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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                             2007                                      2008                  
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                        Members       Represented                 Members       Represented  
                                                                           of        by unions (2)                   of        by unions (2) 
                        Characteristic                                 unions (1)                                unions (1)                  
                                                            Total                                     Total                                  
                                                           employed                                  employed                                
                                                                            Percent         Percent                   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..........................  129,767   15,670   12.1   17,243   13.3   129,377   16,098   12.4   17,761   13.7 
         16 to 24 years..................................   19,395      939    4.8    1,068    5.5    18,705      930    5.0    1,062    5.7 
         25 years and over...............................  110,372   14,731   13.3   16,176   14.7   110,672   15,168   13.7   16,699   15.1 
          25 to 34 years.................................   29,409    3,050   10.4    3,358   11.4    29,276    3,120   10.7    3,443   11.8 
          35 to 44 years.................................   30,296    3,972   13.1    4,362   14.4    29,708    3,993   13.4    4,365   14.7 
          45 to 54 years.................................   29,731    4,664   15.7    5,087   17.1    29,787    4,767   16.0    5,228   17.6 
          55 to 64 years.................................   16,752    2,691   16.1    2,967   17.7    17,430    2,887   16.6    3,209   18.4 
          65 years and over..............................    4,183      355    8.5      402    9.6     4,471      401    9.0      454   10.2 
                                                                                                                                             
         Men, 16 years and over..........................   67,468    8,767   13.0    9,494   14.1    66,846    8,938   13.4    9,724   14.5 
         16 to 24 years..................................    9,959      551    5.5      627    6.3     9,537      555    5.8      617    6.5 
         25 years and over...............................   57,509    8,217   14.3    8,867   15.4    57,309    8,383   14.6    9,107   15.9 
          25 to 34 years.................................   15,994    1,736   10.9    1,884   11.8    15,780    1,750   11.1    1,909   12.1 
          35 to 44 years.................................   16,070    2,318   14.4    2,501   15.6    15,653    2,307   14.7    2,491   15.9 
          45 to 54 years.................................   15,040    2,578   17.1    2,745   18.3    14,988    2,608   17.4    2,812   18.8 
          55 to 64 years.................................    8,286    1,403   16.9    1,532   18.5     8,657    1,525   17.6    1,682   19.4 
          65 years and over..............................    2,119      181    8.5      205    9.7     2,230      193    8.7      213    9.6 
                                                                                                                                             
         Women, 16 years and over........................   62,299    6,903   11.1    7,749   12.4    62,532    7,160   11.4    8,036   12.9 
         16 to 24 years..................................    9,436      388    4.1      441    4.7     9,168      374    4.1      445    4.8 
         25 years and over...............................   52,863    6,514   12.3    7,308   13.8    53,364    6,785   12.7    7,592   14.2 
          25 to 34 years.................................   13,416    1,313    9.8    1,474   11.0    13,496    1,370   10.1    1,534   11.4 
          35 to 44 years.................................   14,226    1,653   11.6    1,861   13.1    14,055    1,685   12.0    1,874   13.3 
          45 to 54 years.................................   14,691    2,086   14.2    2,341   15.9    14,799    2,159   14.6    2,416   16.3 
          55 to 64 years.................................    8,466    1,288   15.2    1,435   17.0     8,773    1,363   15.5    1,527   17.4 
          65 years and over..............................    2,065      174    8.4      197    9.5     2,241      208    9.3      241   10.7 
                                                                                                                                             
         RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                             
         White, 16 years and over........................  105,515   12,487   11.8   13,715   13.0   105,052   12,863   12.2   14,222   13.5 
          Men............................................   55,771    7,134   12.8    7,708   13.8    55,197    7,309   13.2    7,961   14.4 
          Women..........................................   49,743    5,352   10.8    6,007   12.1    49,855    5,555   11.1    6,261   12.6 
                                                                                                                                             
         Black or African American, 16 years and over....   15,177    2,165   14.3    2,403   15.8    15,030    2,178   14.5    2,370   15.8 
          Men............................................    6,945    1,097   15.8    1,205   17.3     6,809    1,081   15.9    1,159   17.0 
          Women..........................................    8,232    1,067   13.0    1,198   14.6     8,221    1,097   13.3    1,211   14.7 
                                                                                                                                             
         Asian, 16 years and over........................    6,016      654   10.9      720   12.0     6,157      653   10.6      714   11.6 
          Men............................................    3,168      324   10.2      348   11.0     3,216      310    9.6      339   10.6 
          Women..........................................    2,849      330   11.6      372   13.1     2,941      344   11.7      374   12.7 
                                                                                                                                             
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over    18,778    1,837    9.8    2,026   10.8    18,572    1,960   10.6    2,168   11.7 
          Men............................................   11,163    1,108    9.9    1,208   10.8    10,998    1,204   11.0    1,317   12.0 
          Women..........................................    7,615      728    9.6      818   10.7     7,574      756   10.0      852   11.2 
                                                                                                                                             
                FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS (3)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                             
         Full-time workers...............................  107,339   14,201   13.2   15,570   14.5   106,648   14,561   13.7   16,029   15.0 
         Part-time workers...............................   22,172    1,437    6.5    1,635    7.4    22,497    1,505    6.7    1,697    7.5 

       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:  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.  Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their
     businesses are incorporated.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.