COUNTY UNION MEMBERSHIP and LABOR FORCE GROWTH, 1979-1987
Clipboard researched by Dallas M. Jackson and Rick VanderKnyff / Los Angeles Times, Graphics by Doris Shields / Los Angeles Times
Union Percentage Civilian Percentage Year Members Change Labor Force Change 1987 149,800 6.8 1,319,000 -0.7 1985 140,200 12.2 1,328,600 8.0 1983 125,000 -5.5 1,230,000 13.3 1981 132,300 19.6 1,085,800 5.4 1979 110,600 -- 1,030,500 --
Source: California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Research & Statistics; California Employment Development Department
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