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There were 31 major work stoppages that began in 2024 and the same number in effect during the year. There were no work stoppages that began in 2023 and carried over from 2023 into 2024.
Between 1993 and 2024, there were 694 total work stoppages with 53 of those stoppages involving 25,000 or more workers. Over these years, just 7.6 percent of stoppages involved at least 25,000 workers.
In 2024 alone, 16.1 percent of the stoppages beginning in the year involved more than 25,000 workers with 5 of the 31 stoppages meeting this threshold.
Number of work stoppages involving 25,000 or more workers, 1993–2024
Year
Number of work stoppages
1993
0
1994
3
1995
3
1996
2
1997
1
1998
4
1999
0
2000
3
2001
0
2002
0
2003
1
2004
1
2005
1
2006
0
2007
3
2008
1
2009
0
2010
0
2011
2
2012
1
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2016
2
2017
0
2018
7
2019
7
2020
0
2021
1
2022
1
2023
4
2024
5
These data are from Work Stoppages Program. Major work stoppages include both worker-initiated strikes and employer-initiated lockouts that involve 1,000 or more workers and last at least one shift during the work week, Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays. To learn more, see "Major Work Stoppages in 2024." We have historical work stoppages analysis factsheets available as well.
United States Department of Labor
