DBT

Trade union statistics

Description

Provides information on trade union membership among employees in the UK. It is estimated from the Labour Force Survey and covers the period from 1995 to 2024.

Policy areas

Economy Employment and labour market Trade

Update cadence

Annual

Subject area

Labour Market Statistics

Publisher

Department for Business and Trade

Published

22 May 2025

Data files

File	Type	Size
Trade Union Membership Statistics Tables 2025	ods	239 KB
Tum Confidence Intervals 2025 Final	ods	22 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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