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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          2004                                    2005                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   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......................... 123,554  15,472   12.5   17,087   13.8  125,889  15,685   12.5   17,223   13.7 
        16 to 24 years.................................  19,109     890    4.7    1,019    5.3   19,283     878    4.6    1,019    5.3 
        25 years and over.............................. 104,444  14,581   14.0   16,069   15.4  106,606  14,808   13.9   16,204   15.2 
          25 to 34 years...............................  28,202   2,982   10.6    3,316   11.8   28,450   3,044   10.7    3,368   11.8 
          35 to 44 years...............................  30,470   4,173   13.7    4,590   15.1   30,654   4,211   13.7    4,579   14.9 
          45 to 54 years...............................  28,039   4,771   17.0    5,233   18.7   28,714   4,731   16.5    5,158   18.0 
          55 to 64 years...............................  14,239   2,390   16.8    2,617   18.4   15,158   2,496   16.5    2,732   18.0 
          65 years and over............................   3,495     264    7.5      314    9.0    3,631     325    8.9      366   10.1 
                                                                                                                                       
        Men, 16 years and over.........................  64,145   8,878   13.8    9,638   15.0   65,466   8,870   13.5    9,597   14.7 
          16 to 24 years...............................   9,835     557    5.7      627    6.4    9,860     523    5.3      603    6.1 
          25 years and over............................  54,310   8,321   15.3    9,010   16.6   55,606   8,347   15.0    8,994   16.2 
            25 to 34 years.............................  15,391   1,722   11.2    1,873   12.2   15,559   1,754   11.3    1,915   12.3 
            35 to 44 years.............................  16,035   2,449   15.3    2,658   16.6   16,196   2,422   15.0    2,582   15.9 
            45 to 54 years.............................  14,026   2,699   19.2    2,903   20.7   14,421   2,658   18.4    2,849   19.8 
            55 to 64 years.............................   7,117   1,309   18.4    1,414   19.9    7,606   1,346   17.7    1,458   19.2 
            65 years and over..........................   1,741     142    8.2      163    9.4    1,824     167    9.1      190   10.4 
                                                                                                                                       
        Women, 16 years and over.......................  59,408   6,593   11.1    7,450   12.5   60,423   6,815   11.3    7,626   12.6 
          16 to 24 years...............................   9,274     333    3.6      391    4.2    9,423     354    3.8      417    4.4 
          25 years and over............................  50,134   6,260   12.5    7,058   14.1   51,000   6,461   12.7    7,210   14.1 
            25 to 34 years.............................  12,811   1,261    9.8    1,443   11.3   12,891   1,290   10.0    1,454   11.3 
            35 to 44 years.............................  14,435   1,725   11.9    1,931   13.4   14,457   1,790   12.4    1,997   13.8 
            45 to 54 years.............................  14,014   2,072   14.8    2,330   16.6   14,293   2,073   14.5    2,309   16.2 
            55 to 64 years.............................   7,122   1,081   15.2    1,203   16.9    7,552   1,150   15.2    1,274   16.9 
            65 years and over..........................   1,753     121    6.9      151    8.6    1,806     158    8.8      176    9.8 
                                                                                                                                       
        RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
       White, 16 years and over........................ 101,340  12,381   12.2   13,657   13.5  102,967  12,520   12.2   13,755   13.4 
         Men...........................................  53,432   7,260   13.6    7,854   14.7   54,462   7,275   13.4    7,858   14.4 
         Women.........................................  47,908   5,121   10.7    5,803   12.1   48,505   5,245   10.8    5,897   12.2 
                                                                                                                                       
       Black or African American, 16 years and over....  14,090   2,130   15.1    2,355   16.7   14,459   2,178   15.1    2,391   16.5 
         Men...........................................   6,409   1,085   16.9    1,185   18.5    6,603   1,062   16.1    1,166   17.7 
         Women.........................................   7,681   1,045   13.6    1,170   15.2    7,857   1,115   14.2    1,225   15.6 
                                                                                                                                       
       Asian, 16 years and over........................   5,280     603   11.4      670   12.7    5,479     614   11.2      666   12.2 
         Men...........................................   2,815     328   11.7      371   13.2    2,881     314   10.9      337   11.7 
         Women.........................................   2,465     275   11.1      299   12.1    2,598     299   11.5      329   12.7 
                                                                                                                                       
       Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                                      
        over...........................................  16,533   1,676   10.1    1,888   11.4   17,191   1,793   10.4    1,981   11.5 
         Men...........................................   9,857   1,016   10.3    1,130   11.5   10,324   1,093   10.6    1,185   11.5 
         Women.........................................   6,676     661    9.9      758   11.4    6,866     700   10.2      796   11.6 
                                                                                                                                       
               FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS (3)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
       Full-time workers............................... 101,224  14,029   13.9   15,463   15.3  103,560  14,207   13.7   15,551   15.0 
       Part-time workers...............................  22,047   1,406    6.4    1,587    7.2   22,052   1,441    6.5    1,630    7.4 

       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 2005, 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.