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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          2005                                    2006                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   Members of     Represented              Members of     Represented  
                                                                   unions (1)     by unions (2)            unions (1)     by unions (2)
                       Characteristic                    Total                                   Total                                 
                                                          em-                                     em-                                  
                                                         ployed         Percent         Percent  ployed         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......................... 125,889  15,685   12.5   17,223   13.7  128,237  15,359   12.0   16,860   13.1 
        16 to 24 years.................................  19,283     878    4.6    1,019    5.3   19,538     857    4.4      978    5.0 
        25 years and over.............................. 106,606  14,808   13.9   16,204   15.2  108,699  14,502   13.3   15,883   14.6 
          25 to 34 years...............................  28,450   3,044   10.7    3,368   11.8   28,805   2,899   10.1    3,195   11.1 
          35 to 44 years...............................  30,654   4,211   13.7    4,579   14.9   30,526   3,997   13.1    4,356   14.3 
          45 to 54 years...............................  28,714   4,731   16.5    5,158   18.0   29,401   4,710   16.0    5,131   17.5 
          55 to 64 years...............................  15,158   2,496   16.5    2,732   18.0   16,095   2,568   16.0    2,832   17.6 
          65 years and over............................   3,631     325    8.9      366   10.1    3,872     328    8.5      370    9.5 
                                                                                                                                       
        Men, 16 years and over.........................  65,466   8,870   13.5    9,597   14.7   66,811   8,657   13.0    9,360   14.0 
          16 to 24 years...............................   9,860     523    5.3      603    6.1   10,130     543    5.4      608    6.0 
          25 years and over............................  55,606   8,347   15.0    8,994   16.2   56,682   8,114   14.3    8,752   15.4 
            25 to 34 years.............................  15,559   1,754   11.3    1,915   12.3   15,677   1,650   10.5    1,793   11.4 
            35 to 44 years.............................  16,196   2,422   15.0    2,582   15.9   16,159   2,309   14.3    2,488   15.4 
            45 to 54 years.............................  14,421   2,658   18.4    2,849   19.8   14,867   2,617   17.6    2,807   18.9 
            55 to 64 years.............................   7,606   1,346   17.7    1,458   19.2    7,990   1,370   17.1    1,474   18.4 
            65 years and over..........................   1,824     167    9.1      190   10.4    1,989     167    8.4      190    9.6 
                                                                                                                                       
        Women, 16 years and over.......................  60,423   6,815   11.3    7,626   12.6   61,426   6,702   10.9    7,501   12.2 
          16 to 24 years...............................   9,423     354    3.8      417    4.4    9,408     315    3.3      370    3.9 
          25 years and over............................  51,000   6,461   12.7    7,210   14.1   52,018   6,388   12.3    7,131   13.7 
            25 to 34 years.............................  12,891   1,290   10.0    1,454   11.3   13,127   1,249    9.5    1,401   10.7 
            35 to 44 years.............................  14,457   1,790   12.4    1,997   13.8   14,368   1,687   11.7    1,867   13.0 
            45 to 54 years.............................  14,293   2,073   14.5    2,309   16.2   14,534   2,093   14.4    2,325   16.0 
            55 to 64 years.............................   7,552   1,150   15.2    1,274   16.9    8,106   1,198   14.8    1,358   16.8 
            65 years and over..........................   1,806     158    8.8      176    9.8    1,883     160    8.5      180    9.5 
                                                                                                                                       
        RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
       White, 16 years and over........................ 102,967  12,520   12.2   13,755   13.4  104,668  12,259   11.7   13,424   12.8 
         Men...........................................  54,462   7,275   13.4    7,858   14.4   55,459   7,115   12.8    7,668   13.8 
         Women.........................................  48,505   5,245   10.8    5,897   12.2   49,209   5,144   10.5    5,756   11.7 
                                                                                                                                       
       Black or African American, 16 years and over....  14,459   2,178   15.1    2,391   16.5   14,878   2,163   14.5    2,391   16.1 
         Men...........................................   6,603   1,062   16.1    1,166   17.7    6,788   1,056   15.6    1,158   17.1 
         Women.........................................   7,857   1,115   14.2    1,225   15.6    8,090   1,107   13.7    1,233   15.2 
                                                                                                                                       
       Asian, 16 years and over........................   5,479     614   11.2      666   12.2    5,703     592   10.4      657   11.5 
         Men...........................................   2,881     314   10.9      337   11.7    3,015     286    9.5      316   10.5 
         Women.........................................   2,598     299   11.5      329   12.7    2,688     306   11.4      340   12.7 
                                                                                                                                       
       Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                                      
         over..........................................  17,191   1,793   10.4    1,981   11.5   18,121   1,770    9.8    1,935   10.7 
         Men...........................................  10,324   1,093   10.6    1,185   11.5   10,842   1,064    9.8    1,144   10.6 
         Women.........................................   6,866     700   10.2      796   11.6    7,279     706    9.7      791   10.9 
                                                                                                                                       
               FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS (3)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
       Full-time workers............................... 103,560  14,207   13.7   15,551   15.0  106,106  13,938   13.1   15,244   14.4 
       Part-time workers...............................  22,052   1,441    6.5    1,630    7.4   21,863   1,382    6.3    1,573    7.2 

       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:   Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  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.
     In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by
     ethnicity as well as race.  Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed
     workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.