Accredited official statistics

Trade union statistics 2022

Provides information on trade union membership among employees in the UK estimated from the Labour Force Survey over the period 1995 to 2022.

Documents

Trade Union Membership Statistics Tables 2022

Details

The trade union membership 2022 report uses the Labour Force Survey to provide an estimate of the levels and density of trade union membership for all UK workers. It also covers union presence and collective bargaining.

Estimates are presented by:

  • gender
  • sector
  • age
  • industry
  • region
  • occupation

Updates to this page

Published 24 May 2023
Last updated 24 May 2023 + show all updates
  1. The text has been amended to correct a number of textual errors, one mis-calculation on historic data and a misreported number.

  2. First published.

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