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Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2010					2011
	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
Total wage and salary workers	124,073	14,715	11.9	16,290	13.1	125,187	14,764	11.8	16,290	13.0

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	44,871	5,867	13.1	6,674	14.9	45,520	5,896	13.0	6,693	14.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	16,684	782	4.7	973	5.8	17,196	851	4.9	1,039	6.0
Management occupations	11,386	476	4.2	599	5.3	11,593	538	4.6	668	5.8
Business and financial operations occupations	5,299	306	5.8	373	7.0	5,603	313	5.6	371	6.6
Professional and related occupations	28,187	5,085	18.0	5,701	20.2	28,324	5,045	17.8	5,654	20.0
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,350	136	4.0	180	5.4	3,438	136	4.0	167	4.9
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,468	197	8.0	244	9.9	2,615	191	7.3	227	8.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,256	126	10.1	145	11.5	1,174	139	11.8	164	13.9
Community and social service occupations	2,260	362	16.0	390	17.3	2,268	374	16.5	418	18.4
Legal occupations	1,352	72	5.3	87	6.4	1,378	69	5.0	93	6.7
Education, training, and library occupations	8,415	3,123	37.1	3,441	40.9	8,343	3,067	36.8	3,381	40.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,899	112	5.9	139	7.3	1,904	132	6.9	146	7.7
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,188	957	13.3	1,076	15.0	7,204	938	13.0	1,058	14.7
Service occupations	22,463	2,467	11.0	2,683	11.9	22,508	2,429	10.8	2,653	11.8
Healthcare support occupations	3,214	268	8.4	296	9.2	3,178	268	8.4	297	9.3
Protective service occupations	3,287	1,122	34.1	1,202	36.6	3,207	1,107	34.5	1,180	36.8
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,555	297	3.9	328	4.3	7,677	305	4.0	351	4.6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,549	469	10.3	518	11.4	4,603	489	10.6	532	11.6
Personal care and service occupations	3,858	311	8.0	338	8.8	3,843	260	6.8	294	7.6
Sales and office occupations	30,673	2,113	6.9	2,388	7.8	30,580	2,114	6.9	2,362	7.7
Sales and related occupations	13,033	418	3.2	496	3.8	13,189	401	3.0	455	3.4
Office and administrative support occupations	17,641	1,695	9.6	1,892	10.7	17,390	1,714	9.9	1,908	11.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,879	1,808	16.6	1,912	17.6	10,955	1,838	16.8	1,959	17.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	869	30	3.4	36	4.1	940	32	3.4	38	4.0
Construction and extraction occupations	5,579	1,050	18.8	1,100	19.7	5,575	1,064	19.1	1,120	20.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,431	728	16.4	776	17.5	4,440	742	16.7	801	18.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	15,186	2,460	16.2	2,633	17.3	15,625	2,487	15.9	2,622	16.8
Production occupations	7,540	1,144	15.2	1,210	16.1	7,739	1,104	14.3	1,159	15.0
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,647	1,316	17.2	1,423	18.6	7,886	1,383	17.5	1,463	18.6

INDUSTRY
Private sector	103,040	7,092	6.9	7,884	7.7	104,737	7,202	6.9	7,969	7.6
Agriculture and related industries	1,131	18	1.6	23	2.0	1,183	16	1.4	21	1.8
Nonagricultural industries	101,909	7,074	6.9	7,861	7.7	103,554	7,186	6.9	7,948	7.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	695	55	8.0	61	8.8	780	56	7.2	61	7.8
Construction	6,103	801	13.1	838	13.7	6,244	874	14.0	928	14.9
Manufacturing	13,252	1,418	10.7	1,538	11.6	13,599	1,424	10.5	1,521	11.2
Durable goods	8,268	835	10.1	909	11.0	8,530	871	10.2	924	10.8
Nondurable goods	4,984	584	11.7	629	12.6	5,070	553	10.9	596	11.8
Wholesale and retail trade	17,800	860	4.8	949	5.3	18,002	859	4.8	959	5.3
Wholesale trade	3,321	173	5.2	186	5.6	3,419	150	4.4	165	4.8
Retail trade	14,479	687	4.7	763	5.3	14,582	709	4.9	794	5.4
Transportation and utilities	5,195	1,134	21.8	1,203	23.2	5,239	1,108	21.1	1,159	22.1
Transportation and warehousing	4,286	877	20.5	928	21.6	4,355	887	20.4	932	21.4
Utilities	909	257	28.3	275	30.3	884	221	25.0	228	25.7
Information(3)	2,743	265	9.6	299	10.9	2,756	279	10.1	298	10.8
Publishing, except Internet	577	29	5.0	38	6.5	554	25	4.5	26	4.7
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	341	32	9.3	36	10.6	337	47	13.8	48	14.1
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	561	29	5.1	38	6.8	576	34	5.9	40	7.0
Telecommunications	1,054	167	15.8	177	16.8	1,064	166	15.6	175	16.4
Financial activities	8,072	160	2.0	206	2.5	8,086	132	1.6	165	2.0
Finance and insurance	6,108	79	1.3	110	1.8	6,111	64	1.1	86	1.4
Finance	3,985	44	1.1	65	1.6	3,932	37	1.0	53	1.3
Insurance	2,123	35	1.6	45	2.1	2,179	27	1.2	33	1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,964	81	4.1	95	4.9	1,976	67	3.4	79	4.0
Professional and business services	11,738	315	2.7	388	3.3	12,171	250	2.1	322	2.6
Professional and technical services	6,980	98	1.4	134	1.9	7,244	90	1.2	131	1.8
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,757	217	4.6	254	5.3	4,927	160	3.3	191	3.9
Education and health services	19,804	1,608	8.1	1,858	9.4	19,855	1,715	8.6	1,982	10.0
Educational services	3,964	517	13.0	599	15.1	4,020	523	13.0	621	15.5
Health care and social assistance	15,840	1,091	6.9	1,259	7.9	15,835	1,192	7.5	1,361	8.6
Leisure and hospitality	11,111	301	2.7	337	3.0	11,355	305	2.7	344	3.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,111	113	5.3	126	5.9	2,107	111	5.3	121	5.7
Accommodation and food services	8,999	188	2.1	212	2.4	9,247	194	2.1	224	2.4
Accommodation	1,345	106	7.9	112	8.3	1,350	96	7.1	105	7.8
Food services and drinking places	7,654	82	1.1	100	1.3	7,898	98	1.2	119	1.5
Other services(3)	5,397	158	2.9	184	3.4	5,467	184	3.4	209	3.8
Other services, except private households	4,726	152	3.2	178	3.8	4,723	167	3.5	189	4.0
Public sector	21,033	7,623	36.2	8,406	40.0	20,450	7,562	37.0	8,321	40.7
Federal government	3,670	984	26.8	1,154	31.4	3,568	1,004	28.1	1,185	33.2
State government	6,328	1,969	31.1	2,191	34.6	6,261	1,973	31.5	2,189	35.0
Local government	11,035	4,670	42.3	5,061	45.9	10,621	4,586	43.2	4,947	46.6
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) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: 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. Effective with January 2011 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2010 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Occupational data for 2011 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012