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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                          2005                                    2006                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                   Members of     Represented              Members of     Represented  
                                                                   unions (1)     by unions (2)            unions (1)     by unions (2)
                  Occupation and industry                Total                                   Total                                 
                                                          em-                                     em-                                  
                                                         ployed         Percent         Percent  ployed         Percent         Percent
                                                                 Total     of    Total     of            Total     of    Total     of  
                                                                          em-             em-                     em-             em-  
                                                                         ployed          ployed                  ployed          ployed
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                         OCCUPATION                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
     Management, professional, and related                                                                                             
     occupations.......................................  42,226   5,639   13.4    6,385   15.1   43,105   5,522   12.8    6,288   14.6 
         Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                
            occupations................................  15,955     793    5.0      939    5.9   16,471     802    4.9      964    5.9 
             Management occupations....................  10,921     485    4.4      585    5.4   11,260     478    4.2      595    5.3 
             Business and financial operations                                                                                         
              occupations..............................   5,034     308    6.1      354    7.0    5,210     324    6.2      369    7.1 
         Professional and related occupations..........  26,271   4,845   18.4    5,447   20.7   26,635   4,721   17.7    5,324   20.0 
             Computer and mathematical occupations.....   3,067     142    4.6      172    5.6    3,069     133    4.3      172    5.6 
             Architecture and engineering                                                                                              
              occupations..............................   2,593     221    8.5      259   10.0    2,669     197    7.4      236    8.9 
             Life, physical, and social science                                                                                        
              occupations..............................   1,305     125    9.6      140   10.7    1,315     130    9.9      155   11.8 
             Community and social services                                                                                             
              occupations..............................   2,100     346   16.5      376   17.9    2,099     327   15.6      356   17.0 
             Legal occupations.........................   1,261      71    5.6       83    6.6    1,282      68    5.3       73    5.7 
             Education, training, and library                                                                                          
              occupations..............................   7,813   3,006   38.5    3,354   42.9    7,888   2,942   37.3    3,287   41.7 
             Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and                                                                                  
              media occupations........................   1,957     152    7.8      171    8.8    1,930     124    6.4      140    7.2 
             Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                     
              occupations..............................   6,175     782   12.7      892   14.4    6,383     800   12.5      904   14.2 
     Service occupations...............................  21,074   2,446   11.6    2,659   12.6   21,569   2,460   11.4    2,658   12.3 
         Healthcare support occupations................   2,971     286    9.6      317   10.7    2,999     312   10.4      340   11.3 
         Protective service occupations................   2,843   1,051   37.0    1,109   39.0    2,919   1,012   34.7    1,067   36.6 
         Food preparation and serving related                                                                                          
          occupations..................................   7,361     316    4.3      362    4.9    7,478     321    4.3      353    4.7 
         Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                 
            occupations................................   4,525     504   11.1      553   12.2    4,703     507   10.8      561   11.9 
         Personal care and service occupations.........   3,373     288    8.5      317    9.4    3,471     307    8.9      337    9.7 
     Sales and office occupations......................  32,541   2,385    7.3    2,671    8.2   32,986   2,319    7.0    2,573    7.8 
         Sales and related occupations.................  13,630     451    3.3      519    3.8   13,883     430    3.1      489    3.5 
         Office and administrative support                                                                                             
          occupations..................................  18,911   1,934   10.2    2,152   11.4   19,103   1,889    9.9    2,084   10.9 
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                  
        occupations....................................  12,907   2,129   16.5    2,238   17.3   13,366   2,138   16.0    2,248   16.8 
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....     898      35    3.9       38    4.3      880      31    3.5       33    3.7 
         Construction and extraction occupations.......   7,296   1,283   17.6    1,348   18.5    7,617   1,337   17.6    1,396   18.3 
         Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                         
          occupations..................................   4,713     811   17.2      851   18.1    4,870     771   15.8      820   16.8 
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                   
        occupations....................................  17,142   3,086   18.0    3,271   19.1   17,211   2,920   17.0    3,094   18.0 
         Production occupations........................   9,007   1,539   17.1    1,617   17.9    8,964   1,392   15.5    1,468   16.4 
         Transportation and material moving                                                                                            
           occupations.................................   8,135   1,547   19.0    1,655   20.3    8,247   1,528   18.5    1,626   19.7 
 
                           INDUSTRY                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                       
     Private sector.................................... 105,508   8,255    7.8    8,962    8.5  107,846   7,981    7.4    8,688    8.1 
       Agriculture and related industries..............   1,021      28    2.7       30    3.0    1,059      25    2.3       27    2.6 
       Nonagricultural industries...................... 104,487   8,227    7.9    8,931    8.5  106,786   7,957    7.5    8,660    8.1 
          Mining.......................................     600      48    8.0       57    9.5      632      48    7.5       56    8.8 
          Construction.................................   8,053   1,057   13.1    1,111   13.8    8,444   1,097   13.0    1,146   13.6 
          Manufacturing................................  15,518   2,017   13.0    2,127   13.7   15,643   1,827   11.7    1,949   12.5 
              Durable goods............................   9,845   1,310   13.3    1,382   14.0   10,072   1,190   11.8    1,263   12.5 
              Nondurable goods.........................   5,673     707   12.5      746   13.1    5,571     637   11.4      686   12.3 
          Wholesale and retail trade...................  18,989   1,021    5.4    1,122    5.9   19,245     957    5.0    1,023    5.3 
              Wholesale trade..........................   4,017     236    5.9      259    6.4    4,100     201    4.9      215    5.2 
              Retail trade.............................  14,973     785    5.2      864    5.8   15,145     756    5.0      808    5.3 
          Transportation and utilities.................   5,212   1,252   24.0    1,309   25.1    5,299   1,227   23.2    1,287   24.3 
              Transportation and warehousing...........   4,379   1,024   23.4    1,071   24.4    4,459     991   22.2    1,042   23.4 
              Utilities................................     833     228   27.4      239   28.6      840     237   28.2      245   29.1 
          Information (3)..............................   2,934     398   13.6      422   14.4    3,105     372   12.0      404   13.0 
              Publishing, except Internet..............     765      68    8.8       74    9.7      833      58    7.0       63    7.5 
              Motion pictures and sound recording......     277      42   15.0       43   15.5      296      30   10.3       32   10.6 
              Broadcasting, except Internet............     534      46    8.6       48    9.0      522      31    5.9       40    7.6 
              Telecommunications.......................   1,096     234   21.4      248   22.6    1,183     245   20.7      261   22.1 
          Financial activities.........................   8,619     195    2.3      238    2.8    8,841     168    1.9      206    2.3 
              Finance and insurance....................   6,304     102    1.6      132    2.1    6,503      92    1.4      123    1.9 
                   Finance.............................   4,114      59    1.4       77    1.9    4,308      52    1.2       73    1.7 
                   Insurance...........................   2,190      44    2.0       54    2.5    2,195      40    1.8       50    2.3 
              Real estate and rental and leasing.......   2,315      92    4.0      107    4.6    2,338      77    3.3       82    3.5 
          Professional and business services...........  10,951     292    2.7      341    3.1   11,398     274    2.4      329    2.9 
              Professional and technical services......   6,468      98    1.5      120    1.9    6,601      90    1.4      116    1.8 
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                    
               services................................   4,483     194    4.3      221    4.9    4,798     184    3.8      213    4.4 
          Education and health services................  17,357   1,434    8.3    1,632    9.4   17,853   1,483    8.3    1,694    9.5 
              Educational services.....................   3,312     435   13.1      511   15.4    3,540     478   13.5      562   15.9 
              Health care and social assistance........  14,045     999    7.1    1,121    8.0   14,313   1,005    7.0    1,132    7.9 
          Leisure and hospitality......................  10,658     333    3.1      377    3.5   10,638     326    3.1      370    3.5 
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation......   1,869     118    6.3      134    7.2    1,781     112    6.3      126    7.1 
              Accommodation and food services..........   8,790     215    2.4      243    2.8    8,857     214    2.4      244    2.8 
                  Accommodation........................   1,459     122    8.3      130    8.9    1,422     131    9.2      141    9.9 
                  Food services and drinking places....   7,331      93    1.3      113    1.5    7,436      83    1.1      103    1.4 
          Other services (3)...........................   5,596     181    3.2      194    3.5    5,689     177    3.1      198    3.5 
              Other services, except private                                                                                           
               households..............................   4,799     175    3.7      188    3.9    4,873     172    3.5      191    3.9 
                                                                                                                                       
     Public sector.....................................  20,381   7,430   36.5    8,262   40.5   20,392   7,378   36.2    8,172   40.1 
         Federal goverment.............................   3,427     954   27.8    1,134   33.1    3,381     960   28.4    1,139   33.7 
         State government..............................   5,874   1,838   31.3    2,056   35.0    6,102   1,843   30.2    2,049   33.6 
         Local government..............................  11,080   4,638   41.9    5,071   45.8   10,908   4,575   41.9    4,984   45.7 

       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 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       NOTE:   Beginning in January 2006, 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.