap
“Members” are workers who belong to a union, while “Represented” includes members *plus* non-members covered by a union contract. The difference between these two is the “representation gap.” This chart shows how that gap (as a percentage of the workforce) has changed over time in both Hawaii and the U.S.
Raw Data Explorer
The full dataset used for all visualizations is available below. All “Total” and “Members/Represented” figures are in thousands (1,000s).
| Year | Hawaii | United States | ||||||||
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| Total Employed | Members | Members (%) | Represented | Rep. (%) | Total Employed | Members | Members (%) | Represented | Rep. (%) | |
