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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	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
Total wage and salary workers	127,577	14,366	11.3	15,922	12.5	129,110	14,528	11.3	16,028	12.4

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	46,897	5,751	12.3	6,514	13.9	47,723	5,726	12.0	6,490	13.6
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	18,153	844	4.6	1,009	5.6	18,334	804	4.4	961	5.2
Management occupations	12,259	500	4.1	610	5.0	12,174	493	4.1	596	4.9
Business and financial operations occupations	5,894	344	5.8	399	6.8	6,159	311	5.0	365	5.9
Professional and related occupations	28,743	4,907	17.1	5,505	19.2	29,389	4,922	16.7	5,529	18.8
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,578	134	3.7	173	4.8	3,767	163	4.3	208	5.5
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,701	206	7.6	240	8.9	2,666	194	7.3	224	8.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,219	132	10.8	150	12.3	1,178	118	10.0	147	12.5
Community and social service occupations	2,239	361	16.1	406	18.1	2,263	361	16.0	390	17.2
Legal occupations	1,428	70	4.9	87	6.1	1,424	76	5.4	88	6.2
Education, training, and library occupations	8,325	2,944	35.4	3,267	39.2	8,457	2,986	35.3	3,304	39.1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,943	144	7.4	159	8.2	2,043	120	5.9	138	6.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,309	916	12.5	1,023	14.0	7,591	903	11.9	1,029	13.6
Service occupations	23,095	2,406	10.4	2,630	11.4	23,390	2,491	10.6	2,701	11.5
Healthcare support occupations	3,340	277	8.3	321	9.6	3,364	314	9.3	347	10.3
Protective service occupations	3,078	1,071	34.8	1,122	36.5	3,107	1,096	35.3	1,160	37.3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,966	298	3.7	358	4.5	8,037	341	4.2	375	4.7
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,729	498	10.5	540	11.4	4,708	488	10.4	534	11.3
Personal care and service occupations	3,983	263	6.6	289	7.3	4,174	252	6.0	285	6.8
Sales and office occupations	30,685	2,070	6.7	2,357	7.7	30,637	2,008	6.6	2,220	7.2
Sales and related occupations	13,366	389	2.9	465	3.5	13,316	381	2.9	437	3.3
Office and administrative support occupations	17,319	1,681	9.7	1,892	10.9	17,321	1,627	9.4	1,783	10.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,863	1,775	16.3	1,876	17.3	11,195	1,866	16.7	2,000	17.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	949	32	3.4	38	4.1	861	18	2.1	22	2.5
Construction and extraction occupations	5,567	1,054	18.9	1,108	19.9	5,809	1,119	19.3	1,181	20.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,347	689	15.8	729	16.8	4,525	729	16.1	797	17.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,038	2,365	14.7	2,546	15.9	16,165	2,438	15.1	2,617	16.2
Production occupations	8,116	1,002	12.3	1,084	13.4	7,936	1,070	13.5	1,156	14.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,922	1,363	17.2	1,462	18.5	8,229	1,367	16.6	1,461	17.8

INDUSTRY
Private sector	107,191	7,037	6.6	7,851	7.3	108,681	7,318	6.7	8,128	7.5
Agriculture and related industries	1,172	16	1.4	21	1.8	1,096	11	1.0	13	1.2
Nonagricultural industries	106,019	7,021	6.6	7,830	7.4	107,585	7,307	6.8	8,114	7.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	923	66	7.2	72	7.7	1,026	55	5.4	67	6.6
Construction	6,205	820	13.2	850	13.7	6,474	915	14.1	967	14.9
Manufacturing	13,941	1,338	9.6	1,468	10.5	14,195	1,431	10.1	1,558	11.0
Durable goods	8,787	830	9.4	906	10.3	8,933	883	9.9	956	10.7
Nondurable goods	5,154	507	9.8	563	10.9	5,262	549	10.4	602	11.4
Wholesale and retail trade	18,174	854	4.7	960	5.3	17,998	838	4.7	927	5.2
Wholesale trade	3,341	169	5.1	186	5.6	3,235	163	5.0	184	5.7
Retail trade	14,833	686	4.6	774	5.2	14,763	675	4.6	743	5.0
Transportation and utilities	5,359	1,105	20.6	1,174	21.9	5,563	1,144	20.6	1,212	21.8
Transportation and warehousing	4,520	898	19.9	948	21.0	4,686	920	19.6	974	20.8
Utilities	839	207	24.7	226	26.9	877	225	25.6	238	27.1
Information(3)	2,575	251	9.7	273	10.6	2,582	231	8.9	251	9.7
Publishing, except Internet	548	20	3.7	24	4.3	541	26	4.7	30	5.5
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	293	33	11.4	36	12.2	337	32	9.5	34	10.0
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	546	37	6.7	42	7.6	538	30	5.5	34	6.3
Telecommunications	956	149	15.6	160	16.8	916	132	14.4	141	15.4
Financial activities	8,196	156	1.9	203	2.5	8,515	170	2.0	219	2.6
Finance and insurance	6,195	73	1.2	102	1.7	6,392	84	1.3	118	1.8
Finance	4,054	45	1.1	62	1.5	4,090	39	1.0	61	1.5
Insurance	2,141	28	1.3	40	1.9	2,302	45	2.0	56	2.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,001	83	4.1	101	5.0	2,123	86	4.0	102	4.8
Professional and business services	12,726	310	2.4	388	3.0	12,890	304	2.4	371	2.9
Professional and technical services	7,630	93	1.2	140	1.8	7,711	115	1.5	154	2.0
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,096	217	4.3	248	4.9	5,179	189	3.6	217	4.2
Education and health services	20,394	1,658	8.1	1,891	9.3	20,596	1,718	8.3	1,961	9.5
Educational services	4,190	520	12.4	592	14.1	4,169	536	12.9	628	15.1
Health care and social assistance	16,204	1,138	7.0	1,299	8.0	16,426	1,182	7.2	1,333	8.1
Leisure and hospitality	11,775	321	2.7	377	3.2	11,973	326	2.7	386	3.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,127	136	6.4	148	7.0	2,248	118	5.2	130	5.8
Accommodation and food services	9,648	185	1.9	229	2.4	9,726	208	2.1	257	2.6
Accommodation	1,354	89	6.5	101	7.5	1,354	95	7.0	108	8.0
Food services and drinking places	8,295	97	1.2	128	1.5	8,372	113	1.3	149	1.8
Other services(3)	5,750	143	2.5	174	3.0	5,774	175	3.0	194	3.4
Other services, except private households	5,028	133	2.6	163	3.2	5,056	163	3.2	182	3.6
Public sector	20,385	7,328	35.9	8,072	39.6	20,429	7,210	35.3	7,900	38.7
Federal government	3,552	956	26.9	1,114	31.4	3,515	932	26.5	1,096	31.2
State government	6,279	1,968	31.3	2,190	34.9	6,353	1,966	30.9	2,147	33.8
Local government	10,554	4,404	41.7	4,768	45.2	10,561	4,311	40.8	4,658	44.1
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 26, 2014