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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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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 2023 2024
Total
employed		 Members
of
unions(1)		 Represented
by unions(2)		 Total
employed		 Members
of
unions(1)		 Represented
by unions(2)
Total Percent
of
employed		 Total Percent
of
employed		 Total Percent
of
employed		 Total Percent
of
employed

Total wage and salary workers

 144,541 14,424 10.0 16,193 11.2 144,522 14,255 9.9 16,023 11.1

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

 62,381 6,440 10.3 7,355 11.8 62,800 6,472 10.3 7,447 11.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 25,434 1,034 4.1 1,247 4.9 25,560 1,051 4.1 1,293 5.1

Management occupations

 16,626 680 4.1 816 4.9 16,411 689 4.2 825 5.0

Business and financial operations occupations

 8,808 353 4.0 431 4.9 9,149 362 4.0 468 5.1

Professional and related occupations

 36,947 5,406 14.6 6,109 16.5 37,240 5,421 14.6 6,153 16.5

Computer and mathematical occupations

 6,361 242 3.8 299 4.7 6,196 228 3.7 291 4.7

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,510 208 5.9 256 7.3 3,432 195 5.7 249 7.3

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,770 188 10.6 212 12.0 1,733 184 10.6 201 11.6

Community and social service occupations

 2,746 391 14.2 440 16.0 2,780 378 13.6 425 15.3

Legal occupations

 1,593 81 5.1 105 6.6 1,550 84 5.4 108 7.0

Education, training, and library occupations

 9,202 3,005 32.7 3,355 36.5 9,351 3,016 32.3 3,346 35.8

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 2,317 192 8.3 208 9.0 2,358 152 6.5 184 7.8

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 9,448 1,100 11.6 1,234 13.1 9,839 1,184 12.0 1,351 13.7

Service occupations

 23,587 2,162 9.2 2,410 10.2 23,707 2,182 9.2 2,430 10.3

Healthcare support occupations

 4,834 369 7.6 429 8.9 5,157 424 8.2 477 9.3

Protective service occupations

 3,083 985 31.9 1,057 34.3 3,070 908 29.6 998 32.5

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,048 259 3.2 286 3.6 7,860 310 3.9 353 4.5

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 4,635 420 9.1 488 10.5 4,807 419 8.7 465 9.7

Personal care and service occupations

 2,987 128 4.3 149 5.0 2,813 121 4.3 136 4.9

Sales and office occupations

 27,730 1,727 6.2 1,971 7.1 27,032 1,614 6.0 1,835 6.8

Sales and related occupations

 12,226 358 2.9 440 3.6 11,929 325 2.7 391 3.3

Office and administrative support occupations

 15,503 1,370 8.8 1,532 9.9 15,104 1,289 8.5 1,444 9.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 12,132 1,741 14.4 1,866 15.4 12,243 1,638 13.4 1,761 14.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 877 40 4.5 42 4.8 881 13 1.5 13 1.5

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,916 1,124 16.3 1,196 17.3 6,939 1,068 15.4 1,140 16.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,339 577 13.3 628 14.5 4,422 558 12.6 608 13.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 18,712 2,353 12.6 2,590 13.8 18,740 2,348 12.5 2,550 13.6

Production occupations

 7,888 916 11.6 1,035 13.1 7,697 894 11.6 979 12.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10,823 1,438 13.3 1,555 14.4 11,044 1,454 13.2 1,571 14.2

INDUSTRY

Private sector

 122,963 7,414 6.0 8,428 6.9 122,684 7,230 5.9 8,216 6.7

Agriculture and related industries

 1,248 28 2.2 33 2.6 1,287 18 1.4 19 1.5

Nonagricultural industries

 121,715 7,386 6.1 8,395 6.9 121,397 7,212 5.9 8,197 6.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 577 25 4.3 28 4.9 538 35 6.6 40 7.5

Construction

 8,920 954 10.7 1,017 11.4 8,894 916 10.3 994 11.2

Manufacturing

 14,922 1,181 7.9 1,353 9.1 14,338 1,124 7.8 1,244 8.7

Durable goods

 9,599 772 8.0 878 9.1 9,213 713 7.7 786 8.5

Nondurable goods

 5,323 409 7.7 475 8.9 5,125 411 8.0 458 8.9

Wholesale and retail trade

 18,012 700 3.9 827 4.6 17,986 731 4.1 844 4.7

Wholesale trade

 2,927 137 4.7 150 5.1 2,955 136 4.6 156 5.3

Retail trade

 15,085 563 3.7 677 4.5 15,031 596 4.0 687 4.6

Transportation and utilities

 7,624 1,256 16.5 1,337 17.5 7,540 1,221 16.2 1,307 17.3

Transportation and warehousing

 6,495 1,031 15.9 1,103 17.0 6,387 1,006 15.8 1,079 16.9

Utilities

 1,129 224 19.9 234 20.8 1,153 215 18.7 229 19.8

Information(3)

 2,582 191 7.4 200 7.8 2,354 156 6.6 180 7.6

Publishing, except Internet

 579 21 3.6 23 4.1 503 17 3.3 17 3.4

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

 391 47 12.1 49 12.5 356 30 8.4 36 10.2

Broadcasting (except internet)

 270 26 9.7 27 10.1 224 20 8.8 22 9.7

Telecommunications

 884 83 9.4 88 9.9 770 69 9.0 83 10.7

Financial activities

 9,284 161 1.7 219 2.4 9,231 122 1.3 170 1.8

Finance and insurance

 7,025 95 1.3 134 1.9 7,149 67 0.9 102 1.4

Finance

 4,431 55 1.2 75 1.7 4,540 37 0.8 65 1.4

Insurance

 2,594 39 1.5 59 2.3 2,609 31 1.2 37 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,259 67 3.0 85 3.8 2,082 55 2.6 68 3.3

Professional and business services

 16,820 382 2.3 504 3.0 17,247 348 2.0 476 2.8

Professional and technical services

 11,361 152 1.3 228 2.0 11,304 131 1.2 211 1.9

Management, administrative, and waste services

 5,459 230 4.2 276 5.1 5,943 218 3.7 265 4.5

Education and health services

 24,344 1,982 8.1 2,263 9.3 24,877 2,027 8.1 2,333 9.4

Educational services

 5,156 666 12.9 766 14.8 5,207 689 13.2 805 15.5

Health care and social assistance

 19,188 1,316 6.9 1,498 7.8 19,670 1,337 6.8 1,528 7.8

Leisure and hospitality

 12,660 372 2.9 435 3.4 12,458 370 3.0 425 3.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,537 156 6.2 190 7.5 2,467 146 5.9 167 6.8

Accommodation and food services

 10,123 216 2.1 245 2.4 9,991 224 2.2 258 2.6

Accommodation

 1,284 95 7.4 101 7.9 1,155 84 7.2 93 8.0

Food services and drinking places

 8,839 121 1.4 144 1.6 8,836 140 1.6 165 1.9

Other services(3)

 5,970 182 3.0 212 3.6 5,933 160 2.7 184 3.1

Other services, except private households

 5,314 172 3.2 202 3.8 5,301 152 2.9 172 3.3

Public sector

 21,577 7,010 32.5 7,765 36.0 21,838 7,025 32.2 7,807 35.7

Federal government

 4,106 1,032 25.1 1,192 29.0 4,170 1,056 25.3 1,246 29.9

State government

 7,417 2,122 28.6 2,377 32.0 7,524 2,096 27.9 2,364 31.4

Local government

 10,053 3,856 38.4 4,195 41.7 10,144 3,873 38.2 4,197 41.4

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: 01/29/2025