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Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

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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	2021					2022
	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	136,393	14,012	10.3	15,802	11.6	141,673	14,285	10.1	16,002	11.3

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	56,870	6,241	11.0	7,177	12.6	59,979	6,268	10.5	7,202	12.0
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	22,850	1,021	4.5	1,244	5.4	24,013	933	3.9	1,168	4.9
Management occupations	14,730	645	4.4	786	5.3	15,693	603	3.8	747	4.8
Business and financial operations occupations	8,120	376	4.6	458	5.6	8,319	329	4.0	421	5.1
Professional and related occupations	34,020	5,220	15.3	5,933	17.4	35,966	5,335	14.8	6,034	16.8
Computer and mathematical occupations	5,465	202	3.7	260	4.8	5,948	195	3.3	248	4.2
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,083	181	5.9	215	7.0	3,335	200	6.0	231	6.9
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,535	153	10.0	190	12.4	1,679	152	9.1	180	10.7
Community and social service occupations	2,630	384	14.6	426	16.2	2,749	436	15.9	495	18.0
Legal occupations	1,518	89	5.8	103	6.8	1,547	80	5.1	102	6.6
Education, training, and library occupations	8,672	3,004	34.6	3,353	38.7	8,976	3,027	33.7	3,347	37.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,113	149	7.1	170	8.1	2,352	187	8.0	215	9.2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9,005	1,057	11.7	1,217	13.5	9,381	1,058	11.3	1,216	13.0
Service occupations	21,708	2,094	9.6	2,314	10.7	22,968	2,293	10.0	2,502	10.9
Healthcare support occupations	4,644	384	8.3	438	9.4	4,777	395	8.3	442	9.3
Protective service occupations	2,917	970	33.3	1,036	35.5	3,071	1,062	34.6	1,126	36.7
Food preparation and serving related occupations	7,178	222	3.1	254	3.5	7,749	279	3.6	316	4.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,458	420	9.4	472	10.6	4,595	438	9.5	484	10.5
Personal care and service occupations	2,511	97	3.9	113	4.5	2,776	118	4.3	133	4.8
Sales and office occupations	27,651	1,702	6.2	1,991	7.2	27,804	1,674	6.0	1,924	6.9
Sales and related occupations	12,366	406	3.3	491	4.0	12,183	361	3.0	434	3.6
Office and administrative support occupations	15,285	1,296	8.5	1,500	9.8	15,621	1,313	8.4	1,490	9.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,911	1,777	14.9	1,923	16.1	12,180	1,736	14.3	1,864	15.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	931	37	4.0	43	4.7	910	39	4.3	43	4.7
Construction and extraction occupations	6,528	1,119	17.1	1,198	18.4	6,831	1,120	16.4	1,190	17.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,451	621	14.0	681	15.3	4,439	577	13.0	631	14.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	18,253	2,198	12.0	2,398	13.1	18,742	2,315	12.4	2,510	13.4
Production occupations	7,647	827	10.8	912	11.9	7,898	903	11.4	966	12.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	10,605	1,371	12.9	1,486	14.0	10,844	1,412	13.0	1,544	14.2

INDUSTRY
Private sector	115,767	7,030	6.1	8,055	7.0	120,356	7,223	6.0	8,167	6.8
Agriculture and related industries	1,308	37	2.9	41	3.1	1,252	48	3.9	54	4.3
Nonagricultural industries	114,459	6,993	6.1	8,014	7.0	119,103	7,175	6.0	8,113	6.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	561	32	5.7	34	6.0	556	36	6.5	43	7.7
Construction	8,157	1,024	12.6	1,112	13.6	8,671	1,019	11.7	1,076	12.4
Manufacturing	14,134	1,082	7.7	1,203	8.5	14,577	1,139	7.8	1,254	8.6
Durable goods	8,986	668	7.4	749	8.3	9,305	741	8.0	825	8.9
Nondurable goods	5,148	414	8.0	453	8.8	5,272	398	7.5	429	8.1
Wholesale and retail trade	18,070	769	4.3	880	4.9	17,868	742	4.2	861	4.8
Wholesale trade	3,117	116	3.7	140	4.5	2,879	94	3.3	112	3.9
Retail trade	14,953	653	4.4	740	5.0	14,988	648	4.3	749	5.0
Transportation and utilities	7,057	1,086	15.4	1,183	16.8	7,564	1,148	15.2	1,220	16.1
Transportation and warehousing	6,055	889	14.7	974	16.1	6,596	958	14.5	1,020	15.5
Utilities	1,002	197	19.7	209	20.9	968	190	19.6	200	20.7
Information(3)	2,274	226	10.0	253	11.1	2,361	198	8.4	216	9.1
Publishing, except Internet	311	17	5.6	22	7.2	398	19	4.8	24	6.0
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	352	61	17.3	64	18.3	429	74	17.3	76	17.8
Broadcasting (except internet)	368	33	8.9	39	10.7	308	35	11.3	35	11.5
Telecommunications	843	100	11.9	109	13.0	771	64	8.3	72	9.3
Financial activities	9,101	206	2.3	278	3.1	9,335	169	1.8	237	2.5
Finance and insurance	6,896	91	1.3	135	2.0	7,117	90	1.3	136	1.9
Finance	4,387	53	1.2	77	1.8	4,523	59	1.3	89	2.0
Insurance	2,510	38	1.5	58	2.3	2,594	30	1.2	48	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,205	114	5.2	143	6.5	2,219	80	3.6	100	4.5
Professional and business services	15,374	334	2.2	451	2.9	16,572	373	2.2	467	2.8
Professional and technical services	10,506	128	1.2	204	1.9	11,182	143	1.3	202	1.8
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,868	206	4.2	247	5.1	5,390	230	4.3	265	4.9
Education and health services	22,891	1,807	7.9	2,109	9.2	23,643	1,841	7.8	2,140	9.0
Educational services	4,694	607	12.9	712	15.2	4,897	606	12.4	704	14.4
Health care and social assistance	18,197	1,200	6.6	1,397	7.7	18,747	1,235	6.6	1,436	7.7
Leisure and hospitality	11,208	252	2.2	304	2.7	12,026	342	2.8	406	3.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,004	96	4.8	111	5.5	2,281	144	6.3	173	7.6
Accommodation and food services	9,203	156	1.7	192	2.1	9,745	198	2.0	233	2.4
Accommodation	979	58	5.9	63	6.4	1,174	81	6.9	85	7.3
Food services and drinking places	8,225	98	1.2	129	1.6	8,571	117	1.4	148	1.7
Other services(3)	5,632	176	3.1	208	3.7	5,932	168	2.8	194	3.3
Other services, except private households	4,987	158	3.2	190	3.8	5,267	165	3.1	186	3.5
Public sector	20,626	6,982	33.9	7,747	37.6	21,318	7,062	33.1	7,835	36.8
Federal government	3,820	951	24.9	1,108	29.0	3,989	972	24.4	1,124	28.2
State government	6,866	2,033	29.6	2,273	33.1	7,157	2,142	29.9	2,372	33.1
Local government	9,940	3,999	40.2	4,367	43.9	10,171	3,948	38.8	4,339	42.7
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 25, 2023