ViewpointsOpinionThe Reasons Behind Declining Union Membership Rates, Wage AdvantagesSavePrintPeople gather in Seattle's Westlake Park during a "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally on April 23, 2022. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty ImagesRachel Greszler2/5/2024|Updated: 2/5/2024CommentaryThe percentage of workers who belong to unions in the United States notched down to a record-low 10.0 percent in 2023, from 10.1 percent in 2022.Share this articleLeave a commentRachel GreszlerAuthorRachel Greszler is research fellow in economics, budget, and entitlements in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, of the Institute for Economic Freedom, at The Heritage Foundation.Author’s Selected Articles2 Charts: Comparing Biden’s Federal Budget to Your Household BudgetMar 19, 2024New Biden Labor Dept. Rule Likely to Hurt Millions of Small Businesses, Independent ContractorsJan 19, 2024Benefit Cuts of 23 Percent—and 4 Other Things to Know About the Government’s New Social Security ProjectionsDec 27, 2022Fact-Checking Team Biden on Who Those 87,000 New IRS Agents Would AuditAug 12, 2022Related TopicsunionsU.S. economyunionizationEmployee Rights Actlabor participationunion membershipunion wages