HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                             ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                2006                                      2007                  
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                           Members       Represented                 Members       Represented  
                                                                              of        by unions (2)                   of        by unions (2) 
                         Characteristic                                   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
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                
                           AGE AND SEX                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                
       Total, 16 years and over.............................  128,237   15,359   12.0   16,860   13.1   129,767   15,670   12.1   17,243   13.3 
         16 to 24 years.....................................   19,538      857    4.4      978    5.0    19,395      939    4.8    1,068    5.5 
         25 years and over..................................  108,699   14,502   13.3   15,883   14.6   110,372   14,731   13.3   16,176   14.7 
          25 to 34 years....................................   28,805    2,899   10.1    3,195   11.1    29,409    3,050   10.4    3,358   11.4 
          35 to 44 years....................................   30,526    3,997   13.1    4,356   14.3    30,296    3,972   13.1    4,362   14.4 
          45 to 54 years....................................   29,401    4,710   16.0    5,131   17.5    29,731    4,664   15.7    5,087   17.1 
          55 to 64 years....................................   16,095    2,568   16.0    2,832   17.6    16,752    2,691   16.1    2,967   17.7 
          65 years and over.................................    3,872      328    8.5      370    9.5     4,183      355    8.5      402    9.6 
                                                                                                                                                
         Men, 16 years and over.............................   66,811    8,657   13.0    9,360   14.0    67,468    8,767   13.0    9,494   14.1 
         16 to 24 years.....................................   10,130      543    5.4      608    6.0     9,959      551    5.5      627    6.3 
         25 years and over..................................   56,682    8,114   14.3    8,752   15.4    57,509    8,217   14.3    8,867   15.4 
          25 to 34 years....................................   15,677    1,650   10.5    1,793   11.4    15,994    1,736   10.9    1,884   11.8 
          35 to 44 years....................................   16,159    2,309   14.3    2,488   15.4    16,070    2,318   14.4    2,501   15.6 
          45 to 54 years....................................   14,867    2,617   17.6    2,807   18.9    15,040    2,578   17.1    2,745   18.3 
          55 to 64 years....................................    7,990    1,370   17.1    1,474   18.4     8,286    1,403   16.9    1,532   18.5 
          65 years and over.................................    1,989      167    8.4      190    9.6     2,119      181    8.5      205    9.7 
                                                                                                                                                
         Women, 16 years and over...........................   61,426    6,702   10.9    7,501   12.2    62,299    6,903   11.1    7,749   12.4 
         16 to 24 years.....................................    9,408      315    3.3      370    3.9     9,436      388    4.1      441    4.7 
         25 years and over..................................   52,018    6,388   12.3    7,131   13.7    52,863    6,514   12.3    7,308   13.8 
          25 to 34 years....................................   13,127    1,249    9.5    1,401   10.7    13,416    1,313    9.8    1,474   11.0 
          35 to 44 years....................................   14,368    1,687   11.7    1,867   13.0    14,226    1,653   11.6    1,861   13.1 
          45 to 54 years....................................   14,534    2,093   14.4    2,325   16.0    14,691    2,086   14.2    2,341   15.9 
          55 to 64 years....................................    8,106    1,198   14.8    1,358   16.8     8,466    1,288   15.2    1,435   17.0 
          65 years and over.................................    1,883      160    8.5      180    9.5     2,065      174    8.4      197    9.5 
                                                                                                                                                
           RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                
         White, 16 years and over...........................  104,668   12,259   11.7   13,424   12.8   105,515   12,487   11.8   13,715   13.0 
          Men...............................................   55,459    7,115   12.8    7,668   13.8    55,771    7,134   12.8    7,708   13.8 
          Women.............................................   49,209    5,144   10.5    5,756   11.7    49,743    5,352   10.8    6,007   12.1 
                                                                                                                                                
         Black or African American, 16 years and over.......   14,878    2,163   14.5    2,391   16.1    15,177    2,165   14.3    2,403   15.8 
          Men...............................................    6,788    1,056   15.6    1,158   17.1     6,945    1,097   15.8    1,205   17.3 
          Women.............................................    8,090    1,107   13.7    1,233   15.2     8,232    1,067   13.0    1,198   14.6 
                                                                                                                                                
         Asian, 16 years and over...........................    5,703      592   10.4      657   11.5     6,016      654   10.9      720   12.0 
          Men...............................................    3,015      286    9.5      316   10.5     3,168      324   10.2      348   11.0 
          Women.............................................    2,688      306   11.4      340   12.7     2,849      330   11.6      372   13.1 
                                                                                                                                                
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over....   18,121    1,770    9.8    1,935   10.7    18,778    1,837    9.8    2,026   10.8 
          Men...............................................   10,842    1,064    9.8    1,144   10.6    11,163    1,108    9.9    1,208   10.8 
          Women.............................................    7,279      706    9.7      791   10.9     7,615      728    9.6      818   10.7 
                                                                                                                                                
                  FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS (3)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                
         Full-time workers..................................  106,106   13,938   13.1   15,244   14.4   107,339   14,201   13.2   15,570   14.5 
         Part-time workers..................................   21,863    1,382    6.3    1,573    7.2    22,172    1,437    6.5    1,635    7.4 

       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 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full-
     or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders.
       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- 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.