Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2017					2018
	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	137,890	14,817	10.7	16,444	11.9	140,099	14,744	10.5	16,380	11.7

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	53,442	6,155	11.5	6,972	13.0	55,258	6,183	11.2	7,069	12.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	20,617	902	4.4	1,097	5.3	21,196	916	4.3	1,130	5.3
Management occupations	13,894	596	4.3	727	5.2	14,299	607	4.2	750	5.2
Business and financial operations occupations	6,723	307	4.6	370	5.5	6,897	309	4.5	379	5.5
Professional and related occupations	32,824	5,253	16.0	5,876	17.9	34,062	5,267	15.5	5,939	17.4
Computer and mathematical occupations	4,544	178	3.9	225	4.9	4,937	181	3.7	227	4.6
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,053	220	7.2	250	8.2	3,124	232	7.4	263	8.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,360	138	10.2	154	11.3	1,436	141	9.8	160	11.1
Community and social service occupations	2,555	392	15.3	426	16.7	2,614	360	13.8	395	15.1
Legal occupations	1,500	119	7.9	134	8.9	1,585	94	6.0	121	7.6
Education, training, and library occupations	8,949	2,996	33.5	3,327	37.2	9,140	3,089	33.8	3,435	37.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,314	157	6.8	173	7.5	2,417	161	6.6	187	7.7
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	8,548	1,054	12.3	1,186	13.9	8,810	1,008	11.4	1,152	13.1
Service occupations	24,207	2,392	9.9	2,623	10.8	24,320	2,389	9.8	2,613	10.7
Healthcare support occupations	3,412	286	8.4	314	9.2	3,507	284	8.1	314	8.9
Protective service occupations	3,119	1,082	34.7	1,152	37.0	3,193	1,081	33.9	1,135	35.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8,220	314	3.8	359	4.4	8,052	314	3.9	373	4.6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,864	441	9.1	492	10.1	4,990	453	9.1	510	10.2
Personal care and service occupations	4,592	268	5.8	305	6.6	4,577	256	5.6	282	6.2
Sales and office occupations	31,018	1,944	6.3	2,207	7.1	30,767	1,993	6.5	2,223	7.2
Sales and related occupations	13,682	432	3.2	513	3.7	13,694	455	3.3	538	3.9
Office and administrative support occupations	17,337	1,511	8.7	1,694	9.8	17,073	1,538	9.0	1,685	9.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,238	2,015	16.5	2,129	17.4	12,319	1,865	15.1	1,978	16.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,090	37	3.4	42	3.8	1,024	24	2.4	31	3.0
Construction and extraction occupations	6,529	1,262	19.3	1,318	20.2	6,776	1,158	17.1	1,217	18.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,619	716	15.5	770	16.7	4,518	682	15.1	730	16.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,985	2,311	13.6	2,514	14.8	17,435	2,315	13.3	2,497	14.3
Production occupations	8,143	1,006	12.4	1,092	13.4	8,272	985	11.9	1,062	12.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,842	1,304	14.8	1,422	16.1	9,163	1,330	14.5	1,435	15.7

INDUSTRY
Private sector	116,935	7,601	6.5	8,494	7.3	118,968	7,578	6.4	8,512	7.2
Agriculture and related industries	1,337	28	2.1	30	2.3	1,344	29	2.2	35	2.6
Nonagricultural industries	115,598	7,573	6.6	8,463	7.3	117,624	7,548	6.4	8,477	7.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	735	32	4.4	35	4.8	721	34	4.7	38	5.3
Construction	7,844	1,102	14.0	1,156	14.7	8,169	1,048	12.8	1,125	13.8
Manufacturing	14,670	1,328	9.1	1,461	10.0	14,861	1,340	9.0	1,444	9.7
Durable goods	9,194	836	9.1	913	9.9	9,401	850	9.0	917	9.8
Nondurable goods	5,477	492	9.0	548	10.0	5,460	490	9.0	527	9.6
Wholesale and retail trade	18,778	839	4.5	940	5.0	18,736	805	4.3	928	5.0
Wholesale trade	3,291	147	4.5	160	4.9	3,351	137	4.1	158	4.7
Retail trade	15,487	692	4.5	780	5.0	15,385	669	4.3	769	5.0
Transportation and utilities	6,232	1,139	18.3	1,225	19.7	6,467	1,116	17.3	1,185	18.3
Transportation and warehousing	5,205	903	17.3	978	18.8	5,410	904	16.7	968	17.9
Utilities	1,028	237	23.0	247	24.1	1,057	212	20.1	217	20.5
Information(3)	2,464	242	9.8	264	10.7	2,536	244	9.6	260	10.3
Publishing, except Internet	458	17	3.6	19	4.1	437	17	3.9	18	4.2
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	379	43	11.4	45	11.8	395	49	12.5	50	12.6
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	544	42	7.8	47	8.7	526	41	7.7	45	8.6
Telecommunications	814	131	16.1	138	17.0	851	131	15.4	138	16.2
Financial activities	9,067	217	2.4	278	3.1	9,148	192	2.1	253	2.8
Finance and insurance	6,720	101	1.5	142	2.1	6,770	99	1.5	137	2.0
Finance	4,156	46	1.1	67	1.6	4,244	55	1.3	81	1.9
Insurance	2,563	55	2.1	76	2.9	2,526	43	1.7	56	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,348	117	5.0	135	5.8	2,379	94	3.9	115	4.8
Professional and business services	14,739	335	2.3	407	2.8	15,228	390	2.6	481	3.2
Professional and technical services	9,328	162	1.7	210	2.2	9,718	148	1.5	203	2.1
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,412	173	3.2	198	3.7	5,510	242	4.4	278	5.0
Education and health services	22,324	1,798	8.1	2,077	9.3	22,982	1,853	8.1	2,144	9.3
Educational services	4,600	526	11.4	621	13.5	4,828	632	13.1	748	15.5
Health care and social assistance	17,724	1,272	7.2	1,456	8.2	18,154	1,221	6.7	1,396	7.7
Leisure and hospitality	12,748	374	2.9	428	3.4	12,582	367	2.9	436	3.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,424	144	5.9	157	6.5	2,390	136	5.7	159	6.6
Accommodation and food services	10,324	230	2.2	271	2.6	10,193	231	2.3	277	2.7
Accommodation	1,454	106	7.3	114	7.8	1,369	113	8.3	127	9.3
Food services and drinking places	8,870	124	1.4	158	1.8	8,823	118	1.3	150	1.7
Other services(3)	5,994	167	2.8	192	3.2	6,192	159	2.6	184	3.0
Other services, except private households	5,390	164	3.0	186	3.5	5,431	155	2.9	179	3.3
Public sector	20,956	7,216	34.4	7,951	37.9	21,131	7,167	33.9	7,868	37.2
Federal government	3,652	972	26.6	1,131	31.0	3,707	977	26.4	1,128	30.4
State government	7,103	2,153	30.3	2,371	33.4	7,109	2,035	28.6	2,259	31.8
Local government	10,201	4,091	40.1	4,449	43.6	10,315	4,155	40.3	4,481	43.4
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: January 18, 2019