As jobs declined, union participation rose in 2020.

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Although the country saw historic job losses due to the pandemic in 2020, it also saw a jump in the percentage of U.S. workers who are members of a union to 10.8%, up from 10.3% in 2019. The main reason: During the pandemic, nonunion workers lost jobs at a higher rate than unionized ones. Public-sector jobs are...