Table 3. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry
Table 3. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Members Represented Members Represented
of by unions (2) of by unions (2)
Occupation and industry unions (1) unions (1)
Total Total
employed employed
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total of Total of Total of Total of
em- em- em- em-
ployed ployed ployed ployed
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related
occupations...................................... 43,105 5,522 12.8 6,288 14.6 44,547 5,853 13.1 6,656 14.9
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations.................................. 16,471 802 4.9 964 5.9 17,003 849 5.0 1,020 6.0
Management occupations.................... 11,260 478 4.2 595 5.3 11,656 530 4.5 633 5.4
Business and financial operations
occupations.............................. 5,210 324 6.2 369 7.1 5,348 319 6.0 386 7.2
Professional and related occupations.......... 26,635 4,721 17.7 5,324 20.0 27,543 5,004 18.2 5,636 20.5
Computer and mathematical occupations..... 3,069 133 4.3 172 5.6 3,252 157 4.8 188 5.8
Architecture and engineering occupations.. 2,669 197 7.4 236 8.9 2,744 215 7.8 240 8.7
Life, physical, and social science
occupations.............................. 1,315 130 9.9 155 11.8 1,270 113 8.9 138 10.9
Community and social services
occupations.............................. 2,099 327 15.6 356 17.0 2,187 326 14.9 375 17.1
Legal occupations......................... 1,282 68 5.3 73 5.7 1,288 71 5.5 83 6.4
Education, training, and library
occupations.............................. 7,888 2,942 37.3 3,287 41.7 8,288 3,087 37.2 3,439 41.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations........................ 1,930 124 6.4 140 7.2 1,955 152 7.8 182 9.3
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations.............................. 6,383 800 12.5 904 14.2 6,558 883 13.5 992 15.1
Service occupations............................... 21,569 2,460 11.4 2,658 12.3 21,784 2,481 11.4 2,692 12.4
Healthcare support occupations................ 2,999 312 10.4 340 11.3 2,987 304 10.2 332 11.1
Protective service occupations................ 2,919 1,012 34.7 1,067 36.6 3,025 1,066 35.2 1,127 37.2
Food preparation and serving related
occupations.................................. 7,478 321 4.3 353 4.7 7,500 325 4.3 371 4.9
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations.................................. 4,703 507 10.8 561 11.9 4,642 497 10.7 549 11.8
Personal care and service occupations......... 3,471 307 8.9 337 9.7 3,631 289 8.0 314 8.6
Sales and office occupations...................... 32,986 2,319 7.0 2,573 7.8 32,978 2,386 7.2 2,659 8.1
Sales and related occupations................. 13,883 430 3.1 489 3.5 14,079 462 3.3 521 3.7
Office and administrative support occupations. 19,103 1,889 9.9 2,084 10.9 18,900 1,925 10.2 2,138 11.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations...................................... 13,366 2,138 16.0 2,248 16.8 13,325 2,252 16.9 2,363 17.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.... 880 31 3.5 33 3.7 876 23 2.7 28 3.2
Construction and extraction occupations....... 7,617 1,337 17.6 1,396 18.3 7,708 1,434 18.6 1,480 19.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations.................................. 4,870 771 15.8 820 16.8 4,742 794 16.8 855 18.0
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations...................................... 17,211 2,920 17.0 3,094 18.0 17,133 2,699 15.8 2,874 16.8
Production occupations........................ 8,964 1,392 15.5 1,468 16.4 8,903 1,243 14.0 1,314 14.8
Transportation and material moving
occupations.................................. 8,247 1,528 18.5 1,626 19.7 8,231 1,456 17.7 1,560 19.0
INDUSTRY
Private sector.................................... 107,846 7,981 7.4 8,688 8.1 108,714 8,114 7.5 8,870 8.2
Agriculture and related industries................ 1,059 25 2.3 27 2.6 1,046 16 1.5 19 1.8
Nonagriculture and related industries............. 106,786 7,957 7.5 8,660 8.1 107,668 8,098 7.5 8,851 8.2
Mining......................................... 632 48 7.5 56 8.8 705 66 9.3 72 10.2
Construction................................... 8,444 1,097 13.0 1,146 13.6 8,561 1,193 13.9 1,232 14.4
Manufacturing.................................. 15,643 1,827 11.7 1,949 12.5 15,341 1,734 11.3 1,845 12.0
Durable goods ............................. 10,072 1,190 11.8 1,263 12.5 9,770 1,107 11.3 1,172 12.0
Nondurable goods .......................... 5,571 637 11.4 686 12.3 5,571 628 11.3 673 12.1
Wholesale and retail trade..................... 19,245 957 5.0 1,023 5.3 18,896 990 5.2 1,075 5.7
Wholesale trade............................ 4,100 201 4.9 215 5.2 3,951 205 5.2 224 5.7
Retail trade............................... 15,145 756 5.0 808 5.3 14,945 785 5.3 851 5.7
Transportation and utilities................... 5,299 1,227 23.2 1,287 24.3 5,488 1,211 22.1 1,282 23.4
Transportation and warehousing............. 4,459 991 22.2 1,042 23.4 4,654 974 20.9 1,037 22.3
Utilities.................................. 840 237 28.2 245 29.1 834 237 28.4 245 29.4
Information (3)................................ 3,105 372 12.0 404 13.0 3,211 389 12.1 420 13.1
Publishing, except internet................ 833 58 7.0 63 7.5 850 62 7.3 65 7.7
Motion pictures and sound recording........ 296 30 10.3 32 10.6 309 35 11.5 39 12.5
Broadcasting, except internet.............. 522 31 5.9 40 7.6 588 51 8.7 62 10.6
Telecommunications......................... 1,183 245 20.7 261 22.1 1,186 233 19.7 246 20.8
Financial activities........................... 8,841 168 1.9 206 2.3 8,858 174 2.0 215 2.4
Finance and insurance...................... 6,503 92 1.4 123 1.9 6,531 99 1.5 129 2.0
Finance............................... 4,308 52 1.2 73 1.7 4,313 55 1.3 76 1.8
Insurance............................. 2,195 40 1.8 50 2.3 2,218 45 2.0 53 2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing......... 2,338 77 3.3 82 3.5 2,327 74 3.2 86 3.7
Professional and business services............. 11,398 274 2.4 329 2.9 12,022 290 2.4 360 3.0
Professional and technical services........ 6,601 90 1.4 116 1.8 6,962 98 1.4 147 2.1
Management, administrative, and waste
services.................................. 4,798 184 3.8 213 4.4 5,060 191 3.8 213 4.2
Education and health services.................. 17,853 1,483 8.3 1,694 9.5 18,120 1,591 8.8 1,815 10.0
Educational services....................... 3,540 478 13.5 562 15.9 3,513 444 12.6 529 15.1
Health care and social assistance.......... 14,313 1,005 7.0 1,132 7.9 14,607 1,147 7.9 1,286 8.8
Leisure and hospitality........................ 10,638 326 3.1 370 3.5 10,956 302 2.8 354 3.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation........ 1,781 112 6.3 126 7.1 1,966 122 6.2 138 7.0
Accommodation and food services............ 8,857 214 2.4 244 2.8 8,990 180 2.0 217 2.4
Accommodation.......................... 1,422 131 9.2 141 9.9 1,414 109 7.7 123 8.7
Food services and drinking places...... 7,436 83 1.1 103 1.4 7,575 70 .9 94 1.2
Other services (3)............................. 5,689 177 3.1 198 3.5 5,510 159 2.9 181 3.3
Other services, except private households.. 4,873 172 3.5 191 3.9 4,727 150 3.2 172 3.6
Public sector..................................... 20,392 7,378 36.2 8,172 40.1 21,053 7,557 35.9 8,373 39.8
Federal government.............................. 3,381 960 28.4 1,139 33.7 3,423 916 26.8 1,079 31.5
State government................................ 6,102 1,843 30.2 2,049 33.6 6,384 1,943 30.4 2,168 34.0
Local government................................ 10,908 4,575 41.9 4,984 45.7 11,246 4,698 41.8 5,126 45.6
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.
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. 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.
Last Modified Date: January 25, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
