HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                          ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                             2009                                      2010                  
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                        Members       Represented                 Members       Represented  
                                                                           of        by unions (2)                   of        by unions (2) 
                   Occupation and industry                             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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                             
                          OCCUPATION                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                             
       Management, professional, and related occupations    44,845    6,027   13.4    6,821   15.2    44,871    5,867   13.1    6,674   14.9 
           Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
             occupations.................................   16,978      822    4.8      997    5.9    16,684      782    4.7      973    5.8 
               Management occupations....................   11,548      473    4.1      585    5.1    11,386      476    4.2      599    5.3 
               Business and financial operations                                                                                             
                occupations..............................    5,430      348    6.4      412    7.6     5,299      306    5.8      373    7.0 
           Professional and related occupations..........   27,867    5,206   18.7    5,824   20.9    28,187    5,085   18.0    5,701   20.2 
               Computer and mathematical occupations.....    3,306      175    5.3      207    6.3     3,350      136    4.0      180    5.4 
               Architecture and engineering occupations..    2,512      194    7.7      228    9.1     2,468      197    8.0      244    9.9 
               Life, physical, and social science                                                                                            
                occupations..............................    1,220      122   10.0      141   11.6     1,256      126   10.1      145   11.5 
               Community and social services occupations     2,269      366   16.1      396   17.5     2,260      362   16.0      390   17.3 
               Legal occupations.........................    1,335       79    5.9       97    7.3     1,352       72    5.3       87    6.4 
               Education, training, and library                                                                                              
                occupations..............................    8,318    3,172   38.1    3,503   42.1     8,415    3,123   37.1    3,441   40.9 
               Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
                and media occupations....................    1,840      136    7.4      157    8.5     1,899      112    5.9      139    7.3 
               Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                         
                occupations..............................    7,067      962   13.6    1,096   15.5     7,188      957   13.3    1,076   15.0 
       Service occupations...............................   22,364    2,588   11.6    2,830   12.7    22,463    2,467   11.0    2,683   11.9 
           Healthcare support occupations................    3,159      317   10.0      353   11.2     3,214      268    8.4      296    9.2 
           Protective service occupations................    3,120    1,111   35.6    1,180   37.8     3,287    1,122   34.1    1,202   36.6 
           Food preparation and serving related                                                                                              
            occupations..................................    7,621      334    4.4      389    5.1     7,555      297    3.9      328    4.3 
           Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                     
             occupations.................................    4,592      521   11.3      570   12.4     4,549      469   10.3      518   11.4 
           Personal care and service occupations.........    3,873      306    7.9      338    8.7     3,858      311    8.0      338    8.8 
       Sales and office occupations......................   30,998    2,231    7.2    2,499    8.1    30,673    2,113    6.9    2,388    7.8 
           Sales and related occupations.................   13,331      411    3.1      480    3.6    13,033      418    3.2      496    3.8 
           Office and administrative support occupations    17,667    1,820   10.3    2,019   11.4    17,641    1,695    9.6    1,892   10.7 
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                      
         occupations.....................................   11,231    1,989   17.7    2,088   18.6    10,879    1,808   16.6    1,912   17.6 
           Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....      880       24    2.8       26    2.9       869       30    3.4       36    4.1 
           Construction and extraction occupations.......    5,820    1,220   21.0    1,269   21.8     5,579    1,050   18.8    1,100   19.7 
           Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                             
            occupations..................................    4,531      744   16.4      793   17.5     4,431      728   16.4      776   17.5 
       Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                       
         occupations.....................................   15,052    2,492   16.6    2,666   17.7    15,186    2,460   16.2    2,633   17.3 
           Production occupations........................    7,309    1,082   14.8    1,164   15.9     7,540    1,144   15.2    1,210   16.1 
           Transportation and material moving occupations    7,742    1,410   18.2    1,502   19.4     7,647    1,316   17.2    1,423   18.6 
                                                                                                                                             
                           INDUSTRY                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                             
       Private sector....................................  103,357    7,431    7.2    8,226    8.0   103,040    7,092    6.9    7,884    7.7 
       Agriculture and related industries................    1,045       12    1.1       14    1.4     1,131       18    1.6       23    2.0 
       Nonagriculture and related industries.............  102,312    7,419    7.3    8,212    8.0   101,909    7,074    6.9    7,861    7.7 
          Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction..      662       57    8.6       63    9.5       695       55    8.0       61    8.8 
          Construction...................................    6,613      958   14.5      993   15.0     6,103      801   13.1      838   13.7 
          Manufacturing..................................   13,454    1,470   10.9    1,595   11.9    13,252    1,418   10.7    1,538   11.6 
              Durable goods .............................    8,438      907   10.8      985   11.7     8,268      835   10.1      909   11.0 
              Nondurable goods ..........................    5,016      562   11.2      610   12.2     4,984      584   11.7      629   12.6 
          Wholesale and retail trade.....................   17,851      937    5.3    1,032    5.8    17,800      860    4.8      949    5.3 
              Wholesale trade............................    3,386      167    4.9      185    5.5     3,321      173    5.2      186    5.6 
              Retail trade...............................   14,465      770    5.3      847    5.9    14,479      687    4.7      763    5.3 
          Transportation and utilities...................    5,162    1,144   22.2    1,210   23.4     5,195    1,134   21.8    1,203   23.2 
              Transportation and warehousing.............    4,256      908   21.3      960   22.6     4,286      877   20.5      928   21.6 
              Utilities..................................      906      237   26.1      249   27.5       909      257   28.3      275   30.3 
          Information (3)................................    2,790      280   10.0      312   11.2     2,743      265    9.6      299   10.9 
                 Publishing, except Internet.............      633       34    5.3       41    6.5       577       29    5.0       38    6.5 
                 Motion pictures and sound recording                                                                                         
                  industries.............................      331       42   12.8       43   13.0       341       32    9.3       36   10.6 
                 Radio and television broadcasting and                                                                                       
                   cable subscriptions programming.......      534       25    4.7       30    5.5       561       29    5.1       38    6.8 
                 Internet publishing and broadcasting
                  and web search portals.................       28        2    6.7        2    6.7        45     -        .4     -        .4 
                 Telecommunications......................    1,088      174   16.0      192   17.7     1,054      167   15.8      177   16.8 
                 Libraries, archives, and                                                                                                    
                  other information services.............       88        2    2.6        4    4.2        95        7    7.7        9    9.8 
          Financial activities...........................    8,236      150    1.8      193    2.3     8,072      160    2.0      206    2.5 
              Finance and insurance......................    6,199       88    1.4      120    1.9     6,108       79    1.3      110    1.8 
                   Finance...............................    4,043       56    1.4       73    1.8     3,985       44    1.1       65    1.6 
                   Insurance.............................    2,155       32    1.5       48    2.2     2,123       35    1.6       45    2.1 
              Real estate and rental and leasing.........    2,037       61    3.0       73    3.6     1,964       81    4.1       95    4.9 
          Professional and business services.............   11,325      256    2.3      314    2.8    11,738      315    2.7      388    3.3 
              Professional and technical services........    6,915       78    1.1      107    1.5     6,980       98    1.4      134    1.9 
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                          
               services..................................    4,410      178    4.0      207    4.7     4,757      217    4.6      254    5.3 
          Education and health services..................   19,269    1,655    8.6    1,912    9.9    19,804    1,608    8.1    1,858    9.4 
              Educational services.......................    3,816      494   12.9      580   15.2     3,964      517   13.0      599   15.1 
              Health care and social assistance..........   15,454    1,161    7.5    1,332    8.6    15,840    1,091    6.9    1,259    7.9 
          Leisure and hospitality........................   11,352      349    3.1      407    3.6    11,111      301    2.7      337    3.0 
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation........    2,143      138    6.4      152    7.1     2,111      113    5.3      126    5.9 
              Accommodation and food services............    9,209      211    2.3      255    2.8     8,999      188    2.1      212    2.4 
                  Accommodation..........................    1,390      108    7.8      115    8.3     1,345      106    7.9      112    8.3 
                  Food services and drinking places......    7,819      103    1.3      140    1.8     7,654       82    1.1      100    1.3 
          Other services (3).............................    5,598      164    2.9      182    3.2     5,397      158    2.9      184    3.4 
              Other services, except private households..    4,775      147    3.1      163    3.4     4,726      152    3.2      178    3.8 
              Other services, private households.........      823       18    2.1       19    2.3       672        5     .8        6     .8 
                                                                                                                                             
       Public sector.....................................   21,133    7,896   37.4    8,677   41.1    21,033    7,623   36.2    8,406   40.0 
         Federal government..............................    3,594    1,005   28.0    1,192   33.2     3,670      984   26.8    1,154   31.4 
         State government................................    6,294    2,025   32.2    2,222   35.3     6,328    1,969   31.1    2,191   34.6 
         Local government................................   11,244    4,867   43.3    5,263   46.8    11,035    4,670   42.3    5,061   45.9 

       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 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       NOTE: 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.  Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.