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> the US barely has any union jobs in 2021 In software, sure, but to say there barely are any union jobs in the US currently is wildly inaccurate.
by jsjohnst 5y ago
> the US barely has any union jobs in 2021
In software, sure, but to say there barely are any union jobs in the US currently is wildly inaccurate.
- adventured 5y agoFor reference (for anyone curious) presently ~10% of US jobs are unionized. 40 years ago it was around to ~20%. https://usafacts.org/articles/labor-union-membership/ https://usafacts.org/articles/labor-union-membership/
- karaterobot 5y agoSince I went to the trouble to look it up: There are estimated to be 4.4 million software developers employed in the U.S.[1] and about 150 million total jobs[2], so about 3% of employed persons in the U.S. are software developers. About 11% of U.S. workers are union members[3], so there are more than 3 times as many union members as professional developers in the U.S. [1] https://dqydj.com/number-of-developers-in-america-and-per-state/ https://dqydj.com/number-of-developers-in-america-and-per-st... [2] https://www.deptofnumbers.com/employment/us/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/employment/us/ [3] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm
- repsilat 5y agoMostly public sector (around 1/3 unionized). Private is around 6%[1]. And after the public sector it's transport, utilities, telecoms, construction, manufacturing. Basically a laundry list of underperformance in the US -- important sectors (govt especially) choked to death by rent-seeking and complacency. 1: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best-union-jobs-in-america-4160033 https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best-union-jobs-in-america...