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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	2011					2012
	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	125,187	14,764	11.8	16,290	13.0	127,577	14,366	11.3	15,922	12.5

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	45,520	5,896	13.0	6,693	14.7	46,897	5,751	12.3	6,514	13.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	17,196	851	4.9	1,039	6.0	18,153	844	4.6	1,009	5.6
Management occupations	11,593	538	4.6	668	5.8	12,259	500	4.1	610	5.0
Business and financial operations occupations	5,603	313	5.6	371	6.6	5,894	344	5.8	399	6.8
Professional and related occupations	28,324	5,045	17.8	5,654	20.0	28,743	4,907	17.1	5,505	19.2
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,438	136	4.0	167	4.9	3,578	134	3.7	173	4.8
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,615	191	7.3	227	8.7	2,701	206	7.6	240	8.9
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,174	139	11.8	164	13.9	1,219	132	10.8	150	12.3
Community and social service occupations	2,268	374	16.5	418	18.4	2,239	361	16.1	406	18.1
Legal occupations	1,378	69	5.0	93	6.7	1,428	70	4.9	87	6.1
Education, training, and library occupations	8,343	3,067	36.8	3,381	40.5	8,325	2,944	35.4	3,267	39.2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,904	132	6.9	146	7.7	1,943	144	7.4	159	8.2
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,204	938	13.0	1,058	14.7	7,309	916	12.5	1,023	14.0
Service occupations	22,508	2,429	10.8	2,653	11.8	23,095	2,406	10.4	2,630	11.4
Healthcare support occupations	3,178	268	8.4	297	9.3	3,340	277	8.3	321	9.6
Protective service occupations	3,207	1,107	34.5	1,180	36.8	3,078	1,071	34.8	1,122	36.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,677	305	4.0	351	4.6	7,966	298	3.7	358	4.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,603	489	10.6	532	11.6	4,729	498	10.5	540	11.4
Personal care and service occupations	3,843	260	6.8	294	7.6	3,983	263	6.6	289	7.3
Sales and office occupations	30,580	2,114	6.9	2,362	7.7	30,685	2,070	6.7	2,357	7.7
Sales and related occupations	13,189	401	3.0	455	3.4	13,366	389	2.9	465	3.5
Office and administrative support occupations	17,390	1,714	9.9	1,908	11.0	17,319	1,681	9.7	1,892	10.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,955	1,838	16.8	1,959	17.9	10,863	1,775	16.3	1,876	17.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	940	32	3.4	38	4.0	949	32	3.4	38	4.1
Construction and extraction occupations	5,575	1,064	19.1	1,120	20.1	5,567	1,054	18.9	1,108	19.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,440	742	16.7	801	18.0	4,347	689	15.8	729	16.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	15,625	2,487	15.9	2,622	16.8	16,038	2,365	14.7	2,546	15.9
Production occupations	7,739	1,104	14.3	1,159	15.0	8,116	1,002	12.3	1,084	13.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,886	1,383	17.5	1,463	18.6	7,922	1,363	17.2	1,462	18.5

INDUSTRY
Private sector	104,737	7,202	6.9	7,969	7.6	107,191	7,037	6.6	7,851	7.3
Agriculture and related industries	1,183	16	1.4	21	1.8	1,172	16	1.4	21	1.8
Nonagricultural industries	103,554	7,186	6.9	7,948	7.7	106,019	7,021	6.6	7,830	7.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	780	56	7.2	61	7.8	923	66	7.2	72	7.7
Construction	6,244	874	14.0	928	14.9	6,205	820	13.2	850	13.7
Manufacturing	13,599	1,424	10.5	1,521	11.2	13,941	1,338	9.6	1,468	10.5
Durable goods	8,530	871	10.2	924	10.8	8,787	830	9.4	906	10.3
Nondurable goods	5,070	553	10.9	596	11.8	5,154	507	9.8	563	10.9
Wholesale and retail trade	18,002	859	4.8	959	5.3	18,174	854	4.7	960	5.3
Wholesale trade	3,419	150	4.4	165	4.8	3,341	169	5.1	186	5.6
Retail trade	14,582	709	4.9	794	5.4	14,833	686	4.6	774	5.2
Transportation and utilities	5,239	1,108	21.1	1,159	22.1	5,359	1,105	20.6	1,174	21.9
Transportation and warehousing	4,355	887	20.4	932	21.4	4,520	898	19.9	948	21.0
Utilities	884	221	25.0	228	25.7	839	207	24.7	226	26.9
Information(3)	2,756	279	10.1	298	10.8	2,575	251	9.7	273	10.6
Publishing, except Internet	554	25	4.5	26	4.7	548	20	3.7	24	4.3
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	337	47	13.8	48	14.1	293	33	11.4	36	12.2
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	576	34	5.9	40	7.0	546	37	6.7	42	7.6
Telecommunications	1,064	166	15.6	175	16.4	956	149	15.6	160	16.8
Financial activities	8,086	132	1.6	165	2.0	8,196	156	1.9	203	2.5
Finance and insurance	6,111	64	1.1	86	1.4	6,195	73	1.2	102	1.7
Finance	3,932	37	1.0	53	1.3	4,054	45	1.1	62	1.5
Insurance	2,179	27	1.2	33	1.5	2,141	28	1.3	40	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,976	67	3.4	79	4.0	2,001	83	4.1	101	5.0
Professional and business services	12,171	250	2.1	322	2.6	12,726	310	2.4	388	3.0
Professional and technical services	7,244	90	1.2	131	1.8	7,630	93	1.2	140	1.8
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,927	160	3.3	191	3.9	5,096	217	4.3	248	4.9
Education and health services	19,855	1,715	8.6	1,982	10.0	20,394	1,658	8.1	1,891	9.3
Educational services	4,020	523	13.0	621	15.5	4,190	520	12.4	592	14.1
Health care and social assistance	15,835	1,192	7.5	1,361	8.6	16,204	1,138	7.0	1,299	8.0
Leisure and hospitality	11,355	305	2.7	344	3.0	11,775	321	2.7	377	3.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,107	111	5.3	121	5.7	2,127	136	6.4	148	7.0
Accommodation and food services	9,247	194	2.1	224	2.4	9,648	185	1.9	229	2.4
Accommodation	1,350	96	7.1	105	7.8	1,354	89	6.5	101	7.5
Food services and drinking places	7,898	98	1.2	119	1.5	8,295	97	1.2	128	1.5
Other services(3)	5,467	184	3.4	209	3.8	5,750	143	2.5	174	3.0
Other services, except private households	4,723	167	3.5	189	4.0	5,028	133	2.6	163	3.2
Public sector	20,450	7,562	37.0	8,321	40.7	20,385	7,328	35.9	8,072	39.6
Federal government	3,568	1,004	28.1	1,185	33.2	3,552	956	26.9	1,114	31.4
State government	6,261	1,973	31.5	2,189	35.0	6,279	1,968	31.3	2,190	34.9
Local government	10,621	4,586	43.2	4,947	46.6	10,554	4,404	41.7	4,768	45.2
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.

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013