2019 Annual Averages ‐ Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
42. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2018					2019
	Total employed	Members of unions(1)		Represented by unions(2)		Total employed	Members of unions(1)		Represented by unions(2)
	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed
Total wage and salary workers	140,099	14,744	10.5	16,380	11.7	141,737	14,574	10.3	16,383	11.6

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	55,258	6,183	11.2	7,069	12.8	56,495	6,277	11.1	7,211	12.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	21,196	916	4.3	1,130	5.3	21,991	957	4.4	1,183	5.4
Management occupations	14,299	607	4.2	750	5.2	14,753	614	4.2	748	5.1
Business and financial operations occupations	6,897	309	4.5	379	5.5	7,238	343	4.7	435	6.0
Professional and related occupations	34,062	5,267	15.5	5,939	17.4	34,504	5,319	15.4	6,028	17.5
Computer and mathematical occupations	4,937	181	3.7	227	4.6	5,145	196	3.8	254	4.9
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,124	232	7.4	263	8.4	3,137	220	7.0	264	8.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,436	141	9.8	160	11.1	1,392	120	8.6	138	9.9
Community and social service occupations	2,614	360	13.8	395	15.1	2,617	408	15.6	454	17.4
Legal occupations	1,585	94	6.0	121	7.6	1,598	78	4.9	110	6.9
Education, training, and library occupations	9,140	3,089	33.8	3,435	37.6	9,233	3,057	33.1	3,381	36.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,417	161	6.6	187	7.7	2,259	165	7.3	180	8.0
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	8,810	1,008	11.4	1,152	13.1	9,123	1,076	11.8	1,247	13.7
Service occupations	24,320	2,389	9.8	2,613	10.7	24,547	2,294	9.3	2,539	10.3
Healthcare support occupations	3,507	284	8.1	314	8.9	3,605	265	7.4	298	8.3
Protective service occupations	3,193	1,081	33.9	1,135	35.5	3,073	1,038	33.8	1,100	35.8
Food preparation and serving related occupations	8,052	314	3.9	373	4.6	8,306	294	3.5	351	4.2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,990	453	9.1	510	10.2	4,962	433	8.7	483	9.7
Personal care and service occupations	4,577	256	5.6	282	6.2	4,600	264	5.7	307	6.7
Sales and office occupations	30,767	1,993	6.5	2,223	7.2	30,700	1,879	6.1	2,155	7.0
Sales and related occupations	13,694	455	3.3	538	3.9	13,371	374	2.8	467	3.5
Office and administrative support occupations	17,073	1,538	9.0	1,685	9.9	17,329	1,505	8.7	1,688	9.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,319	1,865	15.1	1,978	16.1	12,427	1,854	14.9	1,991	16.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,024	24	2.4	31	3.0	1,060	22	2.1	36	3.4
Construction and extraction occupations	6,776	1,158	17.1	1,217	18.0	6,859	1,192	17.4	1,269	18.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,518	682	15.1	730	16.2	4,508	640	14.2	686	15.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,435	2,315	13.3	2,497	14.3	17,567	2,269	12.9	2,487	14.2
Production occupations	8,272	985	11.9	1,062	12.8	8,304	976	11.8	1,067	12.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,163	1,330	14.5	1,435	15.7	9,263	1,294	14.0	1,420	15.3

INDUSTRY
Private sector	118,968	7,578	6.4	8,512	7.2	120,714	7,508	6.2	8,562	7.1
Agriculture and related industries	1,344	29	2.2	35	2.6	1,352	23	1.7	38	2.8
Nonagricultural industries	117,624	7,548	6.4	8,477	7.2	119,362	7,485	6.3	8,524	7.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	721	34	4.7	38	5.3	710	28	4.0	33	4.7
Construction	8,169	1,048	12.8	1,125	13.8	8,352	1,055	12.6	1,133	13.6
Manufacturing	14,861	1,340	9.0	1,444	9.7	15,070	1,291	8.6	1,423	9.4
Durable goods	9,401	850	9.0	917	9.8	9,502	835	8.8	912	9.6
Nondurable goods	5,460	490	9.0	527	9.6	5,568	455	8.2	510	9.2
Wholesale and retail trade	18,736	805	4.3	928	5.0	18,113	741	4.1	863	4.8
Wholesale trade	3,351	137	4.1	158	4.7	3,186	143	4.5	160	5.0
Retail trade	15,385	669	4.3	769	5.0	14,927	598	4.0	704	4.7
Transportation and utilities	6,467	1,116	17.3	1,185	18.3	6,745	1,166	17.3	1,259	18.7
Transportation and warehousing	5,410	904	16.7	968	17.9	5,659	912	16.1	997	17.6
Utilities	1,057	212	20.1	217	20.5	1,086	254	23.4	261	24.0
Information(3)	2,536	244	9.6	260	10.3	2,352	242	10.3	263	11.2
Publishing, except Internet	437	17	3.9	18	4.2	355	12	3.3	13	3.8
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	395	49	12.5	50	12.6	386	53	13.6	57	14.7
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	526	41	7.7	45	8.6	482	53	11.0	57	11.9
Telecommunications	851	131	15.4	138	16.2	821	115	14.1	125	15.3
Financial activities	9,148	192	2.1	253	2.8	9,364	182	1.9	237	2.5
Finance and insurance	6,770	99	1.5	137	2.0	6,982	87	1.2	125	1.8
Finance	4,244	55	1.3	81	1.9	4,390	49	1.1	74	1.7
Insurance	2,526	43	1.7	56	2.2	2,592	37	1.4	51	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,379	94	3.9	115	4.8	2,382	95	4.0	112	4.7
Professional and business services	15,228	390	2.6	481	3.2	15,720	339	2.2	471	3.0
Professional and technical services	9,718	148	1.5	203	2.1	10,280	143	1.4	227	2.2
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,510	242	4.4	278	5.0	5,440	197	3.6	244	4.5
Education and health services	22,982	1,853	8.1	2,144	9.3	23,690	1,885	8.0	2,182	9.2
Educational services	4,828	632	13.1	748	15.5	4,922	608	12.3	693	14.1
Health care and social assistance	18,154	1,221	6.7	1,396	7.7	18,768	1,278	6.8	1,489	7.9
Leisure and hospitality	12,582	367	2.9	436	3.5	13,097	384	2.9	457	3.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,390	136	5.7	159	6.6	2,498	164	6.6	184	7.4
Accommodation and food services	10,193	231	2.3	277	2.7	10,599	220	2.1	274	2.6
Accommodation	1,369	113	8.3	127	9.3	1,427	93	6.5	100	7.0
Food services and drinking places	8,823	118	1.3	150	1.7	9,172	128	1.4	173	1.9
Other services(3)	6,192	159	2.6	184	3.0	6,150	172	2.8	202	3.3
Other services, except private households	5,431	155	2.9	179	3.3	5,327	163	3.1	193	3.6
Public sector	21,131	7,167	33.9	7,868	37.2	21,023	7,066	33.6	7,821	37.2
Federal government	3,707	977	26.4	1,128	30.4	3,798	974	25.6	1,158	30.5
State government	7,109	2,035	28.6	2,259	31.8	6,958	2,043	29.4	2,249	32.3
Local government	10,315	4,155	40.3	4,481	43.4	10,267	4,050	39.4	4,414	43.0
Footnotes (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 and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020