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News in Numbers

10.8%

The percentage of U.S. workers who are members of a union. Labor Day started as a celebration of worker solidarity and was first organized by labor unions. The purpose of the holiday has faded over time as more workers have left unions.

September 03, 2021

(Governing, September 3, 2021)