HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     43.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                            2004                                2005               
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                    Occupation and industry                          Members    Repre-                   Members    Repre-         
                                                                        of      sented    Non-              of      sented    Non- 
                                                             Total    unions      by     union   Total    unions      by     union 
                                                                       (1)      unions                     (1)      unions         
                                                                                 (2)                                 (2)           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
                           OCCUPATION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
     Management, professional, and related occupations.....   $918     $921      $916     $918    $937     $942      $937     $937
         Management, business, and financial operations                                                                            
          occupations......................................    965      963       972      965     997    1,015     1,029      995 
             Management occupations........................  1,052    1,065     1,074    1,050   1,083    1,137     1,146    1,076 
             Business and financial operations                                                                                     
              occupations..................................    847      880       881      844     871      854       866      872 
         Professional and related occupations..............    883      915       907      875     902      932       924      894 
             Computer and mathematical occupations.........  1,114    1,000       983    1,124   1,132    1,009     1,029    1,141 
             Architecture and engineering occupations......  1,098    1,080     1,090    1,100   1,105    1,133     1,133    1,101 
             Life, physical, and social science                                                                                    
              occupations..................................    957      949       977      955     965      978     1,011      959 
             Community and social services occupations.....    707      827       817      666     725      880       865      693 
             Legal occupations.............................  1,070    1,174     1,155    1,058   1,052    1,147     1,155    1,042 
             Education, training, and library                                                                                      
              occupations..................................    781      899       886      687     798      913       898      710 
             Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                        
              occupations..................................    768      953       972      754     819      983       925      808 
             Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                 
              occupations..................................    852      938       933      841     878      932       932      867 
     Service occupations...................................    411      655       647      389     413      643       629      392 
         Healthcare support occupations....................    407      458       462      401     410      466       462      405 
         Protective service occupations....................    700      907       897      567     678      896       886      568 
         Food preparation and serving related                                                                                      
          occupations......................................    360      445       435      355     356      439       442      350 
         Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                             
          occupations......................................    385      515       513      368     394      528       518      378 
         Personal care and service occupations.............    402      522       518      394     409      558       549      397 
     Sales and office occupations..........................    558      662       658      545     575      681       675      562 
         Sales and related occupations.....................    604      576       577      606     622      623       625      622 
         Office and administrative support occupations.....    535      676       671      519     550      689       682      528 
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                              
      occupations..........................................    621      867       858      581     623      910       903      585 
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........    356     (3)       (3)       352     372     (3)       (3)       369 
         Construction and extraction occupations...........    604      861       852      555     604      913       903      554 
         Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                     
          occupations......................................    704      886       880      662     705      915       913      666 
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                               
      occupations..........................................    523      687       681      498     540      709       704      510 
         Production occupations............................    526      681       674      503     538      698       693      511 
         Transportation and material moving occupations....    520      695       689      491     543      721       717      508 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
                            INDUSTRY                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                   
     Private sector........................................   $615     $739      $734     $604    $625     $757      $752     $615
       Agriculture and related industries..................    403     (3)       (3)       402     402     (3)       (3)       402 
       Nonagricultural industries..........................    617      740       735      606     629      758       753      617 
          Mining...........................................    874      905       911      865     885     (3)        989      870 
          Construction.....................................    618      893       884      588     619      933       926      590 
          Manufacturing....................................    662      694       692      654     676      722       719      667 
              Durable goods................................    691      707       706      687     704      751       747      695 
              Nondurable goods.............................    611      670       662      602     624      676       672      618 
          Wholesale and retail trade.......................    550      596       590      547     566      615       610      562 
              Wholesale trade..............................    677      722       709      674     692      678       676      694 
              Retail trade.................................    509      567       560      507     515      590       585      513 
          Transportation and utilities.....................    711      854       850      662     726      864       860      676 
              Transportation and warehousing...............    668      819       814      619     688      829       827      640 
              Utilities....................................    957      979       978      948     941      960       954      931 
          Information (4)..................................    828      893       887      808     832      931       925      810 
              Publishing, except Internet..................    720      844       829      710     755      860       867      740 
              Motion pictures and sound recording..........    805     (3)       (3)       762     751     (3)       (3)       691 
              Broadcasting, except Internet................    763     (3)       (3)       749     749     (3)       (3)       738 
              Telecommunications...........................    918      910       897      929     927      937       935      923 
          Financial activities.............................    706      657       649      708     741      698       696      743 
              Finance and insurance........................    738      636       629      740     765      692       696      767 
                   Finance.................................    735      606       616      737     765      650       667      768 
                   Insurance...............................    743     (3)       (3)       744     764     (3)        729      766 
              Real estate and rental and leasing...........    615      677       670      613     653      711       696      649 
          Professional and business services...............    709      679       694      710     739      663       673      743 
              Professional and technical services..........    927      940       937      927     961      770       858      963 
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                
               services....................................    478      607       606      470     488      586       578      485 
          Education and health services....................    613      717       728      603     627      731       736      617 
              Educational services.........................    716      828       831      679     737      818       809      718 
              Health care and social assistance............    595      656       671      588     607      684       692      601 
          Leisure and hospitality..........................    407      518       508      402     409      513       510      405 
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    523      677       662      513     521      652       618      515 
              Accommodation and food services..............    391      477       473      387     388      487       486      384 
                  Accommodation............................    432      481       490      422     455      515       510      438 
                  Food services and drinking places........    378      467       422      377     372      400       406      372 
          Other services (4)...............................    528      749       750      521     535      694       698      524 
              Other services, except private households....    560      764       764      551     579      698       701      572 
                                                                                                                                   
     Public sector.........................................    751      832       827      683     758      850       842      692 
         Federal goverment.................................    856      840       848      869     882      873       879      887 
         State government..................................    725      788       781      681     733      802       798      684 
         Local government..................................    731      844       834      627     738      858       844      633 

       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 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
       4 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.