UK Trade Union Membership Statistics

The latest national statistics on trade union membership for the United Kingdom produced by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills were released on 30th April 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Trade Union Membership 2009 uses the Labour Force Survey to provide an estimate of the density of trade union membership for all UK employees and all UK workers. Additionally, estimates of trade union densities are published for age, gender, ethnicity, income, major occupation, industry, full and part-time employment, sector, nation and region. The report also provides information on union presence in workplaces and whether an employees pay and conditions are affected by collective agreement.