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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	2013					2014
	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	129,110	14,528	11.3	16,028	12.4	131,431	14,576	11.1	16,152	12.3

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	47,723	5,726	12.0	6,490	13.6	48,890	5,835	11.9	6,612	13.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	18,334	804	4.4	961	5.2	18,717	870	4.6	1,016	5.4
Management occupations	12,174	493	4.1	596	4.9	12,550	562	4.5	653	5.2
Business and financial operations occupations	6,159	311	5.0	365	5.9	6,168	308	5.0	362	5.9
Professional and related occupations	29,389	4,922	16.7	5,529	18.8	30,173	4,965	16.5	5,597	18.5
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,767	163	4.3	208	5.5	4,057	169	4.2	223	5.5
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,666	194	7.3	224	8.4	2,635	160	6.1	190	7.2
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,178	118	10.0	147	12.5	1,232	122	9.9	149	12.1
Community and social service occupations	2,263	361	16.0	390	17.2	2,373	358	15.1	396	16.7
Legal occupations	1,424	76	5.4	88	6.2	1,440	86	6.0	107	7.5
Education, training, and library occupations	8,457	2,986	35.3	3,304	39.1	8,437	2,976	35.3	3,279	38.9
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,043	120	5.9	138	6.8	2,071	117	5.6	137	6.6
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,591	903	11.9	1,029	13.6	7,928	977	12.3	1,115	14.1
Service occupations	23,390	2,491	10.6	2,701	11.5	23,481	2,498	10.6	2,740	11.7
Healthcare support occupations	3,364	314	9.3	347	10.3	3,326	305	9.2	346	10.4
Protective service occupations	3,107	1,096	35.3	1,160	37.3	3,128	1,103	35.3	1,166	37.3
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8,037	341	4.2	375	4.7	8,021	338	4.2	389	4.9
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,708	488	10.4	534	11.3	4,916	504	10.2	560	11.4
Personal care and service occupations	4,174	252	6.0	285	6.8	4,090	248	6.1	279	6.8
Sales and office occupations	30,637	2,008	6.6	2,220	7.2	30,903	2,023	6.5	2,277	7.4
Sales and related occupations	13,316	381	2.9	437	3.3	13,529	415	3.1	499	3.7
Office and administrative support occupations	17,321	1,627	9.4	1,783	10.3	17,374	1,608	9.3	1,778	10.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,195	1,866	16.7	2,000	17.9	11,627	1,782	15.3	1,909	16.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	861	18	2.1	22	2.5	935	24	2.5	30	3.2
Construction and extraction occupations	5,809	1,119	19.3	1,181	20.3	6,196	1,104	17.8	1,167	18.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,525	729	16.1	797	17.6	4,496	655	14.6	711	15.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,165	2,438	15.1	2,617	16.2	16,530	2,438	14.8	2,614	15.8
Production occupations	7,936	1,070	13.5	1,156	14.6	8,098	1,066	13.2	1,150	14.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,229	1,367	16.6	1,461	17.8	8,432	1,372	16.3	1,464	17.4

INDUSTRY
Private sector	108,681	7,318	6.7	8,128	7.5	111,228	7,359	6.6	8,224	7.4
Agriculture and related industries	1,096	11	1.0	13	1.2	1,199	14	1.1	19	1.6
Nonagricultural industries	107,585	7,307	6.8	8,114	7.5	110,028	7,345	6.7	8,205	7.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	1,026	55	5.4	67	6.6	1,040	50	4.8	61	5.9
Construction	6,474	915	14.1	967	14.9	6,968	968	13.9	1,023	14.7
Manufacturing	14,195	1,431	10.1	1,558	11.0	14,471	1,409	9.7	1,517	10.5
Durable goods	8,933	883	9.9	956	10.7	9,111	876	9.6	944	10.4
Nondurable goods	5,262	549	10.4	602	11.4	5,359	534	10.0	572	10.7
Wholesale and retail trade	17,998	838	4.7	927	5.2	18,372	769	4.2	892	4.9
Wholesale trade	3,235	163	5.0	184	5.7	3,232	107	3.3	129	4.0
Retail trade	14,763	675	4.6	743	5.0	15,141	662	4.4	763	5.0
Transportation and utilities	5,563	1,144	20.6	1,212	21.8	5,750	1,153	20.1	1,217	21.2
Transportation and warehousing	4,686	920	19.6	974	20.8	4,814	945	19.6	996	20.7
Utilities	877	225	25.6	238	27.1	935	209	22.3	221	23.7
Information(3)	2,582	231	8.9	251	9.7	2,681	231	8.6	255	9.5
Publishing, except Internet	541	26	4.7	30	5.5	581	21	3.6	22	3.8
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	337	32	9.5	34	10.0	347	25	7.3	29	8.2
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	538	30	5.5	34	6.3	569	40	7.0	43	7.6
Telecommunications	916	132	14.4	141	15.4	915	135	14.8	151	16.5
Financial activities	8,515	170	2.0	219	2.6	8,481	169	2.0	200	2.4
Finance and insurance	6,392	84	1.3	118	1.8	6,409	92	1.4	112	1.8
Finance	4,090	39	1.0	61	1.5	4,039	53	1.3	63	1.6
Insurance	2,302	45	2.0	56	2.5	2,370	39	1.6	49	2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,123	86	4.0	102	4.8	2,071	77	3.7	88	4.2
Professional and business services	12,890	304	2.4	371	2.9	13,300	309	2.3	389	2.9
Professional and technical services	7,711	115	1.5	154	2.0	8,045	109	1.4	157	2.0
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,179	189	3.6	217	4.2	5,254	199	3.8	232	4.4
Education and health services	20,596	1,718	8.3	1,961	9.5	21,147	1,728	8.2	2,003	9.5
Educational services	4,169	536	12.9	628	15.1	4,338	508	11.7	599	13.8
Health care and social assistance	16,426	1,182	7.2	1,333	8.1	16,809	1,220	7.3	1,404	8.4
Leisure and hospitality	11,973	326	2.7	386	3.2	11,997	387	3.2	454	3.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,248	118	5.2	130	5.8	2,166	140	6.5	158	7.3
Accommodation and food services	9,726	208	2.1	257	2.6	9,831	247	2.5	296	3.0
Accommodation	1,354	95	7.0	108	8.0	1,455	130	8.9	143	9.8
Food services and drinking places	8,372	113	1.3	149	1.8	8,377	117	1.4	153	1.8
Other services(3)	5,774	175	3.0	194	3.4	5,821	171	2.9	193	3.3
Other services, except private households	5,056	163	3.2	182	3.6	5,026	157	3.1	178	3.5
Public sector	20,429	7,210	35.3	7,900	38.7	20,203	7,218	35.7	7,927	39.2
Federal government	3,515	932	26.5	1,096	31.2	3,408	939	27.5	1,078	31.6
State government	6,353	1,966	30.9	2,147	33.8	6,264	1,867	29.8	2,056	32.8
Local government	10,561	4,311	40.8	4,658	44.1	10,532	4,412	41.9	4,793	45.5
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 12, 2015