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	2020					2021
	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	132,174	14,253	10.8	15,939	12.1	136,393	14,012	10.3	15,802	11.6

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	55,873	6,311	11.3	7,265	13.0	56,870	6,241	11.0	7,177	12.6
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	22,134	962	4.3	1,194	5.4	22,850	1,021	4.5	1,244	5.4
Management occupations	14,350	611	4.3	761	5.3	14,730	645	4.4	786	5.3
Business and financial operations occupations	7,785	351	4.5	433	5.6	8,120	376	4.6	458	5.6
Professional and related occupations	33,738	5,349	15.9	6,070	18.0	34,020	5,220	15.3	5,933	17.4
Computer and mathematical occupations	5,312	202	3.8	269	5.1	5,465	202	3.7	260	4.8
Architecture and engineering occupations	3,039	190	6.2	229	7.5	3,083	181	5.9	215	7.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,539	148	9.6	185	12.0	1,535	153	10.0	190	12.4
Community and social service occupations	2,576	402	15.6	452	17.5	2,630	384	14.6	426	16.2
Legal occupations	1,526	105	6.9	121	7.9	1,518	89	5.8	103	6.8
Education, training, and library occupations	8,639	3,104	35.9	3,440	39.8	8,672	3,004	34.6	3,353	38.7
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,103	131	6.2	151	7.2	2,113	149	7.1	170	8.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9,004	1,069	11.9	1,224	13.6	9,005	1,057	11.7	1,217	13.5
Service occupations	20,486	2,170	10.6	2,404	11.7	21,708	2,094	9.6	2,314	10.7
Healthcare support occupations	4,641	373	8.0	434	9.4	4,644	384	8.3	438	9.4
Protective service occupations	3,006	1,101	36.6	1,165	38.8	2,917	970	33.3	1,036	35.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6,429	219	3.4	268	4.2	7,178	222	3.1	254	3.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,104	394	9.6	435	10.6	4,458	420	9.4	472	10.6
Personal care and service occupations	2,306	82	3.6	102	4.4	2,511	97	3.9	113	4.5
Sales and office occupations	27,111	1,733	6.4	1,937	7.1	27,651	1,702	6.2	1,991	7.2
Sales and related occupations	12,117	387	3.2	441	3.6	12,366	406	3.3	491	4.0
Office and administrative support occupations	14,994	1,346	9.0	1,496	10.0	15,285	1,296	8.5	1,500	9.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,433	1,750	15.3	1,871	16.4	11,911	1,777	14.9	1,923	16.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	926	24	2.6	27	2.9	931	37	4.0	43	4.7
Construction and extraction occupations	6,243	1,105	17.7	1,167	18.7	6,528	1,119	17.1	1,198	18.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,264	620	14.5	676	15.8	4,451	621	14.0	681	15.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,270	2,290	13.3	2,463	14.3	18,253	2,198	12.0	2,398	13.1
Production occupations	7,324	870	11.9	943	12.9	7,647	827	10.8	912	11.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,946	1,420	14.3	1,520	15.3	10,605	1,371	12.9	1,486	14.0

INDUSTRY
Private sector	111,542	7,080	6.3	8,018	7.2	115,767	7,030	6.1	8,055	7.0
Agriculture and related industries	1,281	21	1.7	25	1.9	1,308	37	2.9	41	3.1
Nonagricultural industries	110,260	7,059	6.4	7,994	7.3	114,459	6,993	6.1	8,014	7.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	656	37	5.6	43	6.6	561	32	5.7	34	6.0
Construction	7,829	993	12.7	1,050	13.4	8,157	1,024	12.6	1,112	13.6
Manufacturing	13,887	1,181	8.5	1,289	9.3	14,134	1,082	7.7	1,203	8.5
Durable goods	8,705	754	8.7	821	9.4	8,986	668	7.4	749	8.3
Nondurable goods	5,182	427	8.2	468	9.0	5,148	414	8.0	453	8.8
Wholesale and retail trade	17,407	787	4.5	874	5.0	18,070	769	4.3	880	4.9
Wholesale trade	3,116	133	4.3	146	4.7	3,117	116	3.7	140	4.5
Retail trade	14,292	655	4.6	728	5.1	14,953	653	4.4	740	5.0
Transportation and utilities	6,441	1,135	17.6	1,213	18.8	7,057	1,086	15.4	1,183	16.8
Transportation and warehousing	5,377	916	17.0	979	18.2	6,055	889	14.7	974	16.1
Utilities	1,064	219	20.6	234	22.0	1,002	197	19.7	209	20.9
Information(3)	2,160	200	9.3	222	10.3	2,274	226	10.0	253	11.1
Publishing, except Internet	338	8	2.4	9	2.6	311	17	5.6	22	7.2
Motion pictures and sound recording industries	285	40	14.0	43	15.1	352	61	17.3	64	18.3
Broadcasting (except internet)	398	30	7.6	35	8.7	368	33	8.9	39	10.7
Telecommunications	778	111	14.3	122	15.7	843	100	11.9	109	13.0
Financial activities	9,107	169	1.9	244	2.7	9,101	206	2.3	278	3.1
Finance and insurance	6,977	96	1.4	152	2.2	6,896	91	1.3	135	2.0
Finance	4,492	53	1.2	92	2.0	4,387	53	1.2	77	1.8
Insurance	2,484	43	1.7	60	2.4	2,510	38	1.5	58	2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,131	74	3.5	93	4.3	2,205	114	5.2	143	6.5
Professional and business services	14,938	323	2.2	442	3.0	15,374	334	2.2	451	2.9
Professional and technical services	10,153	132	1.3	208	2.1	10,506	128	1.2	204	1.9
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,785	191	4.0	233	4.9	4,868	206	4.2	247	5.1
Education and health services	22,365	1,876	8.4	2,174	9.7	22,891	1,807	7.9	2,109	9.2
Educational services	4,507	607	13.5	697	15.5	4,694	607	12.9	712	15.2
Health care and social assistance	17,858	1,269	7.1	1,478	8.3	18,197	1,200	6.6	1,397	7.7
Leisure and hospitality	10,127	223	2.2	280	2.8	11,208	252	2.2	304	2.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,810	86	4.8	106	5.9	2,004	96	4.8	111	5.5
Accommodation and food services	8,317	137	1.6	174	2.1	9,203	156	1.7	192	2.1
Accommodation	916	52	5.7	59	6.5	979	58	5.9	63	6.4
Food services and drinking places	7,401	85	1.2	114	1.5	8,225	98	1.2	129	1.6
Other services(3)	5,344	134	2.5	162	3.0	5,632	176	3.1	208	3.7
Other services, except private households	4,669	130	2.8	159	3.4	4,987	158	3.2	190	3.8
Public sector	20,632	7,173	34.8	7,921	38.4	20,626	6,982	33.9	7,747	37.6
Federal government	3,892	1,014	26.0	1,167	30.0	3,820	951	24.9	1,108	29.0
State government	6,980	2,085	29.9	2,350	33.7	6,866	2,033	29.6	2,273	33.1
Local government	9,760	4,074	41.7	4,404	45.1	9,940	3,999	40.2	4,367	43.9
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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022