HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2005 2006

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

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ............... 42,226 5,639 13.4 6,385 15.1 43,105 5,522 12.8 6,288 14.6

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ....................................................................... 15,955 793 5.0 939 5.9 16,471 802 4.9 964 5.9

 Management occupations ................................................ 10,921 485 4.4 585 5.4 11,260 478 4.2 595 5.3

 Business and financial operations occupations ................ 5,034 308 6.1 354 7.0 5,210 324 6.2 369 7.1

 Professional and related occupations ................................... 26,271 4,845 18.4 5,447 20.7 26,635 4,721 17.7 5,324 20.0

 Computer and mathematical occupations ........................ 3,067 142 4.6 172 5.6 3,069 133 4.3 172 5.6

 Architecture and engineering occupations ....................... 2,593 221 8.5 259 10.0 2,669 197 7.4 236 8.9

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ................. 1,305 125 9.6 140 10.7 1,315 130 9.9 155 11.8

 Community and social services occupations .................... 2,100 346 16.5 376 17.9 2,099 327 15.6 356 17.0

 Legal occupations ............................................................. 1,261 71 5.6 83 6.6 1,282 68 5.3 73 5.7

 Education, training, and library occupations ..................... 7,813 3,006 38.5 3,354 42.9 7,888 2,942 37.3 3,287 41.7

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ................................................................... 1,957 152 7.8 171 8.8 1,930 124 6.4 140 7.2

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........... 6,175 782 12.7 892 14.4 6,383 800 12.5 904 14.2

Service occupations ................................................................. 21,074 2,446 11.6 2,659 12.6 21,569 2,460 11.4 2,658 12.3

 Healthcare support occupations ........................................... 2,971 286 9.6 317 10.7 2,999 312 10.4 340 11.3

 Protective service occupations ............................................. 2,843 1,051 37.0 1,109 39.0 2,919 1,012 34.7 1,067 36.6

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .............. 7,361 316 4.3 362 4.9 7,478 321 4.3 353 4.7

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ....................................................................... 4,525 504 11.1 553 12.2 4,703 507 10.8 561 11.9

 Personal care and service occupations ................................ 3,373 288 8.5 317 9.4 3,471 307 8.9 337 9.7

Sales and office occupations .................................................... 32,541 2,385 7.3 2,671 8.2 32,986 2,319 7.0 2,573 7.8

 Sales and related occupations ............................................. 13,630 451 3.3 519 3.8 13,883 430 3.1 489 3.5

 Office and administrative support occupations ..................... 18,911 1,934 10.2 2,152 11.4 19,103 1,889 9.9 2,084 10.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ........................................................................... 12,907 2,129 16.5 2,238 17.3 13,366 2,138 16.0 2,248 16.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ........................... 898 35 3.9 38 4.3 880 31 3.5 33 3.7

 Construction and extraction occupations .............................. 7,296 1,283 17.6 1,348 18.5 7,617 1,337 17.6 1,396 18.3

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ............... 4,713 811 17.2 851 18.1 4,870 771 15.8 820 16.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ........................................................................... 17,142 3,086 18.0 3,271 19.1 17,211 2,920 17.0 3,094 18.0

 Production occupations ........................................................ 9,007 1,539 17.1 1,617 17.9 8,964 1,392 15.5 1,468 16.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 8,135 1,547 19.0 1,655 20.3 8,247 1,528 18.5 1,626 19.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2005 2006

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

INDUSTRY

Private sector ............................................................................ 105,508 8,255 7.8 8,962 8.5 107,846 7,981 7.4 8,688 8.1

 Agriculture and related industries ........................................... 1,021 28 2.7 30 3.0 1,059 25 2.3 27 2.6

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................................... 104,487 8,227 7.9 8,931 8.5 106,786 7,957 7.5 8,660 8.1

 Mining .................................................................................. 600 48 8.0 57 9.5 632 48 7.5 56 8.8

 Construction ........................................................................ 8,053 1,057 13.1 1,111 13.8 8,444 1,097 13.0 1,146 13.6

 Manufacturing ...................................................................... 15,518 2,017 13.0 2,127 13.7 15,643 1,827 11.7 1,949 12.5

 Durable goods ................................................................. 9,845 1,310 13.3 1,382 14.0 10,072 1,190 11.8 1,263 12.5

 Nondurable goods ........................................................... 5,673 707 12.5 746 13.1 5,571 637 11.4 686 12.3

 Wholesale and retail trade ................................................... 18,989 1,021 5.4 1,122 5.9 19,245 957 5.0 1,023 5.3

 Wholesale trade ............................................................... 4,017 236 5.9 259 6.4 4,100 201 4.9 215 5.2

 Retail trade ...................................................................... 14,973 785 5.2 864 5.8 15,145 756 5.0 808 5.3

 Transportation and utilities .................................................. 5,212 1,252 24.0 1,309 25.1 5,299 1,227 23.2 1,287 24.3

 Transportation and warehousing ..................................... 4,379 1,024 23.4 1,071 24.4 4,459 991 22.2 1,042 23.4

 Utilities ............................................................................. 833 228 27.4 239 28.6 840 237 28.2 245 29.1

 Information 3 ........................................................................ 2,934 398 13.6 422 14.4 3,105 372 12.0 404 13.0

 Publishing, except Internet .............................................. 765 68 8.8 74 9.7 833 58 7.0 63 7.5

 Motion pictures and sound recording .............................. 277 42 15.0 43 15.5 296 30 10.3 32 10.6

 Broadcasting, except Internet .......................................... 534 46 8.6 48 9.0 522 31 5.9 40 7.6

 Telecommunications ........................................................ 1,096 234 21.4 248 22.6 1,183 245 20.7 261 22.1

 Financial activities ............................................................... 8,619 195 2.3 238 2.8 8,841 168 1.9 206 2.3

 Finance and insurance .................................................... 6,304 102 1.6 132 2.1 6,503 92 1.4 123 1.9

 Finance ....................................................................... 4,114 59 1.4 77 1.9 4,308 52 1.2 73 1.7

 Insurance .................................................................... 2,190 44 2.0 54 2.5 2,195 40 1.8 50 2.3

 Real estate and rental and leasing .................................. 2,315 92 4.0 107 4.6 2,338 77 3.3 82 3.5

 Professional and business services .................................... 10,951 292 2.7 341 3.1 11,398 274 2.4 329 2.9

 Professional and technical services ................................ 6,468 98 1.5 120 1.9 6,601 90 1.4 116 1.8

 Management, administrative, and waste services ........... 4,483 194 4.3 221 4.9 4,798 184 3.8 213 4.4

 Education and health services ............................................. 17,357 1,434 8.3 1,632 9.4 17,853 1,483 8.3 1,694 9.5

 Educational services ........................................................ 3,312 435 13.1 511 15.4 3,540 478 13.5 562 15.9

 Health care and social assistance ................................... 14,045 999 7.1 1,121 8.0 14,313 1,005 7.0 1,132 7.9

 Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... 10,658 333 3.1 377 3.5 10,638 326 3.1 370 3.5

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................. 1,869 118 6.3 134 7.2 1,781 112 6.3 126 7.1

 Accommodation and food services .................................. 8,790 215 2.4 243 2.8 8,857 214 2.4 244 2.8

 Accommodation ........................................................... 1,459 122 8.3 130 8.9 1,422 131 9.2 141 9.9

 Food services and drinking places .............................. 7,331 93 1.3 113 1.5 7,436 83 1.1 103 1.4

 Other services 3 ................................................................... 5,596 181 3.2 194 3.5 5,689 177 3.1 198 3.5

 Other services, except private households ...................... 4,799 175 3.7 188 3.9 4,873 172 3.5 191 3.9

Public sector ............................................................................. 20,381 7,430 36.5 8,262 40.5 20,392 7,378 36.2 8,172 40.1

 Federal goverment ............................................................... 3,427 954 27.8 1,134 33.1 3,381 960 28.4 1,139 33.7

 State government ................................................................. 5,874 1,838 31.3 2,056 35.0 6,102 1,843 30.2 2,049 33.6

 Local government ................................................................. 11,080 4,638 41.9 5,071 45.8 10,908 4,575 41.9 4,984 45.7

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: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey. Data refer to the sole or principal job of fulland part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of

whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

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