The number of U.S. workers in unions today is:

A. about 13%of all wage and salary workers.
B. roughly equivalent to what it was in the 1950s.
C. just under 15 million Americans.
D. not something we can estimate due to the lack of information on all people in the labor market.


Answer: C

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