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Union Participation by Occupation and
Industry
The following table shows the percent of workers that are represented by unions or members of unions, according to occupations that include managerial, executive, industrial, professional, technical, sales, and transportation positions.
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Percent of employed
population that
are
members of unions1 |
Percent of employed
population that
are
represented by unions2 |
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2007 |
2006 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
2007 |
2006 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
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Occupation
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| Managerial and professional
specialty |
13.1% |
12.8% |
13.2% |
12.8% |
13.2% |
14.9% |
14.6% |
15.4% |
15.2% |
15.5% |
| Executive, administrative, and
managerial |
4.5 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
| Professional specialty |
18.2 |
17.7 |
19.7 |
19.5 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
23.4 |
| Technical, sales, and administrative
support |
10.2 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
| Technicians and related
support |
n.a. |
n.a. |
11.0 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.5 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
| Sales occupations |
3.3 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
| Administrative support,
including clerical |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.2 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.1 |
| Service occupations |
11.4 |
11.4 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
13.9 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
| Protective service |
35.2 |
34.7 |
38.2 |
41.3 |
39.9 |
37.2 |
36.6 |
40.8 |
43.7 |
42.9 |
| Service, except protective
service |
8.0 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
| Precision production, craft, and
repair |
n.a. |
n.a. |
22.4 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
23.5 |
23.1 |
23.7 |
| Operators, fabricators, and
laborers |
n.a. |
n.a. |
20.7 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
21.9 |
22.3 |
22.7 |
Machine operators,
assemblers,
and inspectors |
n.a. |
n.a. |
20.5 |
21.4 |
21.9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
21.7 |
22.3 |
22.9 |
Transportation and material
moving
occupations |
17.7 |
18.5 |
22.8 |
24.4 |
24.3 |
19.0 |
19.7 |
24.1 |
25.7 |
25.9 |
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers,
and laborers |
n.a. |
n.a. |
18.9 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
20.0 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
| Farming, forestry, and fishing |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
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Industry
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| Private wage and salary workers |
7.5 |
7.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
n.a. |
8.2 |
8.1 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
n.a. |
| Agriculture |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
| Nonagricultural industries |
7.5 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
| Mining |
9.3 |
7.5 |
10.6 |
12.2 |
13.9 |
10.2 |
8.8 |
11.4 |
13.4 |
14.3 |
| Construction |
13.9 |
13.0 |
19.1 |
17.8 |
18.6 |
14.4 |
13.6 |
19.6 |
18.4 |
19.5 |
| Manufacturing |
11.3 |
11.7 |
15.6 |
15.8 |
16.3 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
17.2 |
| Durable goods |
11.3 |
11.8 |
16.4 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
18.5 |
| Nondurable
goods |
11.3 |
11.4 |
14.4 |
14.7 |
14.5 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
15.4 |
| Transportation and public
utilities |
22.1 |
23.2 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
26.0 |
23.4 |
24.3 |
26.7 |
27.0 |
27.5 |
| Transportation |
20.9 |
22.2 |
25.5 |
25.7 |
26.5 |
22.3 |
23.4 |
26.7 |
26.8 |
27.9 |
| Communications and
public utilities |
28.4 |
28.2 |
25.4 |
26.0 |
25.1 |
29.4 |
29.1 |
26.9 |
27.4 |
26.7 |
| Wholesale and retail
trade |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
| Wholesale trade |
5.2 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
| Retail trade |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
| Finance, insurance, and
real estate |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| Services |
2.93 |
3.13 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
3.33 |
3.53 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
| Government workers |
35.9 |
36.2 |
37.3 |
37.5 |
37.2 |
39.8 |
40.1 |
42.1 |
42.5 |
42.3 |
| Federal |
26.8 |
28.4 |
32.1 |
33.8 |
32.0 |
31.5 |
33.7 |
39.0 |
39.7 |
39.4 |
| State |
30.4 |
30.2 |
29.2 |
27.8 |
29.5 |
34.0 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
32.4 |
33.4 |
| Local |
41.8 |
41.9 |
42.9 |
43.8 |
42.7 |
45.6 |
45.7 |
47.0 |
48.6 |
47.7 |
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-
and part-time wage and salary workers. Excluded are all self-employed
workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
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.
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