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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic20162017
Total
employed
Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Total
employed
Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
TotalPercent
of
employed
TotalPercent
of
employed
TotalPercent
of
employed
TotalPercent
of
employed

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

136,10114,55510.716,27112.0137,89014,81710.716,44411.9

16 to 24 years

18,5568164.49885.318,7578774.71,0145.4

25 years and over

117,54513,73911.715,28313.0119,13313,94011.715,43013.0

25 to 34 years

31,7502,9249.23,29610.432,4073,0619.43,42610.6

35 to 44 years

28,5153,42312.03,78213.328,7293,42111.93,80613.2

45 to 54 years

28,8073,84613.34,26914.828,6553,77113.24,14514.5

55 to 64 years

21,7782,90313.33,20914.722,3823,03213.53,32914.9

65 years and over

6,6966439.672610.86,9606559.472310.4

Men, 16 years and over

70,5897,88811.28,70412.371,4698,16611.48,93012.5

16 to 24 years

9,4124845.15686.09,4865295.66096.4

25 years and over

61,1777,40412.18,13613.361,9837,63712.38,32113.4

25 to 34 years

16,9301,6409.71,83310.817,1991,75510.21,94011.3

35 to 44 years

15,1021,88112.52,05113.615,2201,90012.52,08813.7

45 to 54 years

14,7752,04813.92,25315.314,6932,04013.92,18914.9

55 to 64 years

10,9571,51113.81,63314.911,3181,61714.31,74515.4

65 years and over

3,4123239.536510.73,5543249.135910.1

Women, 16 years and over

65,5126,66710.27,56711.666,4216,65110.07,51411.3

16 to 24 years

9,1433323.64204.69,2713483.84054.4

25 years and over

56,3686,33511.27,14712.757,1506,30311.07,10912.4

25 to 34 years

14,8201,2848.71,4639.915,2081,3068.61,4869.8

35 to 44 years

13,4121,54211.51,73112.913,5091,52111.31,71812.7

45 to 54 years

14,0321,79712.82,01614.413,9621,73112.41,95614.0

55 to 64 years

10,8201,39212.91,57614.611,0651,41512.81,58414.3

65 years and over

3,2833209.836111.03,4063309.736410.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White

106,16011,12010.512,43611.7107,12111,35810.612,58911.8

Men

56,0076,15311.06,76912.156,5456,43211.47,02512.4

Women

50,1534,9679.95,66711.350,5764,9269.75,56411.0

Black or African American

17,0142,20913.02,47514.517,4982,21012.62,45914.1

Men

7,8521,10414.11,22915.78,0421,10113.71,20515.0

Women

9,1631,10512.11,24513.69,4561,10911.71,25413.3

Asian

8,3407529.083910.18,5617638.98439.8

Men

4,3683558.14049.34,4573658.24029.0

Women

3,97239710.043510.94,1053989.744110.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

23,0852,0328.82,30810.023,6562,2019.32,47610.5

Men

13,1251,2099.21,34810.313,3421,2619.51,41010.6

Women

9,9608238.39609.610,3159409.11,06710.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS(3)

Full-time workers

111,09113,11911.814,59313.1113,27213,39611.814,81213.1

Part-time workers

24,8321,4155.71,6556.724,4331,4035.71,6116.6

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) The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders. Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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: January 16, 2019