HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                          ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                             2007                                      2008                  
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                        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    44,547    5,853   13.1    6,656   14.9    45,538    6,110   13.4    6,948   15.3 
           Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
             occupations.................................   17,003      849    5.0    1,020    6.0    17,326      866    5.0    1,039    6.0 
               Management occupations....................   11,656      530    4.5      633    5.4    11,843      564    4.8      679    5.7 
               Business and financial operations                                                                                             
                occupations................................. 5,348      319    6.0      386    7.2     5,483      302    5.5      360    6.6 
           Professional and related occupations..........   27,543    5,004   18.2    5,636   20.5    28,212    5,244   18.6    5,909   20.9 
               Computer and mathematical occupations.....    3,252      157    4.8      188    5.8     3,488      170    4.9      210    6.0 
               Architecture and engineering occupations..    2,744      215    7.8      240    8.7     2,746      203    7.4      233    8.5 
               Life, physical, and social science                                                                                            
                occupations..............................    1,270      113    8.9      138   10.9     1,209      106    8.8      132   10.9 
               Community and social services occupations     2,187      326   14.9      375   17.1     2,222      363   16.3      406   18.3 
               Legal occupations.........................    1,288       71    5.5       83    6.4     1,318       74    5.6       87    6.6 
               Education, training, and library                                                                                              
                occupations..............................    8,288    3,087   37.2    3,439   41.5     8,424    3,259   38.7    3,630   43.1 
               Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and                                                                                      
                media occupations........................    1,955      152    7.8      182    9.3     1,994      141    7.1      167    8.4 
               Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                         
                occupations..............................    6,558      883   13.5      992   15.1     6,813      928   13.6    1,045   15.3 
       Service occupations...............................   21,784    2,481   11.4    2,692   12.4    22,114    2,624   11.9    2,831   12.8 
           Healthcare support occupations................    2,987      304   10.2      332   11.1     3,028      296    9.8      317   10.5 
           Protective service occupations................    3,025    1,066   35.2    1,127   37.2     3,023    1,069   35.4    1,122   37.1 
           Food preparation and serving related                                                                                              
            occupations................. ................    7,500      325    4.3      371    4.9     7,694      401    5.2      444    5.8 
           Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                     
            occupations.......... .......................    4,642      497   10.7      549   11.8     4,648      534   11.5      592   12.7 
           Personal care and service occupations.........    3,631      289    8.0      314    8.6     3,721      324    8.7      357    9.6 
       Sales and office occupations......................   32,978    2,386    7.2    2,659    8.1    32,479    2,395    7.4    2,710    8.3 
           Sales and related occupations.................   14,079      462    3.3      521    3.7    13,708      447    3.3      531    3.9 
           Office and administrative support occupations    18,900    1,925   10.2    2,138   11.3    18,770    1,949   10.4    2,179   11.6 
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                      
         occupations.....................................   13,325    2,252   16.9    2,363   17.7    12,444    2,208   17.7    2,303   18.5 
           Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....      876       23    2.7       28    3.2       901       39    4.3       46    5.1 
           Construction and extraction occupations.......    7,708    1,434   18.6    1,480   19.2     6,876    1,391   20.2    1,445   21.0 
           Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                             
            occupations..................................    4,742      794   16.8      855   18.0     4,668      778   16.7      812   17.4 
       Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                       
         occupations.....................................   17,133    2,699   15.8    2,874   16.8    16,802    2,760   16.4    2,968   17.7 
           Production occupations........................    8,903    1,243   14.0    1,314   14.8     8,601    1,269   14.8    1,370   15.9 
           Transportation and material moving occupations    8,231    1,456   17.7    1,560   19.0     8,202    1,491   18.2    1,599   19.5 
                                                                                                                                             
                           INDUSTRY                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                             
       Private sector....................................  108,714    8,114    7.5    8,870    8.2   108,073    8,265    7.6    9,084    8.4 
       Agriculture and related industries................    1,046       16    1.5       19    1.8     1,057       30    2.8       35    3.4 
       Nonagriculture and related industries.............  107,668    8,098    7.5    8,851    8.2   107,016    8,236    7.7    9,049    8.5 
          Mining.........................................      705       66    9.3       72   10.2       776       54    6.9       61    7.9 
          Construction...................................    8,561    1,193   13.9    1,232   14.4     7,652    1,195   15.6    1,241   16.2 
          Manufacturing..................................   15,341    1,734   11.3    1,845   12.0    15,131    1,723   11.4    1,862   12.3 
              Durable goods .............................    9,770    1,107   11.3    1,172   12.0     9,728    1,139   11.7    1,223   12.6 
              Nondurable goods ..........................    5,571      628   11.3      673   12.1     5,403      584   10.8      639   11.8 
          Wholesale and retail trade.....................   18,896      990    5.2    1,075    5.7    18,622      976    5.2    1,096    5.9 
              Wholesale trade............................    3,951      205    5.2      224    5.7     3,635      194    5.3      214    5.9 
              Retail trade...............................   14,945      785    5.3      851    5.7    14,987      782    5.2      881    5.9 
          Transportation and utilities...................    5,488    1,211   22.1    1,282   23.4     5,544    1,231   22.2    1,298   23.4 
              Transportation and warehousing.............    4,654      974   20.9    1,037   22.3     4,639      988   21.3    1,041   22.4 
              Utilities..................................      834      237   28.4      245   29.4       906      243   26.9      257   28.3 
          Information (3)................................    3,211      389   12.1      420   13.1     3,056      388   12.7      420   13.7 
                 Publishing, except Internet.............      850       62    7.3       65    7.7       717       52    7.2       62    8.7 
                 Motion pictures and sound recording.....      309       35   11.5       39   12.5       337       38   11.4       39   11.7 
                 Broadcasting, except Internet...........      588       51    8.7       62   10.6       561       53    9.5       59   10.6 
                 Telecommunications......................    1,186      233   19.7      246   20.8     1,184      228   19.3      242   20.4 
          Financial activities...........................    8,858      174    2.0      215    2.4     8,654      157    1.8      199    2.3 
              Finance and insurance......................    6,531       99    1.5      129    2.0     6,536       86    1.3      115    1.8 
                   Finance...............................    4,313       55    1.3       76    1.8     4,312       45    1.0       62    1.4 
                   Insurance.............................    2,218       45    2.0       53    2.4     2,224       41    1.9       53    2.4 
              Real estate and rental and leasing.........    2,327       74    3.2       86    3.7     2,118       71    3.3       84    4.0 
          Professional and business services.............   12,022      290    2.4      360    3.0    11,967      253    2.1      324    2.7 
              Professional and technical services........    6,962       98    1.4      147    2.1     7,234       93    1.3      128    1.8 
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                          
               services..................................    5,060      191    3.8      213    4.2     4,733      159    3.4      196    4.1 
          Education and health services..................   18,120    1,591    8.8    1,815   10.0    18,841    1,723    9.1    1,940   10.3 
              Educational services.......................    3,513      444   12.6      529   15.1     3,657      504   13.8      584   16.0 
              Health care and social assistance..........   14,607    1,147    7.9    1,286    8.8    15,184    1,219    8.0    1,356    8.9 
          Leisure and hospitality........................   10,956      302    2.8      354    3.2    11,187      361    3.2      408    3.6 
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation........    1,966      122    6.2      138    7.0     2,044      131    6.4      150    7.3 
              Accommodation and food services............    8,990      180    2.0      217    2.4     9,144      231    2.5      258    2.8 
                  Accommodation..........................    1,414      109    7.7      123    8.7     1,447      115    7.9      120    8.3 
                  Food services and drinking places......    7,575       70     .9       94    1.2     7,696      116    1.5      138    1.8 
          Other services (3).............................    5,510      159    2.9      181    3.3     5,585      175    3.1      200    3.6 
              Other services, except private households..    4,727      150    3.2      172    3.6     4,785      164    3.4      185    3.9 
                                                                                                                                             
       Public sector.....................................   21,053    7,557   35.9    8,373   39.8    21,305    7,832   36.8    8,676   40.7 
         Federal government..............................    3,423      916   26.8    1,079   31.5     3,542      994   28.1    1,167   33.0 
         State government................................    6,384    1,943   30.4    2,168   34.0     6,176    1,955   31.6    2,167   35.1 
         Local government................................   11,246    4,698   41.8    5,126   45.6    11,586    4,884   42.2    5,342   46.1 

       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.