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Annual Service Plan Report Appendices — Continued
Union Membership in British Columbia, 1950 – 20021
| Year |
BC Union Membership |
Percentage Change From Previous Year |
Total Employment |
Estimate of Union Membership as a
Percentage of Total Employment |
| 1950 |
146,259 |
2.3 |
411,000 |
35.6 |
| 1951 |
157,287 |
7.5 |
416,000 |
37.8 |
| 1952 |
170,036 |
8.1 |
429,000 |
39.6 |
| 1953 |
174,894 |
2.9 |
432,000 |
40.5 |
| 1954 |
178,533 |
2.1 |
437,000 |
40.9 |
| 1955 |
186,951 |
4.7 |
462,000 |
40.5 |
| 1956 |
191,952 |
2.7 |
489,000 |
39.3 |
| 1957 |
216,070 |
12.6 |
509,000 |
42.4 |
| 1958 |
233,972 |
8.3 |
501,000 |
46.7 |
| 1959 |
219,279 |
-6.3 |
521,000 |
42.1 |
| 1960 |
215,437 |
-1.8 |
516,000 |
41.8 |
| 1961 |
221,946 |
3.0 |
527,000 |
42.1 |
| 1962 |
216,685 |
-2.4 |
551,000 |
39.3 |
| 1963 |
222,138 |
2.5 |
571,000 |
38.9 |
| 1964 |
226,690 |
2.1 |
605,000 |
37.5 |
| 1965 |
237,864 |
4.9 |
639,000 |
37.2 |
| 1966 |
256,241 |
7.7 |
678,000 |
37.8 |
| 1967 |
273,946 |
6.9 |
723,000 |
37.9 |
| 1968 |
287,502 |
5.0 |
750,000 |
38.3 |
| 1969 |
292,842 |
1.9 |
795,000 |
36.8 |
| 1970 |
310,222 |
5.9 |
810,000 |
38.3 |
| 1971 |
316,587 |
2.1 |
847,000 |
37.4 |
| 1972 |
332,091 |
4.9 |
879,000 |
37.8 |
| 1973 |
350,175 |
5.5 |
937,000 |
37.4 |
| 1974 |
395,846 |
13.0 |
996,000 |
39.7 |
| 1975 |
401,608 |
1.5 |
1,027,000 |
39.1 |
| 1976 |
426,723 |
6.3 |
1,062,000 |
40.2 |
| 1977 |
439,730 |
3.0 |
1,085,000 |
40.5 |
| 1978 |
450,802 |
2.5 |
1,134,000 |
39.8 |
| 1979 |
465,980 |
3.4 |
1,185,000 |
39.3 |
| 1980 |
480,680 |
3.2 |
1,263,000 |
38.1 |
| 1981 |
501,001 |
4.2 |
1,317,000 |
38.0 |
| 1982 |
507,965 |
1.4 |
1,252,000 |
40.6 |
| 1983 |
488,239 |
-3.9 |
1,246,000 |
39.2 |
| 1985 |
466,864 |
-4.4 |
1,274,0002 |
36.6 |
| 1986 |
454,410 |
-2.7 |
1,328,000 |
34.2 |
| 1987 |
464,279 |
2.2 |
1,375,000 |
33.8 |
| 1988 |
457,285 |
-1.5 |
1,435,000 |
31.9 |
| 1989 |
477,633 |
4.4 |
1,509,000 |
31.7 |
| 1990 |
502,036 |
5.1 |
1,555,000 |
32.3 |
| 1991 |
516,975 |
3.0 |
1,573,000 |
32.9 |
| 1992 |
524,158 |
1.4 |
1,620,000 |
32.4 |
| 1993 |
525,948 |
0.3 |
1,676,000 |
31.4 |
| 1994 |
536,653 |
2.0 |
1,754,000 |
30.6 |
| 1995 |
545,219 |
1.6 |
1,792,000 |
30.4 |
| 1996 |
551,920 |
1.2 |
1,821,000 |
30.3 |
| 1997 |
558,191 |
1.1 |
1,869,000 |
29.9 |
| 1998 |
578,343 |
3.6 |
1,870,000 |
30.9 |
| 1999 |
592,539 |
2.4 |
1,906,000 |
31.1 |
| 2000 |
590,380 |
-0.3 |
1,949,000 |
30.3 |
| 2001 |
594,070 |
0.6 |
1,942,000 |
30.6 |
| 2002 |
595,143 |
0.2 |
1,968,0003 |
30.2 |
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