HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

2011 2012

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AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,187 14,764 11.8 16,290 13.0 127,577 14,366 11.3 15,922 12.5

16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,910 737 4.4 845 5.0 17,417 731 4.2 869 5.0

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,278 14,027 13.0 15,444 14.3 110,160 13,635 12.4 15,053 13.7

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,682 2,829 9.9 3,155 11.0 28,875 2,755 9.5 3,083 10.7

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,231 3,470 12.7 3,804 14.0 27,442 3,424 12.5 3,746 13.6

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,693 4,286 14.9 4,707 16.4 28,765 4,032 14.0 4,437 15.4

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,751 2,949 15.7 3,219 17.2 19,694 2,932 14.9 3,233 16.4

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,920 494 10.0 559 11.4 5,385 491 9.1 554 10.3

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,686 8,006 12.4 8,731 13.5 65,898 7,895 12.0 8,611 13.1

16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,636 435 5.0 486 5.6 8,830 448 5.1 521 5.9

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,050 7,571 13.5 8,246 14.7 57,067 7,448 13.1 8,090 14.2

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,465 1,541 10.0 1,706 11.0 15,465 1,546 10.0 1,688 10.9

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,412 1,946 13.5 2,114 14.7 14,481 1,919 13.3 2,085 14.4

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,415 2,327 16.1 2,513 17.4 14,601 2,214 15.2 2,385 16.3

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,212 1,497 16.2 1,623 17.6 9,728 1,521 15.6 1,655 17.0

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,547 260 10.2 290 11.4 2,792 248 8.9 277 9.9

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,502 6,758 11.2 7,558 12.5 61,679 6,470 10.5 7,311 11.9

16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,274 302 3.6 360 4.3 8,586 283 3.3 347 4.0

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,228 6,456 12.4 7,199 13.8 53,093 6,187 11.7 6,964 13.1

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,218 1,288 9.7 1,449 11.0 13,410 1,209 9.0 1,396 10.4

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,819 1,524 11.9 1,690 13.2 12,961 1,505 11.6 1,661 12.8

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,278 1,959 13.7 2,195 15.4 14,164 1,819 12.8 2,052 14.5

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,540 1,452 15.2 1,596 16.7 9,966 1,411 14.2 1,579 15.8

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,373 233 9.8 269 11.3 2,593 244 9.4 277 10.7

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,768 11,853 11.6 13,061 12.8 101,851 11,306 11.1 12,517 12.3

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,418 6,568 12.3 7,156 13.4 53,542 6,359 11.9 6,933 12.9

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,351 5,285 10.9 5,905 12.2 48,309 4,947 10.2 5,584 11.6

Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,249 1,927 13.5 2,140 15.0 14,975 2,009 13.4 2,220 14.8

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,440 940 14.6 1,020 15.8 6,753 999 14.8 1,078 16.0

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,808 987 12.6 1,119 14.3 8,222 1,009 12.3 1,142 13.9

Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,153 623 10.1 690 11.2 6,953 668 9.6 758 10.9

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,269 296 9.1 331 10.1 3,650 323 8.9 369 10.1

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,884 327 11.4 359 12.4 3,303 345 10.4 388 11.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,733 1,826 9.7 2,015 10.8 20,144 1,982 9.8 2,197 10.9

Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,980 1,078 9.8 1,186 10.8 11,415 1,148 10.1 1,266 11.1

Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,754 748 9.6 829 10.7 8,730 834 9.6 931 10.7

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS3

Full-time workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,457 13,177 13.1 14,487 14.4 102,749 12,847 12.5 14,173 13.8

Part-time workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,502 1,557 6.4 1,769 7.2 24,614 1,483 6.0 1,710 6.9

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.

2 Data refer to both union members and 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. Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours.

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. All self-employed workers

are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.

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