Table 38. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by sex, annual averages, 1983‐2008 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 38. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by sex, annual averages, 1983-2008
Year	Total employed	Members of unions (1)		Represented by unions (2)
Year	Total employed	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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	114,533	16,110	14.1	17,923	15.6
1998 (3)	116,730	16,211	13.9	17,918	15.4
1999 (3)	118,963	16,477	13.9	18,182	15.3
2000 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	129,377	16,098	12.4	17,761	13.7
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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	54,708	6,347	11.6	7,304	13.4
1998 (3)	55,757	6,362	11.4	7,280	13.1
1999 (3)	57,050	6,528	11.4	7,425	13.0
2000 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	62,532	7,160	11.4	8,036	12.9
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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	59,825	9,763	16.3	10,619	17.7
1998 (3)	60,973	9,850	16.2	10,638	17.4
1999 (3)	61,914	9,949	16.1	10,758	17.4
2000 (3)	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 (3)	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 (3)	66,846	8,938	13.4	9,724	14.5
Footnotes: (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. (2) Data refer to workers who are not members of unions but whose jobs are covered by a union or employee association contract, as well as to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. (3) Not strictly comparable with data for prior years. For an explanation, see the Historical Comparability documentation provided at www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.
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.