Utah has the third-lowest rate of labor union membership among the states, according to a new federal report.
Just 4.1 percent of Utah workers belonged to a union in 2018 — less than half the national average of 10.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The only states with lower rates than Utah are North Carolina and South Carolina, at 2.7 percent each. The states with the highest union membership rates are Hawaii at 23.1 percent and New York at 22.3 percent.
“A lot of that low rate here has to do with living in such a red Republican state,” said Utah AFL-CIO President Jeff Worthington.