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2025 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector

A sector report on worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces in the United States based on fiscal year 2024 data.

Source: U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives / Democracy at Work InstituteAdded June 12, 2026Published 2026
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Scaling work should be grounded in current sector data, not just anecdotal examples.

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Researchers, policy makers, funders, and ecosystem builders tracking the growth of worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces.

This report helps readers understand the current size and direction of the worker cooperative field. It is useful for grounding strategy, policy, and ecosystem planning in current data.

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