Jobs in environment and conservation nearly triple from January 2001 to June 2019

Employment in membership associations and organizations, such as environment and conservation organizations, tends to be seasonal. Like environment and conservation organizations, employment in civic and social organizations peaks in the summer months. Employment in religious organizations tends to peak during the holiday season, while employment in political organizations peaks during election cycles. In June 2019, there were 1,444,865 jobs in private membership associations and organizations, compared with 1,219,056 in January 2001.

Employment in environment and conservation organizations reached a high of 76,569 in June 2019, and nearly tripled from its January 2001 level of 26,070. Over that period, employment in professional organizations also reached a high of 89,095 in June 2019.

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Chart Data Employment in membership associations and organizations, January 2001–June 2019 Month Civic and social organizations Religious organizations Business associations Other similar professional organizations Labor unions and similar labor organizations Other social advocacy organizations Jan 2001 388,146 155,344 118,950 79,087 137,729 81,726 Feb 2001 397,519 157,362 119,332 79,338 138,702 82,854 Mar 2001 402,020 158,451 120,418 80,649 145,181 83,368 Apr 2001 402,936 159,765 120,445 82,314 142,089 83,899 May 2001 409,034 160,847 121,621 84,898 143,546 84,578 Jun 2001 437,209 159,951 123,895 92,599 146,074 81,187 Jul 2001 451,761 155,447 123,110 95,827 137,567 80,283 Aug 2001 435,223 154,490 122,793 95,989 138,213 83,658 Sep 2001 400,538 157,857 121,324 88,901 141,967 84,981 Oct 2001 402,546 162,733 121,077 83,166 143,570 86,148 Nov 2001 405,930 164,110 120,838 82,698 143,025 86,813 Dec 2001 407,290 164,192 120,976 82,284 148,985 87,471 Jan 2002 398,864 163,674 117,689 79,623 137,063 83,460 Feb 2002 406,909 165,319 118,063 79,685 137,002 84,448 Mar 2002 410,076 165,971 118,116 80,928 142,902 84,879 Apr 2002 413,116 167,430 118,478 82,707 141,713 85,679 May 2002 419,773 168,786 119,605 85,279 143,586 85,758 Jun 2002 448,095 167,042 120,857 93,254 146,712 83,010 Jul 2002 458,258 163,314 120,009 96,216 137,281 81,841 Aug 2002 441,283 162,371 120,797 95,629 136,888 84,269 Sep 2002 407,295 165,681 119,327 89,780 142,774 85,757 Oct 2002 409,544 169,952 118,807 84,002 142,024 86,772 Nov 2002 411,440 170,867 118,714 83,198 140,424 87,465 Dec 2002 411,627 171,009 119,292 83,415 147,235 87,419 Jan 2003 400,906 170,886 117,167 81,442 135,183 84,037 Feb 2003 406,363 172,771 117,516 81,421 134,928 84,337 Mar 2003 409,171 173,624 117,479 82,426 141,807 84,880 Apr 2003 410,415 174,047 117,930 83,908 140,602 84,534 May 2003 416,908 174,120 118,656 86,956 139,982 84,800 Jun 2003 444,023 173,118 120,315 94,623 143,260 81,670 Jul 2003 455,297 167,917 119,474 97,419 135,954 80,231 Aug 2003 438,138 165,940 120,258 97,110 135,230 81,762 Sep 2003 403,173 171,319 118,341 90,979 140,070 83,292 Oct 2003 403,446 175,237 118,776 85,069 140,514 84,305 Nov 2003 405,116 176,007 118,275 83,971 137,917 84,399 Dec 2003 405,868 177,045 118,809 84,451 144,341 84,976 Jan 2004 392,703 173,421 116,287 85,149 132,636 83,147 Feb 2004 399,006 174,974 116,445 85,244 132,806 83,633 Mar 2004 402,739 176,467 116,615 85,998 137,927 84,094 Apr 2004 404,123 175,568 116,972 88,110 137,680 84,933 May 2004 411,196 177,077 117,623 90,882 137,305 84,879 Jun 2004 437,281 176,168 119,237 98,799 141,117 82,175 Jul 2004 452,237 171,105 119,347 102,081 131,789 81,292 Aug 2004 434,496 169,793 118,738 100,981 132,538 82,836 Sep 2004 399,943 173,838 117,622 95,804 138,183 84,458 Oct 2004 402,527 176,556 117,897 88,674 139,424 86,306 Nov 2004 405,110 177,883 117,935 87,788 135,254 87,216 Dec 2004 403,633 178,582 117,532 88,237 141,427 85,654 Jan 2005 393,750 175,021 116,915 86,793 129,423 84,676 Feb 2005 400,018 176,348 116,961 86,730 129,482 85,325 Mar 2005 403,149 177,037 117,426 87,563 135,470 85,394 Apr 2005 408,727 178,917 118,218 89,576 134,328 86,352 May 2005 414,083 179,672 118,598 92,251 134,301 86,239 Jun 2005 440,009 178,706 120,074 100,114 137,867 83,606 Jul 2005 452,321 172,795 119,886 103,256 127,493 82,220 Aug 2005 435,294 172,089 120,256 102,614 128,400 83,782 Sep 2005 403,036 176,623 119,389 96,759 132,592 85,423 Oct 2005 404,102 179,365 118,384 90,406 134,563 85,917 Nov 2005 407,550 180,249 118,380 89,394 133,379 85,907 Dec 2005 407,385 180,703 118,646 89,920 139,630 86,351 Jan 2006 395,517 176,455 118,430 88,712 129,182 83,288 Feb 2006 400,222 177,811 118,729 89,004 128,630 83,991 Mar 2006 404,458 178,756 119,511 89,962 134,223 84,349 Apr 2006 406,685 180,009 119,330 92,135 134,180 84,825 May 2006 413,948 181,423 120,043 95,134 134,915 85,111 Jun 2006 443,654 180,685 122,051 102,947 137,435 82,105 Jul 2006 452,455 174,288 121,414 105,215 127,904 81,613 Aug 2006 434,734 173,805 121,560 105,030 128,762 82,890 Sep 2006 404,611 179,567 121,215 99,495 132,619 85,039 Oct 2006 406,771 182,259 120,976 93,416 133,796 85,521 Nov 2006 409,776 183,670 120,884 92,628 131,646 86,212 Dec 2006 411,908 184,415 121,273 92,857 138,128 86,289 Jan 2007 397,278 181,399 120,162 91,643 127,570 84,355 Feb 2007 402,944 183,700 120,334 92,333 127,571 85,209 Mar 2007 406,901 184,027 121,235 93,399 132,816 85,792 Apr 2007 408,554 184,264 121,160 95,073 133,033 86,116 May 2007 415,995 186,500 121,761 98,204 132,496 86,454 Jun 2007 446,242 184,961 123,850 106,949 136,076 83,749 Jul 2007 454,426 178,088 123,341 109,665 127,072 83,246 Aug 2007 436,157 176,845 123,365 108,851 127,148 84,536 Sep 2007 404,214 182,654 122,530 102,657 130,391 86,024 Oct 2007 408,560 186,488 122,652 97,439 133,455 87,235 Nov 2007 411,437 187,630 122,520 96,766 131,660 87,971 Dec 2007 412,120 187,575 122,782 96,679 137,340 88,378 Jan 2008 399,610 185,354 121,055 95,368 126,909 88,217 Feb 2008 406,097 186,865 121,595 95,924 127,258 88,788 Mar 2008 408,821 186,766 121,879 96,704 130,937 89,532 Apr 2008 412,197 187,525 122,851 99,248 134,188 90,785 May 2008 419,709 188,508 123,682 102,983 134,622 90,926 Jun 2008 447,250 186,675 124,698 110,165 137,616 88,602 Jul 2008 455,251 182,344 125,239 113,499 130,571 88,675 Aug 2008 437,339 180,930 125,206 112,672 130,387 89,419 Sep 2008 402,949 185,176 124,101 105,271 133,864 90,725 Oct 2008 409,204 188,388 123,619 100,050 139,900 91,868 Nov 2008 409,890 188,951 122,943 98,822 134,589 91,181 Dec 2008 409,300 189,062 123,020 98,588 137,750 90,911 Jan 2009 384,302 186,746 121,015 97,201 125,742 89,213 Feb 2009 389,017 187,814 120,276 96,147 126,205 89,806 Mar 2009 390,403 187,508 120,028 96,866 129,674 89,814 Apr 2009 390,614 187,639 119,326 98,780 130,778 90,236 May 2009 397,020 188,755 119,677 102,179 130,000 90,673 Jun 2009 421,697 186,112 120,044 109,583 132,747 88,928 Jul 2009 429,385 179,683 119,846 112,565 125,155 88,467 Aug 2009 412,280 178,075 119,633 111,925 123,123 88,823 Sep 2009 381,691 181,779 118,472 105,969 125,887 90,663 Oct 2009 384,168 184,965 118,502 99,246 128,693 91,688 Nov 2009 385,157 185,274 117,558 98,022 126,673 92,458 Dec 2009 384,259 184,797 117,466 98,059 131,195 92,753 Jan 2010 375,487 180,628 115,168 95,408 119,527 91,176 Feb 2010 378,023 181,715 114,464 95,300 118,893 91,809 Mar 2010 381,516 181,955 114,898 95,829 123,371 92,340 Apr 2010 384,392 182,897 115,064 98,480 124,762 93,454 May 2010 390,769 184,397 115,954 101,280 123,986 94,162 Jun 2010 414,945 181,987 116,682 109,651 126,226 92,942 Jul 2010 425,949 176,413 116,518 113,600 119,241 92,118 Aug 2010 409,521 175,383 116,472 113,115 118,672 92,793 Sep 2010 379,450 180,071 115,249 105,615 120,862 92,937 Oct 2010 383,172 184,008 115,278 98,998 124,312 93,008 Nov 2010 384,184 184,157 114,749 98,037 121,680 93,347 Dec 2010 384,624 183,772 114,582 98,093 125,702 93,177 Jan 2011 376,182 181,942 113,474 97,185 115,518 92,002 Feb 2011 381,348 183,471 113,007 97,332 116,242 92,708 Mar 2011 383,569 183,764 113,410 97,714 119,369 92,933 Apr 2011 385,035 184,579 114,152 99,658 121,475 92,961 May 2011 391,396 185,496 114,600 102,875 121,024 93,037 Jun 2011 416,340 182,980 115,699 110,875 124,166 91,109 Jul 2011 427,142 177,760 115,988 114,670 116,108 90,790 Aug 2011 410,430 177,020 116,224 113,586 115,928 91,153 Sep 2011 382,750 182,113 114,845 106,804 118,200 92,319 Oct 2011 382,597 184,949 114,584 100,917 121,217 93,027 Nov 2011 384,132 185,207 114,213 99,901 118,789 93,184 Dec 2011 385,128 185,475 114,487 99,798 124,692 93,270 Jan 2012 375,692 180,877 113,025 95,464 115,544 92,013 Feb 2012 381,302 182,353 113,215 95,513 116,269 92,798 Mar 2012 383,897 182,992 113,715 96,191 119,295 93,169 Apr 2012 385,045 183,405 114,279 98,447 120,914 93,220 May 2012 392,099 185,080 115,111 101,492 120,452 93,988 Jun 2012 421,999 182,457 116,706 110,205 123,236 92,935 Jul 2012 426,921 178,665 116,045 113,157 114,873 92,420 Aug 2012 407,538 177,895 117,123 112,244 114,378 92,939 Sep 2012 381,992 182,168 115,963 105,480 116,861 93,273 Oct 2012 384,918 185,807 115,738 99,968 119,832 95,078 Nov 2012 385,662 186,029 115,660 98,812 116,568 94,697 Dec 2012 387,126 185,866 115,490 98,779 121,808 94,114 Jan 2013 375,318 183,641 114,047 96,090 112,924 93,469 Feb 2013 381,158 185,937 114,488 98,010 113,093 93,950 Mar 2013 384,520 186,245 115,022 96,876 115,801 94,623 Apr 2013 384,818 186,940 115,760 98,563 116,994 95,451 May 2013 393,730 187,271 116,279 102,198 116,527 95,843 Jun 2013 423,697 185,522 117,389 110,973 118,497 94,304 Jul 2013 430,334 181,866 117,429 113,698 111,569 94,571 Aug 2013 417,980 181,907 117,676 113,102 111,265 95,529 Sep 2013 392,102 185,868 116,322 105,720 113,293 94,427 Oct 2013 384,154 189,041 116,415 100,580 116,254 95,508 Nov 2013 385,886 190,467 116,570 99,930 115,286 95,878 Dec 2013 385,043 189,839 116,871 99,785 119,109 95,915 Jan 2014 375,752 187,346 114,742 98,324 111,662 94,234 Feb 2014 379,845 188,803 115,009 99,641 111,502 95,332 Mar 2014 383,645 188,764 115,468 99,943 114,372 95,818 Apr 2014 386,465 187,310 116,073 101,170 116,837 96,026 May 2014 396,753 189,240 117,096 104,691 116,767 96,977 Jun 2014 424,937 185,643 118,565 112,693 118,000 96,867 Jul 2014 430,522 180,476 119,316 115,224 112,358 97,046 Aug 2014 412,480 179,652 119,740 115,162 111,876 97,066 Sep 2014 382,241 184,397 118,331 107,365 114,279 96,800 Oct 2014 385,156 189,077 118,059 102,264 117,991 97,953 Nov 2014 385,830 190,304 117,988 101,553 116,304 97,464 Dec 2014 386,432 189,749 118,355 102,150 119,373 97,413 Jan 2015 379,534 186,900 116,918 98,774 110,249 92,225 Feb 2015 380,821 188,524 116,884 99,642 110,514 93,224 Mar 2015 384,165 188,236 117,328 99,435 113,436 93,827 Apr 2015 384,995 188,054 117,549 101,136 117,551 94,073 May 2015 394,926 189,183 118,322 104,689 116,182 94,514 Jun 2015 421,562 186,710 119,853 112,437 118,345 94,377 Jul 2015 432,505 181,981 120,325 115,562 111,617 93,733 Aug 2015 413,301 181,853 120,501 114,870 110,466 93,853 Sep 2015 382,271 185,673 119,118 108,584 112,669 93,666 Oct 2015 384,782 190,688 119,114 103,141 115,254 95,033 Nov 2015 386,284 191,617 118,711 102,637 114,418 95,050 Dec 2015 387,743 191,871 119,137 102,591 117,621 95,111 Jan 2016 373,171 189,523 117,061 101,324 109,784 93,222 Feb 2016 377,238 190,617 117,401 102,624 109,989 94,069 Mar 2016 381,638 189,949 117,732 102,121 112,740 94,872 Apr 2016 383,274 192,095 118,137 103,953 114,516 96,442 May 2016 391,261 193,915 118,469 106,582 114,201 96,723 Jun 2016 416,744 189,260 119,872 115,143 115,593 96,290 Jul 2016 427,515 183,629 120,316 118,760 109,963 96,372 Aug 2016 410,430 183,164 120,538 118,009 110,141 96,203 Sep 2016 379,980 188,386 119,104 110,759 112,813 96,308 Oct 2016 381,434 192,659 118,923 105,485 116,606 98,886 Nov 2016 383,347 193,663 118,739 104,790 113,050 98,187 Dec 2016 383,653 193,583 118,837 104,693 115,412 96,734 Jan 2017 375,116 191,245 117,104 101,208 107,498 94,299 Feb 2017 379,572 193,095 117,523 101,805 108,075 95,491 Mar 2017 383,906 192,843 118,335 102,464 110,169 96,190 Apr 2017 383,555 193,767 117,949 103,565 112,282 97,090 May 2017 391,533 194,877 118,726 106,201 112,145 97,393 Jun 2017 423,241 190,075 120,752 115,348 114,234 97,194 Jul 2017 426,535 184,182 119,935 117,958 107,493 96,592 Aug 2017 410,689 183,736 119,829 117,682 107,027 96,350 Sep 2017 380,870 189,446 118,661 109,607 109,238 96,321 Oct 2017 382,424 194,922 118,717 105,053 113,389 98,103 Nov 2017 384,211 196,045 118,287 104,819 110,747 98,260 Dec 2017 384,962 195,730 118,645 104,078 114,527 98,259 Jan 2018 371,879 194,967 116,265 102,335 107,395 96,846 Feb 2018 377,881 197,292 116,809 102,759 107,461 98,594 Mar 2018 380,114 197,440 117,134 103,380 110,447 99,156 Apr 2018 380,570 198,813 117,246 104,367 114,780 100,292 May 2018 388,596 199,372 118,110 107,285 114,090 101,107 Jun 2018 421,486 194,339 119,862 116,599 115,129 101,059 Jul 2018 424,382 187,764 119,579 119,440 108,491 100,269 Aug 2018 406,396 188,131 119,483 119,166 108,276 100,238 Sep 2018 375,879 192,967 118,175 109,954 109,618 100,463 Oct 2018 379,898 199,009 118,581 106,715 114,271 103,668 Nov 2018 380,021 199,804 118,255 106,671 110,221 102,520 Dec 2018 381,412 199,153 118,225 105,754 114,648 101,344 Jan 2019 [p] 373,435 200,171 116,841 104,054 106,851 98,993 Feb 2019 [p] 377,411 202,120 117,357 105,577 107,068 99,914 Mar 2019 [p] 381,406 201,538 117,549 104,488 109,945 100,420 Apr 2019 [p] 382,061 203,716 117,699 105,224 113,809 101,114 May 2019 [p] 391,430 203,813 118,230 109,057 112,023 101,442 Jun 2019 [p] 422,183 198,441 119,972 117,263 113,890 101,247 Employment in membership associations and organizations, January 2001–June 2019 (Continued) Month Professional organizations Environment and conservation organizations Grantmaking foundations Human rights organizations Voluntary health organizations Other grantmaking and giving services Jan 2001 68,656 26,070 39,020 40,300 36,672 42,026 Feb 2001 68,507 26,409 41,101 40,824 37,310 42,775 Mar 2001 69,047 26,788 41,741 41,036 37,646 42,973 Apr 2001 68,597 27,239 42,143 41,360 37,624 43,108 May 2001 69,595 27,870 42,760 41,935 37,756 43,296 Jun 2001 69,960 29,161 42,221 42,563 37,827 43,566 Jul 2001 69,979 29,928 41,592 43,112 37,392 44,127 Aug 2001 70,278 29,506 41,505 42,855 37,815 44,078 Sep 2001 69,932 28,391 41,211 41,924 38,027 43,628 Oct 2001 70,276 28,311 43,565 42,264 38,290 44,745 Nov 2001 70,869 28,162 44,062 42,734 38,616 45,050 Dec 2001 70,793 28,059 44,036 42,570 38,564 44,876 Jan 2002 71,143 28,615 42,212 42,324 36,449 42,349 Feb 2002 71,372 28,795 44,135 42,877 36,855 43,052 Mar 2002 71,553 29,109 44,120 42,951 36,947 43,146 Apr 2002 72,590 29,599 45,234 43,174 37,329 43,063 May 2002 72,474 30,094 45,545 43,619 37,365 43,252 Jun 2002 73,495 31,365 44,612 43,853 37,146 42,987 Jul 2002 72,697 32,142 44,775 44,139 37,156 44,257 Aug 2002 72,360 31,657 43,120 43,625 37,573 44,339 Sep 2002 71,943 30,447 43,071 43,025 37,661 43,521 Oct 2002 72,156 30,513 45,045 43,175 37,500 43,823 Nov 2002 72,915 30,374 45,286 43,431 37,844 44,150 Dec 2002 73,292 30,111 45,592 43,185 37,711 44,151 Jan 2003 70,807 31,331 40,011 42,824 37,507 42,359 Feb 2003 71,007 31,568 41,499 43,095 37,893 42,660 Mar 2003 71,184 31,788 42,033 43,264 38,278 42,643 Apr 2003 71,590 32,574 42,267 43,670 38,209 42,568 May 2003 72,017 33,272 42,460 43,863 38,337 42,866 Jun 2003 72,758 35,105 41,938 44,196 37,983 42,289 Jul 2003 71,745 35,696 41,146 44,184 37,774 42,199 Aug 2003 71,558 34,681 40,512 43,874 37,951 42,394 Sep 2003 71,330 33,133 40,558 43,409 37,569 42,172 Oct 2003 71,665 32,944 41,711 43,502 37,454 42,762 Nov 2003 72,184 32,779 41,529 43,584 37,495 42,682 Dec 2003 72,645 32,610 41,771 43,740 37,541 42,730 Jan 2004 70,308 33,266 39,118 42,605 35,764 40,236 Feb 2004 70,434 33,321 40,077 42,886 35,982 40,626 Mar 2004 70,766 33,725 40,224 42,924 36,343 40,850 Apr 2004 71,347 34,500 40,940 43,800 36,580 40,719 May 2004 71,267 35,431 40,884 44,188 36,514 40,587 Jun 2004 72,203 36,922 40,471 44,426 36,543 40,387 Jul 2004 71,708 38,408 40,096 45,025 36,821 40,261 Aug 2004 70,932 37,674 39,280 44,471 36,663 40,738 Sep 2004 70,677 36,261 39,925 44,019 36,552 40,733 Oct 2004 71,041 36,317 41,269 44,724 36,673 41,108 Nov 2004 71,307 35,743 41,199 44,475 36,845 41,397 Dec 2004 71,482 35,447 40,462 44,347 36,907 41,254 Jan 2005 69,208 35,583 40,110 42,063 36,161 39,276 Feb 2005 69,408 35,831 41,788 42,522 36,596 39,634 Mar 2005 69,730 35,963 41,668 42,173 36,692 39,731 Apr 2005 71,072 36,631 42,963 42,566 37,166 39,872 May 2005 71,024 37,232 42,817 42,925 37,111 39,842 Jun 2005 71,619 39,365 41,703 43,270 36,883 39,785 Jul 2005 70,704 40,189 41,264 43,726 36,866 39,776 Aug 2005 70,317 39,223 40,823 43,154 36,810 39,856 Sep 2005 70,438 37,608 41,757 42,619 36,782 39,890 Oct 2005 70,695 37,065 42,415 42,822 36,840 40,194 Nov 2005 71,104 36,939 42,548 43,150 36,982 40,523 Dec 2005 71,461 36,705 41,967 43,108 37,080 40,410 Jan 2006 71,058 36,523 40,664 43,273 36,228 38,518 Feb 2006 70,247 36,605 42,268 43,712 36,714 38,939 Mar 2006 70,626 37,074 42,248 43,773 36,939 39,180 Apr 2006 71,262 37,746 43,084 44,153 36,827 39,299 May 2006 71,415 38,612 43,484 44,150 36,835 39,455 Jun 2006 72,002 41,245 42,871 44,837 37,093 39,730 Jul 2006 71,097 41,926 42,331 45,701 37,249 39,322 Aug 2006 70,605 41,301 41,931 45,382 37,365 39,151 Sep 2006 70,593 39,290 42,683 44,988 37,472 39,286 Oct 2006 71,616 39,542 43,883 45,752 37,303 39,840 Nov 2006 71,963 39,354 43,865 45,759 37,587 40,110 Dec 2006 72,383 39,388 44,179 46,174 37,720 40,017 Jan 2007 71,518 40,542 42,770 44,236 38,023 37,770 Feb 2007 71,901 40,901 44,707 44,814 38,580 38,312 Mar 2007 72,290 41,504 44,845 45,210 38,842 38,585 Apr 2007 73,167 42,311 45,357 45,374 39,019 38,334 May 2007 73,672 44,662 45,519 45,577 39,149 38,426 Jun 2007 74,704 47,667 45,804 46,432 39,384 38,450 Jul 2007 73,499 47,145 45,520 46,728 39,126 38,619 Aug 2007 73,028 46,613 44,729 46,291 39,142 38,732 Sep 2007 73,063 45,225 45,148 46,139 39,287 38,440 Oct 2007 74,069 44,146 46,748 46,365 39,479 39,357 Nov 2007 74,600 43,993 47,300 46,717 39,670 39,550 Dec 2007 74,860 44,054 47,281 46,921 39,812 39,434 Jan 2008 73,623 43,952 45,733 46,502 38,828 37,868 Feb 2008 73,770 44,356 47,533 47,241 39,232 38,320 Mar 2008 74,304 44,650 47,503 47,156 39,524 38,495 Apr 2008 75,286 45,330 48,831 47,926 39,717 38,461 May 2008 75,682 48,102 48,899 48,564 39,917 38,527 Jun 2008 76,543 52,055 48,539 48,881 39,926 38,456 Jul 2008 75,922 52,418 48,869 49,076 40,190 38,684 Aug 2008 75,767 52,529 47,940 48,766 40,054 38,891 Sep 2008 74,905 51,145 48,024 48,846 39,775 38,229 Oct 2008 75,533 48,585 50,030 48,804 40,104 39,104 Nov 2008 75,820 48,482 50,435 48,684 40,065 39,447 Dec 2008 76,074 48,076 50,113 48,264 39,974 39,168 Jan 2009 75,191 46,548 48,185 48,518 39,807 37,425 Feb 2009 75,303 47,098 49,851 48,915 40,039 37,675 Mar 2009 75,466 47,547 49,775 48,977 39,829 37,508 Apr 2009 76,237 47,582 49,868 49,231 39,957 37,462 May 2009 76,345 49,765 50,093 49,526 39,921 37,531 Jun 2009 76,417 52,683 49,505 49,738 40,002 37,051 Jul 2009 74,659 52,285 50,171 49,446 39,474 37,014 Aug 2009 74,358 52,281 48,879 48,946 39,290 37,021 Sep 2009 73,625 48,216 48,541 48,543 38,110 36,882 Oct 2009 74,231 48,331 50,238 49,001 38,836 37,536 Nov 2009 74,633 48,071 50,202 49,033 38,612 37,719 Dec 2009 74,633 47,884 50,189 48,710 38,418 37,523 Jan 2010 73,393 46,547 48,364 47,851 37,595 35,434 Feb 2010 73,230 46,880 50,033 48,102 37,830 35,754 Mar 2010 73,520 47,793 50,414 48,391 37,791 35,680 Apr 2010 73,943 48,566 51,123 48,517 38,103 35,570 May 2010 74,656 50,758 51,441 48,599 38,111 35,366 Jun 2010 75,662 54,862 51,361 48,983 38,242 35,414 Jul 2010 74,066 54,856 51,922 48,339 38,027 35,069 Aug 2010 74,036 54,389 50,873 48,024 37,927 35,062 Sep 2010 74,020 49,870 51,076 47,855 37,379 35,251 Oct 2010 74,399 49,869 52,560 48,945 37,897 35,841 Nov 2010 74,751 49,641 52,746 49,351 37,963 36,123 Dec 2010 75,255 49,588 52,629 48,995 38,080 35,955 Jan 2011 74,750 48,618 51,157 48,448 37,096 34,747 Feb 2011 74,710 49,180 52,961 48,593 37,584 35,140 Mar 2011 75,059 49,643 53,215 48,725 37,735 35,014 Apr 2011 75,675 50,207 53,867 48,947 37,836 35,149 May 2011 75,805 52,331 53,678 49,615 37,911 35,117 Jun 2011 76,893 56,066 53,294 49,536 38,387 35,209 Jul 2011 76,353 56,986 54,403 49,038 38,368 35,134 Aug 2011 75,487 56,075 53,608 48,749 38,292 35,353 Sep 2011 75,198 52,693 53,350 48,523 37,905 34,815 Oct 2011 75,882 51,665 54,214 49,023 38,039 35,177 Nov 2011 76,635 51,400 54,464 49,376 37,980 35,349 Dec 2011 77,075 51,063 54,523 49,082 38,087 35,500 Jan 2012 76,957 50,885 53,536 47,427 37,133 34,150 Feb 2012 77,247 51,354 55,849 47,738 37,570 34,474 Mar 2012 77,634 51,682 56,219 47,703 37,728 34,526 Apr 2012 78,324 52,702 56,326 47,750 37,701 34,445 May 2012 78,930 54,999 56,812 48,343 37,779 34,517 Jun 2012 79,764 59,854 56,398 48,952 37,926 34,813 Jul 2012 78,885 59,850 56,435 48,462 38,180 34,336 Aug 2012 78,401 58,522 55,643 48,249 37,967 34,506 Sep 2012 78,144 56,162 55,186 47,988 37,577 34,492 Oct 2012 78,902 54,054 57,224 48,550 37,301 35,056 Nov 2012 79,087 53,410 57,491 48,748 37,332 35,262 Dec 2012 79,715 53,490 57,663 48,514 37,449 35,181 Jan 2013 78,246 53,140 56,026 46,513 36,854 34,652 Feb 2013 78,434 53,745 58,088 46,810 37,205 34,946 Mar 2013 78,615 54,002 58,471 47,081 37,483 34,997 Apr 2013 79,734 54,355 58,978 46,971 37,611 35,022 May 2013 79,917 56,951 58,773 47,207 37,475 34,843 Jun 2013 81,141 60,828 58,158 47,315 37,684 34,785 Jul 2013 80,282 62,272 58,706 47,126 37,553 35,187 Aug 2013 79,587 60,674 56,988 47,013 37,598 35,137 Sep 2013 79,276 57,908 57,232 46,631 37,223 35,022 Oct 2013 79,997 55,889 59,571 47,146 37,292 35,729 Nov 2013 80,265 55,639 60,039 47,540 37,442 35,840 Dec 2013 80,891 54,761 59,981 47,116 37,419 36,067 Jan 2014 80,662 54,703 57,255 47,091 37,086 35,217 Feb 2014 80,888 55,239 59,281 47,276 37,203 35,613 Mar 2014 80,915 55,785 59,617 47,474 37,251 35,804 Apr 2014 82,082 56,219 60,671 48,011 37,434 35,675 May 2014 82,124 58,812 60,570 48,621 37,618 35,750 Jun 2014 83,279 62,608 60,602 49,352 37,911 35,214 Jul 2014 81,654 64,143 61,419 49,312 37,821 35,798 Aug 2014 81,525 62,389 60,155 48,859 37,914 35,705 Sep 2014 81,183 59,413 60,054 48,630 37,361 35,675 Oct 2014 81,444 58,419 61,794 49,239 37,523 36,270 Nov 2014 81,645 57,474 62,234 49,289 37,669 36,647 Dec 2014 82,070 57,285 62,033 49,079 37,768 36,736 Jan 2015 81,186 56,674 59,007 45,479 37,645 36,099 Feb 2015 81,509 57,213 60,642 45,742 37,821 36,301 Mar 2015 81,828 57,591 61,209 45,780 37,782 36,313 Apr 2015 83,006 58,422 62,062 45,891 38,600 36,477 May 2015 83,090 60,380 62,203 46,346 38,713 36,546 Jun 2015 84,497 63,997 62,322 46,581 38,979 36,289 Jul 2015 82,777 66,036 63,831 47,116 38,410 36,777 Aug 2015 82,837 65,468 61,148 46,824 38,607 36,869 Sep 2015 82,443 63,012 60,882 45,849 38,433 36,710 Oct 2015 83,289 60,387 63,086 46,950 38,822 37,177 Nov 2015 83,553 59,945 63,535 47,073 38,830 37,457 Dec 2015 83,837 59,616 63,404 47,022 38,718 37,186 Jan 2016 83,305 58,445 60,933 46,304 39,305 35,560 Feb 2016 83,353 59,129 62,899 46,670 39,593 35,824 Mar 2016 83,657 59,923 63,074 46,644 39,610 36,193 Apr 2016 84,825 60,626 64,345 47,186 39,807 36,498 May 2016 84,723 62,789 64,266 47,369 39,772 36,318 Jun 2016 86,168 67,609 64,694 47,481 40,018 35,923 Jul 2016 84,866 69,172 65,543 48,034 40,460 36,669 Aug 2016 85,135 69,105 63,272 47,829 40,229 36,410 Sep 2016 84,530 66,629 63,573 47,561 39,955 36,515 Oct 2016 85,048 63,733 65,025 47,945 39,793 36,897 Nov 2016 85,249 63,108 65,545 48,194 39,892 37,085 Dec 2016 85,788 62,335 65,295 47,778 39,888 36,990 Jan 2017 84,707 61,323 63,753 47,271 40,141 35,365 Feb 2017 84,770 62,375 66,393 47,580 40,260 35,842 Mar 2017 85,257 63,095 66,826 47,789 40,322 35,893 Apr 2017 86,329 64,387 67,861 48,042 40,330 35,911 May 2017 86,525 66,755 68,169 48,407 40,392 35,994 Jun 2017 88,105 71,993 68,327 49,094 40,488 35,743 Jul 2017 86,382 72,504 68,278 49,095 40,255 35,773 Aug 2017 86,649 71,890 66,254 48,523 39,979 35,605 Sep 2017 85,685 67,906 67,975 48,032 39,744 35,556 Oct 2017 86,267 65,949 68,603 48,751 39,598 36,121 Nov 2017 86,430 65,144 69,023 49,020 39,641 36,266 Dec 2017 86,852 64,560 68,662 48,886 39,525 36,129 Jan 2018 85,914 64,246 64,139 48,286 39,075 35,664 Feb 2018 85,681 65,439 66,317 48,984 39,367 36,245 Mar 2018 86,042 66,458 66,717 49,059 39,492 36,281 Apr 2018 86,934 67,391 67,591 49,707 39,459 36,161 May 2018 86,870 70,002 67,869 49,860 39,556 36,105 Jun 2018 88,206 74,271 68,488 50,408 39,921 35,873 Jul 2018 86,477 76,130 69,809 51,347 40,015 36,173 Aug 2018 86,194 74,409 68,052 51,096 39,733 35,917 Sep 2018 85,716 69,831 67,457 50,848 39,234 35,860 Oct 2018 86,498 69,984 69,044 52,113 39,573 37,378 Nov 2018 87,074 68,791 69,474 52,063 39,641 36,516 Dec 2018 87,352 67,631 69,481 51,524 39,429 36,195 Jan 2019 [p] 86,178 66,848 66,133 49,695 38,765 35,536 Feb 2019 [p] 86,415 67,530 68,858 50,540 39,151 35,886 Mar 2019 [p] 86,743 68,158 69,335 50,129 39,196 35,873 Apr 2019 [p] 87,545 70,117 69,818 50,722 39,318 36,125 May 2019 [p] 87,779 73,092 69,496 50,932 39,408 36,024 Jun 2019 [p] 89,095 76,569 69,764 51,448 39,759 35,856 Employment in membership associations and organizations, January 2001–June 2019 (Continued) Month Political organizations Jan 2001 5,330 Feb 2001 5,175 Mar 2001 5,184 Apr 2001 5,297 May 2001 5,581 Jun 2001 5,889 Jul 2001 6,115 Aug 2001 6,387 Sep 2001 6,232 Oct 2001 6,473 Nov 2001 6,430 Dec 2001 6,300 Jan 2002 6,607 Feb 2002 7,179 Mar 2002 7,513 Apr 2002 7,841 May 2002 8,418 Jun 2002 9,522 Jul 2002 10,684 Aug 2002 11,532 Sep 2002 12,383 Oct 2002 12,475 Nov 2002 11,312 Dec 2002 7,272 Jan 2003 5,227 Feb 2003 5,175 Mar 2003 5,293 Apr 2003 5,353 May 2003 5,540 Jun 2003 5,812 Jul 2003 6,117 Aug 2003 6,358 Sep 2003 6,763 Oct 2003 7,450 Nov 2003 7,617 Dec 2003 7,644 Jan 2004 8,334 Feb 2004 8,596 Mar 2004 8,403 Apr 2004 8,519 May 2004 9,460 Jun 2004 11,404 Jul 2004 13,436 Aug 2004 14,411 Sep 2004 15,212 Oct 2004 19,981 Nov 2004 15,646 Dec 2004 7,894 Jan 2005 5,431 Feb 2005 5,432 Mar 2005 5,499 Apr 2005 5,604 May 2005 5,824 Jun 2005 6,279 Jul 2005 6,499 Aug 2005 6,648 Sep 2005 6,681 Oct 2005 7,101 Nov 2005 6,963 Dec 2005 6,763 Jan 2006 7,106 Feb 2006 7,334 Mar 2006 7,701 Apr 2006 8,597 May 2006 9,339 Jun 2006 11,369 Jul 2006 12,496 Aug 2006 12,549 Sep 2006 13,157 Oct 2006 15,142 Nov 2006 13,588 Dec 2006 8,138 Jan 2007 6,384 Feb 2007 6,474 Mar 2007 6,761 Apr 2007 6,779 May 2007 7,246 Jun 2007 7,527 Jul 2007 8,142 Aug 2007 8,348 Sep 2007 8,458 Oct 2007 8,987 Nov 2007 9,097 Dec 2007 9,492 Jan 2008 9,234 Feb 2008 8,928 Mar 2008 8,878 Apr 2008 9,365 May 2008 10,269 Jun 2008 10,921 Jul 2008 13,356 Aug 2008 15,876 Sep 2008 18,854 Oct 2008 20,207 Nov 2008 16,019 Dec 2008 8,177 Jan 2009 6,963 Feb 2009 6,590 Mar 2009 6,148 Apr 2009 6,163 May 2009 6,435 Jun 2009 6,967 Jul 2009 7,730 Aug 2009 7,924 Sep 2009 7,912 Oct 2009 8,589 Nov 2009 9,215 Dec 2009 9,047 Jan 2010 8,024 Feb 2010 8,231 Mar 2010 8,550 Apr 2010 9,308 May 2010 10,131 Jun 2010 11,749 Jul 2010 12,619 Aug 2010 13,087 Sep 2010 13,507 Oct 2010 16,205 Nov 2010 13,497 Dec 2010 8,311 Jan 2011 6,121 Feb 2011 5,866 Mar 2011 6,071 Apr 2011 6,362 May 2011 6,873 Jun 2011 6,974 Jul 2011 7,223 Aug 2011 7,612 Sep 2011 7,796 Oct 2011 7,871 Nov 2011 8,349 Dec 2011 7,683 Jan 2012 8,128 Feb 2012 8,426 Mar 2012 9,113 Apr 2012 10,012 May 2012 11,763 Jun 2012 13,326 Jul 2012 14,458 Aug 2012 14,945 Sep 2012 16,376 Oct 2012 19,073 Nov 2012 16,221 Dec 2012 9,444 Jan 2013 6,709 Feb 2013 6,187 Mar 2013 6,299 Apr 2013 6,376 May 2013 6,596 Jun 2013 7,103 Jul 2013 7,684 Aug 2013 7,995 Sep 2013 7,875 Oct 2013 8,284 Nov 2013 8,248 Dec 2013 7,473 Jan 2014 7,626 Feb 2014 8,176 Mar 2014 8,554 Apr 2014 9,496 May 2014 11,142 Jun 2014 12,514 Jul 2014 13,456 Aug 2014 14,571 Sep 2014 15,399 Oct 2014 17,790 Nov 2014 15,600 Dec 2014 7,879 Jan 2015 6,623 Feb 2015 6,579 Mar 2015 6,748 Apr 2015 6,853 May 2015 7,216 Jun 2015 7,605 Jul 2015 7,892 Aug 2015 8,020 Sep 2015 8,118 Oct 2015 8,688 Nov 2015 8,895 Dec 2015 8,712 Jan 2016 9,412 Feb 2016 10,034 Mar 2016 10,308 Apr 2016 10,765 May 2016 11,119 Jun 2016 12,213 Jul 2016 13,635 Aug 2016 15,716 Sep 2016 19,145 Oct 2016 22,367 Nov 2016 19,478 Dec 2016 7,825 Jan 2017 6,217 Feb 2017 6,337 Mar 2017 6,497 Apr 2017 6,986 May 2017 7,192 Jun 2017 7,630 Jul 2017 7,744 Aug 2017 8,059 Sep 2017 8,372 Oct 2017 8,828 Nov 2017 9,347 Dec 2017 8,806 Jan 2018 8,716 Feb 2018 9,493 Mar 2018 10,181 Apr 2018 11,336 May 2018 12,744 Jun 2018 15,082 Jul 2018 15,092 Aug 2018 16,868 Sep 2018 19,316 Oct 2018 23,724 Nov 2018 19,854 Dec 2018 9,281 Jan 2019 [p] 7,365 Feb 2019 [p] 7,450 Mar 2019 [p] 7,859 Apr 2019 [p] 7,969 May 2019 [p] 8,325 Jun 2019 [p] 9,378

Employment in labor unions and similar labor organizations fell from 137,729 in January 2001 to 113,890 in June 2019, while employment in political organizations remained fairly constant over that period.

From the quarter ending March 2001 to the quarter ending June 2019, the number of business establishments in membership associations and organizations increased from 128,148 to 150,545, or 17 percent. Over that period, the number of business establishments in environment and conservation organizations increased from 2,865 to 7,121, its highest over that period. Other membership organizations reaching highs over that period included religious, professional, human rights, and voluntary health organizations as well as grantmaking foundations.

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Chart Data Number of business establishments in membership associations and organizations, March 2001–June 2019 Quarter Civic and social organizations Religious organizations Business associations Other similar professional organizations Labor unions and similar labor organizations Other social advocacy organizations Mar 2001 30,098 16,868 18,898 14,275 16,606 7,083 Jun 2001 30,115 17,053 18,910 14,268 16,551 7,179 Sep 2001 30,197 17,520 18,972 14,252 16,523 7,330 Dec 2001 30,192 17,717 19,049 14,234 16,507 7,439 Mar 2002 29,895 17,817 19,025 14,291 16,396 7,469 Jun 2002 29,831 17,864 19,033 14,265 16,280 7,533 Sep 2002 29,796 18,069 19,133 14,306 16,195 7,636 Dec 2002 29,799 18,232 19,205 14,299 16,149 7,681 Mar 2003 29,468 18,407 19,239 14,342 16,017 7,700 Jun 2003 29,456 18,549 19,298 14,371 15,975 7,780 Sep 2003 29,398 18,610 19,335 14,333 15,940 7,811 Dec 2003 29,305 18,682 19,397 14,293 15,875 7,839 Mar 2004 28,935 18,726 19,255 14,421 15,746 7,792 Jun 2004 28,924 18,895 19,263 14,424 15,685 7,861 Sep 2004 28,913 19,006 19,301 14,424 15,615 7,932 Dec 2004 28,881 19,048 19,271 14,408 15,557 7,950 Mar 2005 28,600 19,100 19,215 14,457 15,494 8,096 Jun 2005 28,782 19,267 19,223 14,479 15,416 8,170 Sep 2005 28,759 19,339 19,221 14,473 15,389 8,234 Dec 2005 28,683 19,511 19,121 14,435 15,347 8,257 Mar 2006 28,509 19,658 19,200 14,451 15,231 8,217 Jun 2006 28,521 19,791 19,224 14,496 15,186 8,245 Sep 2006 28,501 20,058 19,264 14,568 15,160 8,320 Dec 2006 28,550 20,186 19,324 14,599 15,136 8,393 Mar 2007 28,171 20,133 19,291 14,749 15,057 8,436 Jun 2007 28,205 20,252 19,342 14,799 15,020 8,508 Sep 2007 28,242 20,383 19,467 14,867 14,975 8,631 Dec 2007 28,138 20,434 19,486 14,872 14,956 8,714 Mar 2008 27,801 20,464 19,527 15,043 14,896 8,736 Jun 2008 27,834 20,604 19,730 15,100 14,830 8,838 Sep 2008 27,886 20,708 19,794 15,152 14,800 8,937 Dec 2008 27,878 20,752 19,811 15,166 14,774 9,011 Mar 2009 27,477 20,823 19,704 15,194 14,679 8,939 Jun 2009 27,483 20,905 19,680 15,210 14,671 9,010 Sep 2009 27,467 21,004 19,693 15,322 14,646 9,108 Dec 2009 27,382 21,039 19,685 15,352 14,604 9,137 Mar 2010 27,149 21,085 19,511 15,331 14,604 9,150 Jun 2010 27,145 21,162 19,535 15,386 14,582 9,278 Sep 2010 27,186 21,296 19,520 15,401 14,547 9,383 Dec 2010 27,130 21,373 19,508 15,322 14,522 9,468 Mar 2011 26,824 21,464 19,451 15,377 14,434 9,511 Jun 2011 26,783 21,605 19,445 15,414 14,372 9,606 Sep 2011 26,789 21,771 19,453 15,495 14,334 9,679 Dec 2011 26,773 21,832 19,428 15,449 14,299 9,770 Mar 2012 26,539 21,832 19,365 15,521 14,228 9,959 Jun 2012 26,527 21,950 19,343 15,506 14,214 10,038 Sep 2012 26,535 22,062 19,347 15,516 14,162 10,110 Dec 2012 26,551 22,242 19,361 15,522 14,149 10,226 Mar 2013 26,361 22,375 19,351 15,556 14,134 10,260 Jun 2013 26,323 22,488 19,343 15,561 14,087 10,358 Sep 2013 26,385 22,595 19,411 15,582 14,089 10,447 Dec 2013 26,310 22,634 19,438 15,599 14,025 10,456 Mar 2014 26,268 22,746 19,456 15,773 13,987 10,444 Jun 2014 26,288 22,854 19,465 15,849 13,973 10,567 Sep 2014 26,344 22,903 19,479 15,886 13,941 10,626 Dec 2014 26,334 22,934 19,498 15,904 13,917 10,633 Mar 2015 26,108 22,919 19,466 15,771 13,831 10,510 Jun 2015 26,099 22,815 19,455 15,706 13,826 10,556 Sep 2015 26,133 22,939 19,491 15,739 13,800 10,692 Dec 2015 26,136 23,005 19,459 15,778 13,750 10,713 Mar 2016 25,915 23,032 19,402 15,786 13,689 10,705 Jun 2016 25,919 23,165 19,454 15,844 13,642 10,822 Sep 2016 25,927 23,174 19,468 15,834 13,632 10,903 Dec 2016 25,917 23,168 19,441 15,811 13,619 10,983 Mar 2017 25,691 23,028 19,310 15,575 13,489 10,959 Jun 2017 25,757 23,158 19,381 15,580 13,474 11,079 Sep 2017 25,800 23,269 19,423 15,537 13,478 11,264 Dec 2017 25,836 23,239 19,443 15,467 13,456 11,409 Mar 2018 25,683 23,268 19,254 15,367 13,412 11,558 Jun 2018 25,675 23,394 19,473 15,385 13,387 11,647 Sep 2018 25,720 23,486 19,532 15,380 13,377 11,793 Dec 2018 25,730 23,501 19,602 15,363 13,358 11,943 Mar 2019 [p] 25,589 23,587 19,608 15,336 13,298 12,014 Jun 2019 [p] 25,646 23,666 19,644 15,337 13,306 12,125 Number of business establishments in membership associations and organizations, March 2001–June 2019 (Continued) Quarter Professional organizations Environment and conservation organizations Grantmaking foundations Human rights organizations Voluntary health organizations Other grantmaking and giving services Mar 2001 5,838 2,865 4,243 3,168 2,830 3,691 Jun 2001 5,841 2,879 4,340 3,177 2,823 3,703 Sep 2001 5,968 2,932 4,456 3,183 2,837 3,716 Dec 2001 6,023 2,981 4,546 3,187 2,841 3,735 Mar 2002 6,047 3,089 4,643 3,265 2,800 3,659 Jun 2002 6,089 3,135 4,707 3,267 2,793 3,672 Sep 2002 6,192 3,163 4,780 3,289 2,803 3,678 Dec 2002 6,334 3,186 4,822 3,302 2,799 3,683 Mar 2003 6,381 3,354 4,861 3,288 2,831 3,674 Jun 2003 6,476 3,375 4,919 3,292 2,840 3,671 Sep 2003 6,552 3,391 4,957 3,307 2,843 3,635 Dec 2003 6,605 3,395 4,994 3,321 2,846 3,618 Mar 2004 6,538 3,525 4,973 3,338 2,813 3,514 Jun 2004 6,506 3,586 5,034 3,399 2,836 3,482 Sep 2004 6,511 3,616 5,070 3,427 2,848 3,503 Dec 2004 6,530 3,634 5,119 3,433 2,836 3,510 Mar 2005 6,522 3,766 5,151 3,430 2,896 3,409 Jun 2005 6,542 3,786 5,218 3,444 2,911 3,410 Sep 2005 6,561 3,811 5,240 3,446 2,939 3,405 Dec 2005 6,563 3,841 5,299 3,464 2,940 3,390 Mar 2006 6,480 3,930 5,381 3,501 2,937 3,331 Jun 2006 6,528 3,974 5,460 3,507 2,930 3,315 Sep 2006 6,592 4,028 5,539 3,558 2,927 3,322 Dec 2006 6,605 4,092 5,598 3,581 2,937 3,313 Mar 2007 6,630 4,279 5,635 3,570 3,094 3,312 Jun 2007 6,686 4,330 5,708 3,633 3,122 3,306 Sep 2007 6,732 4,386 5,835 3,762 3,145 3,315 Dec 2007 6,761 4,449 5,900 3,785 3,157 3,316 Mar 2008 6,776 4,546 5,937 3,828 3,178 3,280 Jun 2008 6,841 4,617 6,003 3,847 3,177 3,291 Sep 2008 6,882 4,690 6,114 3,857 3,188 3,315 Dec 2008 6,923 4,727 6,206 3,889 3,199 3,314 Mar 2009 6,882 4,839 6,271 3,908 3,205 3,284 Jun 2009 6,916 4,919 6,364 3,926 3,219 3,295 Sep 2009 6,965 4,934 6,431 3,959 3,238 3,298 Dec 2009 6,997 4,959 6,457 3,988 3,235 3,313 Mar 2010 6,999 5,042 6,514 3,999 3,262 3,248 Jun 2010 7,055 5,059 6,616 4,009 3,284 3,252 Sep 2010 7,074 5,101 6,687 4,033 3,308 3,265 Dec 2010 7,124 5,155 6,753 4,044 3,306 3,273 Mar 2011 7,120 5,241 6,730 4,032 3,299 3,272 Jun 2011 7,193 5,279 6,841 4,053 3,306 3,288 Sep 2011 7,238 5,327 6,884 4,094 3,304 3,328 Dec 2011 7,272 5,348 6,895 4,086 3,302 3,333 Mar 2012 7,267 5,455 7,044 4,080 3,317 3,309 Jun 2012 7,291 5,507 7,129 4,124 3,325 3,343 Sep 2012 7,354 5,540 7,227 4,166 3,498 3,338 Dec 2012 7,387 5,581 7,281 4,174 3,350 3,353 Mar 2013 7,412 5,674 7,381 4,173 3,390 3,348 Jun 2013 7,497 5,701 7,467 4,189 3,395 3,366 Sep 2013 7,627 5,736 7,545 4,213 3,424 3,391 Dec 2013 7,733 5,763 7,570 4,223 3,442 3,383 Mar 2014 7,834 5,867 7,604 4,274 3,568 3,398 Jun 2014 7,929 5,928 7,698 4,308 3,588 3,403 Sep 2014 7,961 5,964 7,771 4,301 3,593 3,431 Dec 2014 8,026 5,978 7,855 4,326 3,601 3,445 Mar 2015 8,056 6,028 7,848 4,332 3,667 3,412 Jun 2015 8,095 6,070 7,928 4,328 3,671 3,426 Sep 2015 8,151 6,095 7,996 4,371 3,696 3,444 Dec 2015 8,208 6,129 8,052 4,404 3,737 3,463 Mar 2016 8,201 6,156 8,050 4,429 3,793 3,432 Jun 2016 8,254 6,210 8,207 4,449 3,848 3,464 Sep 2016 8,276 6,236 8,306 4,460 3,840 3,486 Dec 2016 8,290 6,293 8,401 4,477 3,826 3,483 Mar 2017 8,253 6,473 8,526 4,464 3,808 3,464 Jun 2017 8,315 6,560 8,642 4,514 3,819 3,498 Sep 2017 8,421 6,621 8,777 4,535 3,845 3,544 Dec 2017 8,510 6,663 8,825 4,567 3,841 3,578 Mar 2018 8,566 6,804 8,906 4,612 3,881 3,584 Jun 2018 8,638 6,890 9,134 4,643 3,931 3,620 Sep 2018 8,685 6,956 9,269 4,707 3,952 3,657 Dec 2018 8,750 7,014 9,408 4,746 4,031 3,681 Mar 2019 [p] 8,811 7,072 9,432 4,795 4,065 3,703 Jun 2019 [p] 8,871 7,121 9,482 4,835 4,112 3,733 Number of business establishments in membership associations and organizations, March 2001–June 2019 (Continued) Quarter Political organizations Mar 2001 1,685 Jun 2001 1,693 Sep 2001 1,747 Dec 2001 1,817 Mar 2002 1,907 Jun 2002 2,068 Sep 2002 2,118 Dec 2002 2,079 Mar 2003 1,807 Jun 2003 1,800 Sep 2003 1,782 Dec 2003 1,897 Mar 2004 1,948 Jun 2004 2,029 Sep 2004 2,131 Dec 2004 2,066 Mar 2005 1,779 Jun 2005 1,785 Sep 2005 1,842 Dec 2005 1,892 Mar 2006 1,953 Jun 2006 2,045 Sep 2006 2,103 Dec 2006 2,110 Mar 2007 1,927 Jun 2007 1,921 Sep 2007 1,975 Dec 2007 2,037 Mar 2008 2,107 Jun 2008 2,182 Sep 2008 2,188 Dec 2008 2,162 Mar 2009 1,865 Jun 2009 1,885 Sep 2009 1,961 Dec 2009 2,045 Mar 2010 2,156 Jun 2010 2,311 Sep 2010 2,371 Dec 2010 2,371 Mar 2011 2,039 Jun 2011 2,082 Sep 2011 2,171 Dec 2011 2,255 Mar 2012 2,298 Jun 2012 2,395 Sep 2012 2,409 Dec 2012 2,359 Mar 2013 2,038 Jun 2013 2,040 Sep 2013 2,110 Dec 2013 2,132 Mar 2014 2,209 Jun 2014 2,338 Sep 2014 2,385 Dec 2014 2,355 Mar 2015 2,093 Jun 2015 2,138 Sep 2015 2,201 Dec 2015 2,260 Mar 2016 2,296 Jun 2016 2,341 Sep 2016 2,364 Dec 2016 2,305 Mar 2017 2,073 Jun 2017 2,129 Sep 2017 2,291 Dec 2017 2,396 Mar 2018 2,533 Jun 2018 2,710 Sep 2018 2,750 Dec 2018 2,693 Mar 2019 [p] 2,544 Jun 2019 [p] 2,667

From the quarter ending March 2001 to the quarter ending June 2019, the number of business establishments decreased from 16,606 to 13,306, or about 20 percent, for labor unions and similar labor organizations and from 30,098 to 25,646, or about 15 percent, for civic and social organizations.

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