HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

1998 1999

Total

employed

Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Total

employed

Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

Total

Percent

of

employed

OCCUPATION

Managerial and professional specialty ..................................... 33,102 4,252 12.8 5,015 15.2 34,693 4,594 13.2 5,352 15.4

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ............................. 15,473 812 5.2 1,017 6.6 16,000 903 5.6 1,138 7.1

 Professional specialty ............................................................. 17,629 3,440 19.5 3,998 22.7 18,693 3,691 19.7 4,215 22.5

Technical, sales, and administrative support ............................ 35,379 3,239 9.2 3,677 10.4 35,514 3,191 9.0 3,609 10.2

 Technicians and related support ............................................ 4,150 433 10.4 498 12.0 4,188 461 11.0 523 12.5

 Sales occupations .................................................................. 13,378 544 4.1 620 4.6 13,451 549 4.1 613 4.6

 Administrative support, including clerical ................................ 17,851 2,262 12.7 2,558 14.3 17,874 2,182 12.2 2,474 13.8

Service occupations ................................................................. 16,594 2,209 13.3 2,398 14.5 16,829 2,151 12.8 2,336 13.9

 Protective service ................................................................... 2,399 991 41.3 1,048 43.7 2,427 927 38.2 991 40.8

 Service, except protective service .......................................... 14,195 1,218 8.6 1,350 9.5 14,403 1,224 8.5 1,346 9.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................................... 12,274 2,708 22.1 2,834 23.1 12,474 2,800 22.4 2,929 23.5

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ......................................... 17,443 3,713 21.3 3,894 22.3 17,514 3,627 20.7 3,830 21.9

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................... 7,498 1,603 21.4 1,672 22.3 7,255 1,490 20.5 1,572 21.7

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................... 4,935 1,204 24.4 1,267 25.7 5,041 1,148 22.8 1,216 24.1

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............ 5,010 906 18.1 956 19.1 5,218 989 18.9 1,042 20.0

Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................... 1,938 90 4.6 100 5.2 1,940 113 5.8 125 6.4

INDUSTRY

Private wage and salary workers .............................................. 98,329 9,306 9.5 10,104 10.3 100,025 9,419 9.4 10,216 10.2

 Agriculture .............................................................................. 1,739 26 1.5 31 1.8 1,721 43 2.5 48 2.8

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................................... 96,590 9,280 9.6 10,073 10.4 98,304 9,376 9.5 10,168 10.3

 Mining ................................................................................... 589 72 12.2 79 13.4 531 57 10.6 60 11.4

 Construction ......................................................................... 5,946 1,056 17.8 1,093 18.4 6,230 1,187 19.1 1,224 19.6

 Manufacturing ....................................................................... 19,763 3,127 15.8 3,315 16.8 19,323 3,024 15.6 3,209 16.6

 Durable goods .................................................................... 11,999 1,990 16.6 2,097 17.5 11,824 1,941 16.4 2,063 17.5

 Nondurable goods .............................................................. 7,763 1,138 14.7 1,218 15.7 7,499 1,083 14.4 1,146 15.3

 Transportation and public utilities ......................................... 7,147 1,843 25.8 1,931 27.0 7,317 1,865 25.5 1,956 26.7

 Transportation .................................................................... 4,316 1,108 25.7 1,156 26.8 4,450 1,136 25.5 1,186 26.7

 Communications and public utilities ................................... 2,831 735 26.0 775 27.4 2,866 729 25.4 770 26.9

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................... 24,230 1,283 5.3 1,387 5.7 24,671 1,278 5.2 1,406 5.7

 Wholesale trade .................................................................. 4,425 259 5.9 275 6.2 4,573 248 5.4 281 6.1

 Retail trade ......................................................................... 19,805 1,024 5.2 1,113 5.6 20,098 1,030 5.1 1,126 5.6

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ..................................... 7,420 150 2.0 195 2.6 7,588 156 2.1 191 2.5

 Services ................................................................................ 31,493 1,750 5.6 2,073 6.6 32,645 1,809 5.5 2,121 6.5

Government workers ................................................................ 18,401 6,905 37.5 7,815 42.5 18,938 7,058 37.3 7,966 42.1

 Federal ................................................................................... 3,269 1,105 33.8 1,299 39.7 3,264 1,047 32.1 1,275 39.0

 State ....................................................................................... 5,150 1,431 27.8 1,667 32.4 5,233 1,527 29.2 1,781 34.0

 Local ....................................................................................... 9,982 4,370 43.8 4,849 48.6 10,440 4,484 42.9 4,911 47.0

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.

 NOTE: 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. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect

revised population controls used in the household survey.

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