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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2012					2013
	Total employed	Members of unions(1)		Represented by unions(2)		Total employed	Members of unions(1)		Represented by unions(2)
	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	127,577	14,366	11.3	15,922	12.5	129,110	14,528	11.3	16,028	12.4
16 to 24 years	17,417	731	4.2	869	5.0	17,647	745	4.2	854	4.8
25 years and over	110,160	13,635	12.4	15,053	13.7	111,463	13,783	12.4	15,174	13.6
25 to 34 years	28,875	2,755	9.5	3,083	10.7	29,404	2,886	9.8	3,228	11.0
35 to 44 years	27,442	3,424	12.5	3,746	13.6	27,631	3,458	12.5	3,790	13.7
45 to 54 years	28,765	4,032	14.0	4,437	15.4	28,498	3,990	14.0	4,377	15.4
55 to 64 years	19,694	2,932	14.9	3,233	16.4	20,207	2,899	14.3	3,176	15.7
65 years and over	5,385	491	9.1	554	10.3	5,723	549	9.6	603	10.5

Men, 16 years and over	65,898	7,895	12.0	8,611	13.1	66,794	7,955	11.9	8,688	13.0
16 to 24 years	8,830	448	5.1	521	5.9	8,918	434	4.9	488	5.5
25 years and over	57,067	7,448	13.1	8,090	14.2	57,876	7,522	13.0	8,200	14.2
25 to 34 years	15,465	1,546	10.0	1,688	10.9	15,755	1,635	10.4	1,807	11.5
35 to 44 years	14,481	1,919	13.3	2,085	14.4	14,667	1,940	13.2	2,104	14.3
45 to 54 years	14,601	2,214	15.2	2,385	16.3	14,466	2,157	14.9	2,347	16.2
55 to 64 years	9,728	1,521	15.6	1,655	17.0	10,033	1,513	15.1	1,640	16.3
65 years and over	2,792	248	8.9	277	9.9	2,954	277	9.4	302	10.2

Women, 16 years and over	61,679	6,470	10.5	7,311	11.9	62,316	6,573	10.5	7,340	11.8
16 to 24 years	8,586	283	3.3	347	4.0	8,729	311	3.6	366	4.2
25 years and over	53,093	6,187	11.7	6,964	13.1	53,587	6,261	11.7	6,974	13.0
25 to 34 years	13,410	1,209	9.0	1,396	10.4	13,649	1,251	9.2	1,420	10.4
35 to 44 years	12,961	1,505	11.6	1,661	12.8	12,964	1,518	11.7	1,686	13.0
45 to 54 years	14,164	1,819	12.8	2,052	14.5	14,032	1,834	13.1	2,030	14.5
55 to 64 years	9,966	1,411	14.2	1,579	15.8	10,175	1,386	13.6	1,536	15.1
65 years and over	2,593	244	9.4	277	10.7	2,768	273	9.8	302	10.9

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	101,851	11,306	11.1	12,517	12.3	102,670	11,324	11.0	12,507	12.2
Men	53,542	6,359	11.9	6,933	12.9	54,017	6,320	11.7	6,897	12.8
Women	48,309	4,947	10.2	5,584	11.6	48,653	5,004	10.3	5,609	11.5
Black or African American	14,975	2,009	13.4	2,220	14.8	15,274	2,081	13.6	2,294	15.0
Men	6,753	999	14.8	1,078	16.0	6,965	1,031	14.8	1,129	16.2
Women	8,222	1,009	12.3	1,142	13.9	8,310	1,049	12.6	1,165	14.0
Asian	6,953	668	9.6	758	10.9	7,271	683	9.4	758	10.4
Men	3,650	323	8.9	369	10.1	3,786	338	8.9	380	10.0
Women	3,303	345	10.4	388	11.8	3,485	346	9.9	377	10.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	20,144	1,982	9.8	2,197	10.9	20,730	1,952	9.4	2,141	10.3
Men	11,415	1,148	10.1	1,266	11.1	11,903	1,121	9.4	1,218	10.2
Women	8,730	834	9.6	931	10.7	8,827	831	9.4	923	10.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS(3)
Full-time workers	102,749	12,847	12.5	14,173	13.8	104,262	13,020	12.5	14,341	13.8
Part-time workers	24,614	1,483	6.0	1,710	6.9	24,664	1,483	6.0	1,662	6.7
Footnotes (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. (2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. (3) The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders. Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014