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2015 Annual Averages ‐ 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	2014					2015
	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	131,431	14,576	11.1	16,152	12.3	133,743	14,795	11.1	16,441	12.3

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	48,890	5,835	11.9	6,612	13.5	50,939	6,132	12.0	6,983	13.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	18,717	870	4.6	1,016	5.4	19,636	871	4.4	1,057	5.4
Management occupations	12,550	562	4.5	653	5.2	13,213	581	4.4	701	5.3
Business and financial operations occupations	6,168	308	5.0	362	5.9	6,423	290	4.5	356	5.5
Professional and related occupations	30,173	4,965	16.5	5,597	18.5	31,302	5,261	16.8	5,926	18.9
Computer and mathematical occupations	4,057	169	4.2	223	5.5	4,195	162	3.9	221	5.3
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,635	160	6.1	190	7.2	2,777	190	6.8	219	7.9
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,232	122	9.9	149	12.1	1,309	109	8.3	139	10.6
Community and social service occupations	2,373	358	15.1	396	16.7	2,517	386	15.3	412	16.4
Legal occupations	1,440	86	6.0	107	7.5	1,475	83	5.6	100	6.8
Education, training, and library occupations	8,437	2,976	35.3	3,279	38.9	8,766	3,112	35.5	3,466	39.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,071	117	5.6	137	6.6	2,120	161	7.6	187	8.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7,928	977	12.3	1,115	14.1	8,142	1,059	13.0	1,183	14.5
Service occupations	23,481	2,498	10.6	2,740	11.7	23,503	2,492	10.6	2,759	11.7
Healthcare support occupations	3,326	305	9.2	346	10.4	3,305	279	8.4	314	9.5
Protective service occupations	3,128	1,103	35.3	1,166	37.3	3,092	1,123	36.3	1,189	38.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8,021	338	4.2	389	4.9	8,016	329	4.1	381	4.8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,916	504	10.2	560	11.4	4,868	473	9.7	537	11.0
Personal care and service occupations	4,090	248	6.1	279	6.8	4,222	288	6.8	338	8.0
Sales and office occupations	30,903	2,023	6.5	2,277	7.4	30,931	2,055	6.6	2,311	7.5
Sales and related occupations	13,529	415	3.1	499	3.7	13,574	441	3.3	505	3.7
Office and administrative support occupations	17,374	1,608	9.3	1,778	10.2	17,357	1,614	9.3	1,806	10.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,627	1,782	15.3	1,909	16.4	11,694	1,751	15.0	1,868	16.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	935	24	2.5	30	3.2	971	18	1.9	25	2.5
Construction and extraction occupations	6,196	1,104	17.8	1,167	18.8	6,193	1,067	17.2	1,133	18.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,496	655	14.6	711	15.8	4,530	666	14.7	710	15.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,530	2,438	14.8	2,614	15.8	16,676	2,365	14.2	2,521	15.1
Production occupations	8,098	1,066	13.2	1,150	14.2	8,180	1,031	12.6	1,098	13.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,432	1,372	16.3	1,464	17.4	8,496	1,334	15.7	1,422	16.7

INDUSTRY
Private sector	111,228	7,359	6.6	8,224	7.4	113,152	7,554	6.7	8,411	7.4
Agriculture and related industries	1,199	14	1.1	19	1.6	1,269	15	1.2	22	1.7
Nonagricultural industries	110,028	7,345	6.7	8,205	7.5	111,882	7,539	6.7	8,389	7.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	1,040	50	4.8	61	5.9	866	47	5.4	57	6.5
Construction	6,968	968	13.9	1,023	14.7	7,109	940	13.2	992	14.0
Manufacturing	14,471	1,409	9.7	1,517	10.5	14,547	1,369	9.4	1,462	10.0
Durable goods	9,111	876	9.6	944	10.4	9,288	874	9.4	933	10.0
Nondurable goods	5,359	534	10.0	572	10.7	5,258	494	9.4	529	10.1
Wholesale and retail trade	18,372	769	4.2	892	4.9	18,798	871	4.6	962	5.1
Wholesale trade	3,232	107	3.3	129	4.0	3,346	126	3.8	139	4.2
Retail trade	15,141	662	4.4	763	5.0	15,452	745	4.8	823	5.3
Transportation and utilities	5,750	1,153	20.1	1,217	21.2	5,722	1,106	19.3	1,159	20.3
Transportation and warehousing	4,814	945	19.6	996	20.7	4,765	901	18.9	946	19.8
Utilities	935	209	22.3	221	23.7	957	205	21.4	213	22.3
Information(3)	2,681	231	8.6	255	9.5	2,525	217	8.6	249	9.9
Publishing, except Internet	581	21	3.6	22	3.8	495	19	3.9	22	4.4
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	347	25	7.3	29	8.2	314	37	11.7	40	12.8
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	569	40	7.0	43	7.6	561	37	6.7	48	8.5
Telecommunications	915	135	14.8	151	16.5	883	118	13.3	131	14.8
Financial activities	8,481	169	2.0	200	2.4	8,781	208	2.4	242	2.8
Finance and insurance	6,409	92	1.4	112	1.8	6,550	103	1.6	129	2.0
Finance	4,039	53	1.3	63	1.6	4,126	53	1.3	70	1.7
Insurance	2,370	39	1.6	49	2.1	2,424	51	2.1	59	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,071	77	3.7	88	4.2	2,231	105	4.7	113	5.1
Professional and business services	13,300	309	2.3	389	2.9	13,738	348	2.5	458	3.3
Professional and technical services	8,045	109	1.4	157	2.0	8,327	142	1.7	218	2.6
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,254	199	3.8	232	4.4	5,411	206	3.8	240	4.4
Education and health services	21,147	1,728	8.2	2,003	9.5	21,572	1,867	8.7	2,132	9.9
Educational services	4,338	508	11.7	599	13.8	4,551	625	13.7	720	15.8
Health care and social assistance	16,809	1,220	7.3	1,404	8.4	17,021	1,242	7.3	1,412	8.3
Leisure and hospitality	11,997	387	3.2	454	3.8	12,357	389	3.1	449	3.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,166	140	6.5	158	7.3	2,250	144	6.4	158	7.0
Accommodation and food services	9,831	247	2.5	296	3.0	10,107	245	2.4	291	2.9
Accommodation	1,455	130	8.9	143	9.8	1,575	116	7.4	127	8.0
Food services and drinking places	8,377	117	1.4	153	1.8	8,532	129	1.5	165	1.9
Other services(3)	5,821	171	2.9	193	3.3	5,867	177	3.0	227	3.9
Other services, except private households	5,026	157	3.1	178	3.5	5,055	166	3.3	205	4.1
Public sector	20,203	7,218	35.7	7,927	39.2	20,591	7,241	35.2	8,031	39.0
Federal government	3,408	939	27.5	1,078	31.6	3,591	979	27.3	1,160	32.3
State government	6,264	1,867	29.8	2,056	32.8	6,875	2,079	30.2	2,312	33.6
Local government	10,532	4,412	41.9	4,793	45.5	10,126	4,183	41.3	4,559	45.0
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 10, 2016