HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2004 2005

Total

employed

Members of

unions 1

Represented

 by unions 2

Total

employed

Members of

unions 1

Represented

 by unions 2

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2004 2005

Total

employed

Members of

unions 1

Represented

 by unions 2

Total

employed

Members of

unions 1

Represented

 by unions 2

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

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 fulland part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of

whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

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