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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          2004                                    2005                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   Members of     Represented              Members of     Represented  
                                                                   unions (1)     by unions (2)            unions (1)     by unions (2)
                  Occupation and industry                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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
                         OCCUPATION                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
     Management, professional, and related                                                                                             
      occupations......................................  41,451   5,418   13.1    6,256   15.1   42,226   5,639   13.4    6,385   15.1 
         Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                
          occupations..................................  15,758     732    4.6      895    5.7   15,955     793    5.0      939    5.9 
             Management occupations....................  10,796     441    4.1      553    5.1   10,921     485    4.4      585    5.4 
             Business and financial operations                                                                                         
              occupations..............................   4,962     291    5.9      342    6.9    5,034     308    6.1      354    7.0 
         Professional and related occupations..........  25,693   4,686   18.2    5,361   20.9   26,271   4,845   18.4    5,447   20.7 
             Computer and mathematical occupations.....   2,962     128    4.3      171    5.8    3,067     142    4.6      172    5.6 
             Architecture and engineering                                                                                              
              occupations..............................   2,597     209    8.0      246    9.5    2,593     221    8.5      259   10.0 
             Life, physical, and social science                                                                                        
              occupations..............................   1,204     106    8.8      129   10.7    1,305     125    9.6      140   10.7 
             Community and social services                                                                                             
              occupations..............................   2,132     370   17.4      422   19.8    2,100     346   16.5      376   17.9 
             Legal occupations.........................   1,216      75    6.2       92    7.6    1,261      71    5.6       83    6.6 
             Education, training, and library                                                                                          
              occupations..............................   7,636   2,874   37.6    3,235   42.4    7,813   3,006   38.5    3,354   42.9 
             Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and                                                                                  
              media occupations........................   1,894     162    8.6      184    9.7    1,957     152    7.8      171    8.8 
             Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                     
              occupations..............................   6,052     762   12.6      882   14.6    6,175     782   12.7      892   14.4 
     Service occupations...............................  20,724   2,371   11.4    2,552   12.3   21,074   2,446   11.6    2,659   12.6 
         Healthcare support occupations................   2,791     290   10.4      315   11.3    2,971     286    9.6      317   10.7 
         Protective service occupations................   2,840   1,059   37.3    1,118   39.4    2,843   1,051   37.0    1,109   39.0 
         Food preparation and serving related                                                                                          
          occupations..................................   7,164     294    4.1      337    4.7    7,361     316    4.3      362    4.9 
         Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                 
          occupations..................................   4,597     490   10.7      529   11.5    4,525     504   11.1      553   12.2 
         Personal care and service occupations.........   3,331     238    7.1      254    7.6    3,373     288    8.5      317    9.4 
     Sales and office occupations......................  32,322   2,493    7.7    2,780    8.6   32,541   2,385    7.3    2,671    8.2 
         Sales and related occupations.................  13,527     488    3.6      548    4.1   13,630     451    3.3      519    3.8 
         Office and administrative support                                                                                             
          occupations..................................  18,795   2,005   10.7    2,232   11.9   18,911   1,934   10.2    2,152   11.4 
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                  
        occupations....................................  12,081   2,222   18.4    2,343   19.4   12,907   2,129   16.5    2,238   17.3 
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....     862      27    3.1       34    3.9      898      35    3.9       38    4.3 
         Construction and extraction occupations.......   6,680   1,312   19.6    1,370   20.5    7,296   1,283   17.6    1,348   18.5 
         Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                         
          occupations..................................   4,540     883   19.4      939   20.7    4,713     811   17.2      851   18.1 
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                   
      occupations......................................  16,976   2,968   17.5    3,156   18.6   17,142   3,086   18.0    3,271   19.1 
         Production occupations........................   9,085   1,485   16.3    1,582   17.4    9,007   1,539   17.1    1,617   17.9 
         Transportation and material moving                                                                                            
          occupations..................................   7,891   1,483   18.8    1,574   20.0    8,135   1,547   19.0    1,655   20.3 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
                          INDUSTRY                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                       
     Private sector.................................... 103,584   8,205    7.9    8,956    8.6  105,508   8,255    7.8    8,962    8.5 
       Agriculture and related industries..............   1,023      23    2.2       30    2.9    1,021      28    2.7       30    3.0 
       Nonagricultural industries...................... 102,560   8,182    8.0    8,926    8.7  104,487   8,227    7.9    8,931    8.5 
          Mining.......................................     496      57   11.4       58   11.7      600      48    8.0       57    9.5 
          Construction.................................   7,550   1,110   14.7    1,162   15.4    8,053   1,057   13.1    1,111   13.8 
          Manufacturing................................  15,754   2,036   12.9    2,183   13.9   15,518   2,017   13.0    2,127   13.7 
              Durable goods............................   9,885   1,316   13.3    1,407   14.2    9,845   1,310   13.3    1,382   14.0 
              Nondurable goods.........................   5,869     720   12.3      776   13.2    5,673     707   12.5      746   13.1 
          Wholesale and retail trade...................  18,754   1,028    5.5    1,107    5.9   18,989   1,021    5.4    1,122    5.9 
              Wholesale trade..........................   4,083     189    4.6      214    5.2    4,017     236    5.9      259    6.4 
              Retail trade.............................  14,671     839    5.7      893    6.1   14,973     785    5.2      864    5.8 
          Transportation and utilities.................   4,893   1,218   24.9    1,287   26.3    5,212   1,252   24.0    1,309   25.1 
              Transportation and warehousing...........   4,043     976   24.2    1,031   25.5    4,379   1,024   23.4    1,071   24.4 
              Utilities................................     850     241   28.4      256   30.1      833     228   27.4      239   28.6 
          Information (3)..............................   3,058     433   14.2      470   15.4    2,934     398   13.6      422   14.4 
              Publishing, except Internet..............     778      52    6.7       59    7.6      765      68    8.8       74    9.7 
              Motion pictures and sound recording......     329      52   15.7       54   16.4      277      42   15.0       43   15.5 
              Broadcasting, except Internet............     502      47    9.3       53   10.5      534      46    8.6       48    9.0 
              Telecommunications.......................   1,218     273   22.4      292   24.0    1,096     234   21.4      248   22.6 
          Financial activities.........................   8,490     171    2.0      209    2.5    8,619     195    2.3      238    2.8 
              Finance and insurance....................   6,301      96    1.5      124    2.0    6,304     102    1.6      132    2.1 
                   Finance.............................   4,111      56    1.4       73    1.8    4,114      59    1.4       77    1.9 
                   Insurance...........................   2,191      40    1.8       51    2.3    2,190      44    2.0       54    2.5 
              Real estate and rental and leasing.......   2,188      76    3.5       85    3.9    2,315      92    4.0      107    4.6 
          Professional and business services...........  10,815     246    2.3      306    2.8   10,951     292    2.7      341    3.1 
              Professional and technical services......   6,263      70    1.1      102    1.6    6,468      98    1.5      120    1.9 
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                    
               services................................   4,552     177    3.9      204    4.5    4,483     194    4.3      221    4.9 
          Education and health services................  16,870   1,405    8.3    1,593    9.4   17,357   1,434    8.3    1,632    9.4 
              Educational services.....................   3,243     421   13.0      475   14.6    3,312     435   13.1      511   15.4 
              Health care and social assistance........  13,627     984    7.2    1,119    8.2   14,045     999    7.1    1,121    8.0 
          Leisure and hospitality......................  10,326     319    3.1      368    3.6   10,658     333    3.1      377    3.5 
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation......   1,777     114    6.4      123    6.9    1,869     118    6.3      134    7.2 
              Accommodation and food services..........   8,548     205    2.4      245    2.9    8,790     215    2.4      243    2.8 
                  Accommodation........................   1,431     117    8.2      132    9.2    1,459     122    8.3      130    8.9 
                  Food services and drinking places....   7,117      88    1.2      112    1.6    7,331      93    1.3      113    1.5 
          Other services (3)...........................   5,556     158    2.8      183    3.3    5,596     181    3.2      194    3.5 
              Other services, except private                                                                                           
               households..............................   4,782     148    3.1      172    3.6    4,799     175    3.7      188    3.9 
                                                                                                                                       
     Public sector.....................................  19,970   7,267   36.4    8,131   40.7   20,381   7,430   36.5    8,262   40.5 
         Federal goverment.............................   3,298     985   29.9    1,153   35.0    3,427     954   27.8    1,134   33.1 
         State government..............................   5,712   1,751   30.7    1,961   34.3    5,874   1,838   31.3    2,056   35.0 
         Local government..............................  10,961   4,532   41.3    5,017   45.8   11,080   4,638   41.9    5,071   45.8 

       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 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       NOTE:   Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  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.