Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

     Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                            2006                                        2007                 
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                      Characteristic                             Members of   Repre-                         Members of   Repre-             
                                                         Total      unions    sented      Non-       Total      unions    sented      Non-   
                                                                     (1)     by unions    union                  (1)     by unions    union  
                                                                                (2)                                         (2)              
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                       AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                             
       Total, 16 years and over......................      $671       $833       $827       $642       $695       $863       $857       $663 
        16 to 24 years...............................       409        526        523        404        424        566        551        418 
        25 years and over............................       718        850        845        691        738        880        876        712 
         25 to 34 years..............................       621        773        766        606        643        789        781        622 
         35 to 44 years..............................       748        853        849        728        769        910        907        745 
         45 to 54 years..............................       773        888        884        750        790        900        899        763 
         55 to 64 years..............................       765        882        883        741        803        925        921        766 
         65 years and over...........................       583        675        667        573        605        634        682        597 
                                                                                                                                             
       Men, 16 years and over........................       743        887        885        717        766        913        910        738 
        16 to 24 years...............................       418        526        521        413        443        567        557        432 
        25 years and over............................       797        904        902        771        823        930        928        796 
         25 to 34 years..............................       661        831        822        640        687        823        819        664 
         35 to 44 years..............................       836        918        914        816        873        971        969        847 
         45 to 54 years..............................       897        936        939        883        909        958        961        892 
         55 to 64 years..............................       902        928        930        893        933        954        952        926 
         65 years and over...........................       658        650        653        659        686        732        776        672 
                                                                                                                                             
       Women, 16 years and over......................       600        758        753        579        614        790        784        592 
        16 to 24 years...............................       395        527        529        391        409        564        540        403 
        25 years and over............................       627        768        763        607        646        805        800        620 
         25 to 34 years..............................       583        727        716        565        597        753        745        580 
         35 to 44 years..............................       645        759        755        626        668        826        820        640 
         45 to 54 years..............................       659        807        798        628        677        813        810        650 
         55 to 64 years..............................       658        819        822        627        679        886        881        641 
         65 years and over...........................       510        690        678        495        534        582        608        520 
                                                                                                                                             
       RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                             
       White, 16 years and over......................       690        859        854        659        716        889        884        684 
         Men.........................................       761        909        907        735        788        937        934        757 
         Women.......................................       609        777        772        588        626        814        807        603 
                                                                                                                                             
       Black or African American, 16 years and                                                                                             
        over.........................................       554        707        694        520        569        732        727        533 
         Men.........................................       591        745        734        557        600        768        763        573 
         Women.......................................       519        665        656        502        533        697        691        513 
                                                                                                                                             
       Asian, 16 years and over......................       784        834        840        774        830        853        881        823 
         Men.........................................       882        838        852        888        936        867        898        940 
         Women.......................................       699        828        824        681        731        842        871        712 
                                                                                                                                             
       Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                                            
        over.........................................       486        686        681        469        503        736        729        487 
         Men.........................................       505        732        724        490        520        793        782        505 
         Women.......................................       440        607        614        420        473        675        672        446 
     
        1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
        2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union
     affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
        NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not
     presented for all races.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Data refer to the sole or
     principal job of full- time wage and salary workers.  Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their
     businesses are incorporated.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
     
     
     
     
     
     

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