{"id":397,"date":"2025-04-07T00:10:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T00:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=397"},"modified":"2025-04-07T00:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T00:10:29","slug":"3-29-25-union-membership-in-tennessee-declines-20-federal-data-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/04\/07\/3-29-25-union-membership-in-tennessee-declines-20-federal-data-says\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/29\/25: Union Membership in Tennessee Declines 20%, Federal Data Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/04\/103593960_42024-VW-Chattanooga-Electi_t842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" style=\"width:398px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/04\/103593960_42024-VW-Chattanooga-Electi_t842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/04\/103593960_42024-VW-Chattanooga-Electi_t842-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/04\/103593960_42024-VW-Chattanooga-Electi_t842-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/04\/103593960_42024-VW-Chattanooga-Electi_t842-610x406.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/gary-w-rollins-college-of-business\/crer\/people#HowardJWallDirectorandChiefEconomist\">CRER director Howard Wall <\/a> commented on the reasons why union membership in Tennessee might have fallen 20 percent in just a year&#8217;s time: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Looking at the numbers, Wall said fewer jobs in highly unionized industries \u2014 such as government service or manufacturing \u2014 could lead to a decline in the overall rate of unionization. Last year, Tennessee had relatively flat growth in manufacturing employment. However, that can&#8217;t explain the size of the change between 2023 and 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>There could also be anomalies in state-level data, Wall said, noting the sample size for the Bureau of Labor Statistics&#8217; survey is good for measuring nationwide changes but could grow less reliable on a state-by-state basis. The shift in Tennessee may not be as dramatic as it appears.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/2025\/mar\/29\/union-membership-in-tennessee-declines-20-federal\/\">Read the story here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRER director Howard Wall commented on the reasons why union membership in Tennessee might have fallen 20 percent in just a year&#8217;s time: Looking at the numbers, Wall said fewer jobs in highly unionized industries \u2014 such as government service or manufacturing \u2014 could lead to a decline in the overall rate of unionization. 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