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Table 35. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by sex, annual averages, 1983–2009
(Numbers in thousands)
Year |
Total employed |
Members of unions |
Represented by unions |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Total |
Percent of employed |
Total, both sexes |
1983 |
88,290 |
17,717 |
20.1 |
20,532 |
23.3 |
1984 |
92,194 |
17,340 |
18.8 |
19,932 |
21.6 |
1985 |
94,521 |
16,996 |
18.0 |
19,358 |
20.5 |
1986 |
96,903 |
16,975 |
17.5 |
19,278 |
19.9 |
1987 |
99,303 |
16,913 |
17.0 |
19,051 |
19.2 |
1988 |
101,407 |
17,002 |
16.8 |
19,241 |
19.0 |
1989 |
103,480 |
16,960 |
16.4 |
19,198 |
18.6 |
1990 |
104,876 |
16,776 |
16.0 |
19,105 |
18.2 |
1991 |
103,723 |
16,612 |
16.0 |
18,790 |
18.1 |
1992 |
104,668 |
16,418 |
15.7 |
18,578 |
17.7 |
1993 |
106,101 |
16,627 |
15.7 |
18,682 |
17.6 |
1994 |
107,989 |
16,748 |
15.5 |
18,850 |
17.5 |
1995 |
110,038 |
16,360 |
14.9 |
18,346 |
16.7 |
1996 |
111,960 |
16,269 |
14.5 |
18,158 |
16.2 |
1997 |
114,533 |
16,110 |
14.1 |
17,923 |
15.6 |
1998 |
116,730 |
16,211 |
13.9 |
17,918 |
15.4 |
1999 |
118,963 |
16,477 |
13.9 |
18,182 |
15.3 |
2000 |
122,089 |
16,334 |
13.4 |
18,153 |
14.9 |
2001 |
122,229 |
16,305 |
13.3 |
18,026 |
14.7 |
2002 |
121,826 |
16,145 |
13.3 |
17,695 |
14.5 |
2003 |
122,358 |
15,776 |
12.9 |
17,448 |
14.3 |
2004 |
123,554 |
15,472 |
12.5 |
17,087 |
13.8 |
2005 |
125,889 |
15,685 |
12.5 |
17,223 |
13.7 |
2006 |
128,237 |
15,359 |
12.0 |
16,860 |
13.1 |
2007 |
129,767 |
15,670 |
12.1 |
17,243 |
13.3 |
2008 |
129,377 |
16,098 |
12.4 |
17,761 |
13.7 |
2009 |
124,490 |
15,327 |
12.3 |
16,904 |
13.6 |
Women |
1983 |
40,433 |
5,908 |
14.6 |
7,262 |
18.0 |
1984 |
42,172 |
5,829 |
13.8 |
7,100 |
16.8 |
1985 |
43,506 |
5,732 |
13.2 |
6,910 |
15.9 |
1986 |
44,961 |
5,802 |
12.9 |
6,961 |
15.5 |
1987 |
46,365 |
5,842 |
12.6 |
6,907 |
14.9 |
1988 |
47,495 |
5,982 |
12.6 |
7,109 |
15.0 |
1989 |
48,691 |
6,141 |
12.6 |
7,243 |
14.9 |
1990 |
49,323 |
6,179 |
12.5 |
7,330 |
14.9 |
1991 |
49,105 |
6,142 |
12.5 |
7,247 |
14.8 |
1992 |
49,842 |
6,274 |
12.6 |
7,411 |
14.9 |
1993 |
50,626 |
6,516 |
12.9 |
7,610 |
15.0 |
1994 |
51,419 |
6,642 |
12.9 |
7,740 |
15.1 |
1995 |
52,369 |
6,430 |
12.3 |
7,479 |
14.3 |
1996 |
53,488 |
6,410 |
12.0 |
7,397 |
13.8 |
1997 |
54,708 |
6,347 |
11.6 |
7,304 |
13.4 |
1998 |
55,757 |
6,362 |
11.4 |
7,280 |
13.1 |
1999 |
57,050 |
6,528 |
11.4 |
7,425 |
13.0 |
2000 |
58,427 |
6,671 |
11.4 |
7,662 |
13.1 |
2001 |
58,582 |
6,768 |
11.6 |
7,672 |
13.1 |
2002 |
58,555 |
6,820 |
11.6 |
7,629 |
13.0 |
2003 |
59,122 |
6,732 |
11.4 |
7,601 |
12.9 |
2004 |
59,408 |
6,593 |
11.1 |
7,450 |
12.5 |
2005 |
60,423 |
6,815 |
11.3 |
7,626 |
12.6 |
2006 |
61,426 |
6,702 |
10.9 |
7,501 |
12.2 |
2007 |
62,299 |
6,903 |
11.1 |
7,749 |
12.4 |
2008 |
62,532 |
7,160 |
11.4 |
8,036 |
12.9 |
2009 |
60,951 |
6,887 |
11.3 |
7,727 |
12.7 |
Men |
1983 |
47,856 |
11,809 |
24.7 |
13,270 |
27.7 |
1984 |
50,022 |
11,511 |
23.0 |
12,832 |
25.7 |
1985 |
51,015 |
11,264 |
22.1 |
12,448 |
24.4 |
1986 |
51,942 |
11,173 |
21.5 |
12,317 |
23.7 |
1987 |
52,938 |
11,071 |
20.9 |
12,144 |
22.9 |
1988 |
53,912 |
11,019 |
20.4 |
12,132 |
22.5 |
1989 |
54,789 |
10,820 |
19.7 |
11,955 |
21.8 |
1990 |
55,553 |
10,597 |
19.1 |
11,775 |
21.2 |
1991 |
54,618 |
10,470 |
19.2 |
11,542 |
21.1 |
1992 |
54,826 |
10,144 |
18.5 |
11,167 |
20.4 |
1993 |
55,475 |
10,112 |
18.2 |
11,072 |
20.0 |
1994 |
56,570 |
10,106 |
17.9 |
11,110 |
19.6 |
1995 |
57,669 |
9,929 |
17.2 |
10,868 |
18.8 |
1996 |
58,473 |
9,859 |
16.9 |
10,761 |
18.4 |
1997 |
59,825 |
9,763 |
16.3 |
10,619 |
17.7 |
1998 |
60,973 |
9,850 |
16.2 |
10,638 |
17.4 |
1999 |
61,914 |
9,949 |
16.1 |
10,758 |
17.4 |
2000 |
63,662 |
9,664 |
15.2 |
10,491 |
16.5 |
2001 |
63,647 |
9,538 |
15.0 |
10,354 |
16.3 |
2002 |
63,272 |
9,325 |
14.7 |
10,066 |
15.9 |
2003 |
63,236 |
9,044 |
14.3 |
9,848 |
15.6 |
2004 |
64,145 |
8,878 |
13.8 |
9,638 |
15.0 |
2005 |
65,466 |
8,870 |
13.5 |
9,597 |
14.7 |
2006 |
66,811 |
8,657 |
13.0 |
9,360 |
14.0 |
2007 |
67,468 |
8,767 |
13.0 |
9,494 |
14.1 |
2008 |
66,846 |
8,938 |
13.4 |
9,724 |
14.5 |
2009 |
63,539 |
8,441 |
13.3 |
9,176 |
14.4 |
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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