HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          1998                                    1999                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   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
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                        SEX AND AGE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
      Total, 16 years and over......................... 116,730  16,211   13.9   17,918   15.4  118,963  16,477   13.9   18,182   15.3 
       16 to 24 years..................................  19,164   1,014    5.3    1,151    6.0   19,606   1,110    5.7    1,239    6.3 
       25 years and over...............................  97,566  15,198   15.6   16,767   17.2   99,358  15,367   15.5   16,943   17.1 
        25 to 34 years.................................  29,121   3,332   11.4    3,711   12.7   28,657   3,415   11.9    3,785   13.2 
        35 to 44 years.................................  31,865   5,013   15.7    5,511   17.3   32,438   4,918   15.2    5,428   16.7 
        45 to 54 years.................................  23,579   4,737   20.1    5,220   22.1   24,665   4,881   19.8    5,377   21.8 
        55 to 64 years.................................  10,427   1,923   18.4    2,110   20.2   10,880   1,932   17.8    2,107   19.4 
        65 years and over..............................   2,574     193    7.5      214    8.3    2,718     221    8.1      247    9.1 
                                                                                                                                       
       Men, 16 years and over..........................  60,973   9,850   16.2   10,638   17.4   61,914   9,949   16.1   10,758   17.4 
        16 to 24 years.................................   9,927     637    6.4      719    7.2   10,116     716    7.1      781    7.7 
        25 years and over..............................  51,046   9,213   18.0    9,919   19.4   51,797   9,232   17.8    9,977   19.3 
         25 to 34 years................................  15,656   2,112   13.5    2,301   14.7   15,330   2,142   14.0    2,325   15.2 
         35 to 44 years................................  16,768   3,055   18.2    3,264   19.5   17,020   2,993   17.6    3,241   19.0 
         45 to 54 years................................  11,874   2,771   23.3    2,982   25.1   12,395   2,800   22.6    3,026   24.4 
         55 to 64 years................................   5,404   1,177   21.8    1,265   23.4    5,622   1,186   21.1    1,267   22.5 
         65 years and over.............................   1,343      98    7.3      108    8.0    1,431     111    7.7      118    8.2 
                                                                                                                                       
       Women, 16 years and over........................  55,757   6,362   11.4    7,280   13.1   57,050   6,528   11.4    7,425   13.0 
        16 to 24 years.................................   9,237     377    4.1      432    4.7    9,489     393    4.1      458    4.8 
        25 years and over..............................  46,520   5,985   12.9    6,848   14.7   47,560   6,135   12.9    6,966   14.6 
         25 to 34 years................................  13,464   1,219    9.1    1,410   10.5   13,327   1,273    9.6    1,460   11.0 
         35 to 44 years................................  15,097   1,958   13.0    2,248   14.9   15,418   1,924   12.5    2,187   14.2 
         45 to 54 years................................  11,705   1,967   16.8    2,238   19.1   12,270   2,081   17.0    2,351   19.2 
         55 to 64 years................................   5,023     746   14.9      845   16.8    5,258     746   14.2      839   16.0 
         65 years and over.............................   1,231      95    7.7      106    8.6    1,287     110    8.5      129   10.0 
                                                                                                                                       
               RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                       
       White, 16 years and over........................  97,531  13,118   13.5   14,460   14.8   99,147  13,349   13.5   14,668   14.8 
         Men...........................................  51,700   8,166   15.8    8,788   17.0   52,492   8,246   15.7    8,896   16.9 
         Women.........................................  45,831   4,952   10.8    5,673   12.4   46,655   5,103   10.9    5,771   12.4 
                                                                                                                                       
       Black, 16 years and over........................  13,894   2,460   17.7    2,739   19.7   14,346   2,463   17.2    2,757   19.2 
         Men...........................................   6,452   1,337   20.7    1,458   22.6    6,585   1,348   20.5    1,464   22.2 
         Women.........................................   7,443   1,123   15.1    1,282   17.2    7,760   1,116   14.4    1,293   16.7 
                                                                                                                                       
       Hispanic origin, 16 years and over..............  12,374   1,471   11.9    1,634   13.2   12,810   1,525   11.9    1,684   13.1 
         Men...........................................   7,360     937   12.7    1,017   13.8    7,457     966   13.0    1,052   14.1 
         Women.........................................   5,015     534   10.6      617   12.3    5,353     559   10.4      632   11.8 
                                                                                                                                       
                FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS(3)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
       Full-time workers...............................  95,595  14,825   15.5   16,323   17.1   97,626  14,974   15.3   16,501   16.9 
       Part-time workers...............................  20,862   1,354    6.5    1,559    7.5   21,065   1,459    6.9    1,634    7.8 

       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. Beginning in 1994, 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:    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. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum
     to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black
     population groups. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.