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	2019					2020
	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	141,737	14,574	10.3	16,383	11.6	132,174	14,253	10.8	15,939	12.1

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	56,495	6,277	11.1	7,211	12.8	55,873	6,311	11.3	7,265	13.0
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	21,991	957	4.4	1,183	5.4	22,134	962	4.3	1,194	5.4
Management occupations	14,753	614	4.2	748	5.1	14,350	611	4.3	761	5.3
Business and financial operations occupations	7,238	343	4.7	435	6.0	7,785	351	4.5	433	5.6
Professional and related occupations	34,504	5,319	15.4	6,028	17.5	33,738	5,349	15.9	6,070	18.0
Computer and mathematical occupations	5,145	196	3.8	254	4.9	5,312	202	3.8	269	5.1
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,137	220	7.0	264	8.4	3,039	190	6.2	229	7.5
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,392	120	8.6	138	9.9	1,539	148	9.6	185	12.0
Community and social service occupations	2,617	408	15.6	454	17.4	2,576	402	15.6	452	17.5
Legal occupations	1,598	78	4.9	110	6.9	1,526	105	6.9	121	7.9
Education, training, and library occupations	9,233	3,057	33.1	3,381	36.6	8,639	3,104	35.9	3,440	39.8
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,259	165	7.3	180	8.0	2,103	131	6.2	151	7.2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9,123	1,076	11.8	1,247	13.7	9,004	1,069	11.9	1,224	13.6
Service occupations	24,547	2,294	9.3	2,539	10.3	20,486	2,170	10.6	2,404	11.7
Healthcare support occupations	3,605	265	7.4	298	8.3	4,641	373	8.0	434	9.4
Protective service occupations	3,073	1,038	33.8	1,100	35.8	3,006	1,101	36.6	1,165	38.8
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8,306	294	3.5	351	4.2	6,429	219	3.4	268	4.2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,962	433	8.7	483	9.7	4,104	394	9.6	435	10.6
Personal care and service occupations	4,600	264	5.7	307	6.7	2,306	82	3.6	102	4.4
Sales and office occupations	30,700	1,879	6.1	2,155	7.0	27,111	1,733	6.4	1,937	7.1
Sales and related occupations	13,371	374	2.8	467	3.5	12,117	387	3.2	441	3.6
Office and administrative support occupations	17,329	1,505	8.7	1,688	9.7	14,994	1,346	9.0	1,496	10.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,427	1,854	14.9	1,991	16.0	11,433	1,750	15.3	1,871	16.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,060	22	2.1	36	3.4	926	24	2.6	27	2.9
Construction and extraction occupations	6,859	1,192	17.4	1,269	18.5	6,243	1,105	17.7	1,167	18.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,508	640	14.2	686	15.2	4,264	620	14.5	676	15.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,567	2,269	12.9	2,487	14.2	17,270	2,290	13.3	2,463	14.3
Production occupations	8,304	976	11.8	1,067	12.8	7,324	870	11.9	943	12.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,263	1,294	14.0	1,420	15.3	9,946	1,420	14.3	1,520	15.3

INDUSTRY
Private sector	120,714	7,508	6.2	8,562	7.1	111,542	7,080	6.3	8,018	7.2
Agriculture and related industries	1,352	23	1.7	38	2.8	1,281	21	1.7	25	1.9
Nonagricultural industries	119,362	7,485	6.3	8,524	7.1	110,260	7,059	6.4	7,994	7.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	710	28	4.0	33	4.7	656	37	5.6	43	6.6
Construction	8,352	1,055	12.6	1,133	13.6	7,829	993	12.7	1,050	13.4
Manufacturing	15,070	1,291	8.6	1,423	9.4	13,887	1,181	8.5	1,289	9.3
Durable goods	9,502	835	8.8	912	9.6	8,705	754	8.7	821	9.4
Nondurable goods	5,568	455	8.2	510	9.2	5,182	427	8.2	468	9.0
Wholesale and retail trade	18,113	741	4.1	863	4.8	17,407	787	4.5	874	5.0
Wholesale trade	3,186	143	4.5	160	5.0	3,116	133	4.3	146	4.7
Retail trade	14,927	598	4.0	704	4.7	14,292	655	4.6	728	5.1
Transportation and utilities	6,745	1,166	17.3	1,259	18.7	6,441	1,135	17.6	1,213	18.8
Transportation and warehousing	5,659	912	16.1	997	17.6	5,377	916	17.0	979	18.2
Utilities	1,086	254	23.4	261	24.0	1,064	219	20.6	234	22.0
Information(3)	2,352	242	10.3	263	11.2	2,160	200	9.3	222	10.3
Publishing, except Internet	355	12	3.3	13	3.8	338	8	2.4	9	2.6
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	386	53	13.6	57	14.7	285	40	14.0	43	15.1
Broadcasting (except internet)	482	53	11.0	57	11.9	398	30	7.6	35	8.7
Telecommunications	821	115	14.1	125	15.3	778	111	14.3	122	15.7
Financial activities	9,364	182	1.9	237	2.5	9,107	169	1.9	244	2.7
Finance and insurance	6,982	87	1.2	125	1.8	6,977	96	1.4	152	2.2
Finance	4,390	49	1.1	74	1.7	4,492	53	1.2	92	2.0
Insurance	2,592	37	1.4	51	2.0	2,484	43	1.7	60	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,382	95	4.0	112	4.7	2,131	74	3.5	93	4.3
Professional and business services	15,720	339	2.2	471	3.0	14,938	323	2.2	442	3.0
Professional and technical services	10,280	143	1.4	227	2.2	10,153	132	1.3	208	2.1
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,440	197	3.6	244	4.5	4,785	191	4.0	233	4.9
Education and health services	23,690	1,885	8.0	2,182	9.2	22,365	1,876	8.4	2,174	9.7
Educational services	4,922	608	12.3	693	14.1	4,507	607	13.5	697	15.5
Health care and social assistance	18,768	1,278	6.8	1,489	7.9	17,858	1,269	7.1	1,478	8.3
Leisure and hospitality	13,097	384	2.9	457	3.5	10,127	223	2.2	280	2.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,498	164	6.6	184	7.4	1,810	86	4.8	106	5.9
Accommodation and food services	10,599	220	2.1	274	2.6	8,317	137	1.6	174	2.1
Accommodation	1,427	93	6.5	100	7.0	916	52	5.7	59	6.5
Food services and drinking places	9,172	128	1.4	173	1.9	7,401	85	1.2	114	1.5
Other services(3)	6,150	172	2.8	202	3.3	5,344	134	2.5	162	3.0
Other services, except private households	5,327	163	3.1	193	3.6	4,669	130	2.8	159	3.4
Public sector	21,023	7,066	33.6	7,821	37.2	20,632	7,173	34.8	7,921	38.4
Federal government	3,798	974	25.6	1,158	30.5	3,892	1,014	26.0	1,167	30.0
State government	6,958	2,043	29.4	2,249	32.3	6,980	2,085	29.9	2,350	33.7
Local government	10,267	4,050	39.4	4,414	43.0	9,760	4,074	41.7	4,404	45.1
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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021