The most highly unionized part of the U.S.workforce is the
A) local public sector.
B) heavy manufacturing sector.
C) healthcare industry.
D) communications industry.

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The local public sector, which includes teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other government employees, has the highest rate of union membership of any industry sector in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019, 33.6% of local government workers were members of a union. This is significantly higher than the 6.2% of private sector workers who are union members.

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