HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

40. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

2008 2009

Total

employed

Members

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unions 1

Represented

by unions 2

Total

employed

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unions 1

Represented

by unions 2

Total

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AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 129,377 16,098 12.4 17,761 13.7 124,490 15,327 12.3 16,904 13.6

 16 to 24 years ......................................................................... 18,705 930 5.0 1,062 5.7 17,173 813 4.7 941 5.5

 25 years and over ................................................................... 110,672 15,168 13.7 16,699 15.1 107,317 14,514 13.5 15,962 14.9

 25 to 34 years ........................................................................ 29,276 3,120 10.7 3,443 11.8 28,067 2,942 10.5 3,262 11.6

 35 to 44 years ........................................................................ 29,708 3,993 13.4 4,365 14.7 28,066 3,669 13.1 4,035 14.4

 45 to 54 years ........................................................................ 29,787 4,767 16.0 5,228 17.6 29,054 4,551 15.7 4,994 17.2

 55 to 64 years ........................................................................ 17,430 2,887 16.6 3,209 18.4 17,599 2,926 16.6 3,186 18.1

 65 years and over .................................................................. 4,471 401 9.0 454 10.2 4,530 425 9.4 485 10.7

 Men, 16 years and over .......................................................... 66,846 8,938 13.4 9,724 14.5 63,539 8,441 13.3 9,176 14.4

 16 to 24 years ......................................................................... 9,537 555 5.8 617 6.5 8,555 493 5.8 560 6.5

 25 years and over ................................................................... 57,309 8,383 14.6 9,107 15.9 54,984 7,947 14.5 8,616 15.7

 25 to 34 years ........................................................................ 15,780 1,750 11.1 1,909 12.1 14,952 1,633 10.9 1,786 11.9

 35 to 44 years ........................................................................ 15,653 2,307 14.7 2,491 15.9 14,679 2,077 14.1 2,250 15.3

 45 to 54 years ........................................................................ 14,988 2,608 17.4 2,812 18.8 14,421 2,492 17.3 2,693 18.7

 55 to 64 years ........................................................................ 8,657 1,525 17.6 1,682 19.4 8,647 1,536 17.8 1,654 19.1

 65 years and over .................................................................. 2,230 193 8.7 213 9.6 2,285 211 9.2 233 10.2

 Women, 16 years and over .................................................... 62,532 7,160 11.4 8,036 12.9 60,951 6,887 11.3 7,727 12.7

 16 to 24 years ......................................................................... 9,168 374 4.1 445 4.8 8,619 320 3.7 381 4.4

 25 years and over ................................................................... 53,364 6,785 12.7 7,592 14.2 52,333 6,567 12.5 7,346 14.0

 25 to 34 years ........................................................................ 13,496 1,370 10.1 1,534 11.4 13,116 1,309 10.0 1,476 11.3

 35 to 44 years ........................................................................ 14,055 1,685 12.0 1,874 13.3 13,387 1,593 11.9 1,785 13.3

 45 to 54 years ........................................................................ 14,799 2,159 14.6 2,416 16.3 14,633 2,060 14.1 2,302 15.7

 55 to 64 years ........................................................................ 8,773 1,363 15.5 1,527 17.4 8,952 1,390 15.5 1,532 17.1

 65 years and over .................................................................. 2,241 208 9.3 241 10.7 2,245 215 9.6 252 11.2

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ........................................................ 105,052 12,863 12.2 14,222 13.5 101,581 12,330 12.1 13,595 13.4

 Men ........................................................................................ 55,197 7,309 13.2 7,961 14.4 52,691 6,918 13.1 7,512 14.3

 Women .................................................................................. 49,855 5,555 11.1 6,261 12.6 48,889 5,412 11.1 6,083 12.4

 Black or African American, 16 years and over ....................... 15,030 2,178 14.5 2,370 15.8 14,127 1,966 13.9 2,172 15.4

 Men ........................................................................................ 6,809 1,081 15.9 1,159 17.0 6,257 964 15.4 1,046 16.7

 Women .................................................................................. 8,221 1,097 13.3 1,211 14.7 7,870 1,002 12.7 1,126 14.3

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................................ 6,157 653 10.6 714 11.6 5,847 664 11.4 730 12.5

 Men ........................................................................................ 3,216 310 9.6 339 10.6 3,075 332 10.8 370 12.0

 Women .................................................................................. 2,941 344 11.7 374 12.7 2,772 333 12.0 361 13.0

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over ...................... 18,572 1,960 10.6 2,168 11.7 18,034 1,841 10.2 2,036 11.3

 Men ........................................................................................ 10,998 1,204 11.0 1,317 12.0 10,518 1,108 10.5 1,199 11.4

 Women .................................................................................. 7,574 756 10.0 852 11.2 7,515 733 9.7 836 11.1

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS 3

 Full-time workers .................................................................... 106,648 14,561 13.7 16,029 15.0 99,820 13,602 13.6 14,960 15.0

 Part-time workers ................................................................... 22,497 1,505 6.7 1,697 7.5 24,431 1,698 7.0 1,913 7.8

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to

a union.

2 Data refer to both union members and 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. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated

businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population

controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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