Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 1986
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,115	1,137	23	25	2.0%	2.2%
10	Agricultural production, crops	1,006	548	11	12	2.0%	2.2%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	786	390	11	12	2.8%	3.0%
20	Agricultural services, exc. horticultural	323	199	1	1	0.5%	0.7%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	758	429	30	40	6.9%	9.2%
21	Horticultural services	484	300	13	16	4.3%	5.2%
30	Forestry	188	86	15	21	17.1%	24.1%
31	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	86	42	2	3	4.8%	7.7%
	MINING	11,469	6,290	1,415	1,516	22.5%	24.1%
40	Metal mining	113	38	15	16	38.3%	41.2%
41	Coal mining	373	189	81	83	42.8%	44.0%
42	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	916	487	15	24	3.1%	4.9%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, exc. fuel	227	108	33	35	30.8%	31.9%
60	CONSTRUCTION	9,840	5,468	1,271	1,359	23.3%	24.9%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	14,920	8,154	1,773	1,918	21.7%	23.5%
100	Meat products	751	403	98	107	24.3%	26.6%
101	Dairy products	331	184	60	62	32.8%	33.9%
102	Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables	434	225	85	90	37.8%	39.8%
110	Grain mill products	221	124	35	36	28.1%	29.0%
111	Bakery products	416	242	96	97	39.5%	40.0%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	213	112	38	40	34.0%	35.6%
120	Beverage industries	399	242	87	93	36.0%	38.4%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	345	182	32	37	17.8%	20.4%
130	Tobacco manufacturers	120	60	18	18	29.9%	30.5%
132	Knitting mills	258	124	10	11	8.2%	8.7%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, exc. wool and knit goods	65	31	6	7	19.5%	21.4%
141	Floor coverings, exc. hard surface	78	44	8	8	17.3%	18.7%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	907	459	39	43	8.5%	9.3%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	92	46	7	9	16.1%	19.0%
151	Apparel and accessories, exc. knit	1,668	979	198	215	20.2%	22.0%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	311	169	26	27	15.3%	15.7%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	573	309	185	193	59.8%	62.5%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	357	200	55	59	27.3%	29.3%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	328	183	62	65	34.1%	35.7%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	933	492	70	78	14.1%	15.8%
172	Printing, publishing, allied industries, exc. newspapers	2,054	1,145	140	155	12.2%	13.6%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	245	131	23	26	17.2%	20.1%
181	Drugs	476	253	18	24	7.1%	9.4%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	301	169	27	32	16.0%	18.9%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	104	63	11	12	17.2%	18.6%
191	Agricultural chemicals	96	45	8	9	17.1%	20.2%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	1,027	534	100	118	18.7%	22.0%
200	Petroleum refining	275	148	49	53	33.4%	36.0%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	29	19	7	7	38.6%	38.6%
210	Tires and inner tubes	156	92	43	45	47.2%	48.6%
211	Other rubber products, plastics footwear and belting	263	146	33	36	22.8%	24.3%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	792	456	71	76	15.5%	16.7%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	20	7	3	3	44.5%	44.5%
221	Footwear, exc. rubber and plastic	206	94	18	20	19.3%	21.2%
222	Leather products, exc. footwear	76	40	7	7	17.7%	17.7%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	21,595	12,288	3,136	3,364	25.5%	27.4%
230	Logging	186	91	4	4	4.0%	4.7%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	612	340	56	60	16.3%	17.7%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	96	61	3	4	4.9%	5.8%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	211	113	19	21	17.1%	18.8%
242	Furniture and fixtures	1,155	636	99	109	15.6%	17.2%
250	Glass and glass products	310	179	84	86	46.7%	48.3%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	361	208	48	50	23.0%	23.9%
252	Structural clay products	76	48	14	14	28.6%	28.6%
261	Pottery and related products	60	36	7	7	18.5%	18.5%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	230	121	28	28	23.5%	23.5%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	560	349	211	215	60.4%	61.6%
271	Iron and steel foundries	203	125	56	57	44.5%	45.9%
272	Primary aluminum industries	216	130	52	52	39.6%	39.6%
280	Other primary metal industries	339	178	57	62	31.8%	35.0%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and other hardware	222	120	30	32	25.2%	26.9%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	812	467	114	124	24.4%	26.6%
290	Screw machine products	106	66	7	9	10.9%	13.5%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	246	139	47	50	33.7%	36.0%
292	Ordnance	199	110	37	43	33.3%	39.4%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	630	380	114	119	30.0%	31.5%
301	Not specified metal industries	4	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
310	Engines and turbines	161	93	44	45	46.9%	48.1%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	197	104	25	27	24.0%	25.5%
312	Construction and material handling machines	381	225	61	64	27.2%	28.5%
320	Metalworking machinery	499	267	39	43	14.5%	15.9%
321	Office and accounting machines	164	98	9	10	9.2%	10.6%
322	Electronic computing equipment	1,255	649	27	29	4.1%	4.5%
331	Machinery, exc. electrical, n.e.c.	1,712	978	205	215	20.9%	22.0%
332	Not specified machinery	6	4	1	1	33.0%	33.0%
340	Household appliances	303	178	70	76	39.1%	42.7%
341	Radio, T.V., and communication equipment	866	493	87	96	17.7%	19.4%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	2,528	1,439	237	260	16.5%	18.1%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplie	14	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	2,157	1,230	682	701	55.4%	56.9%
352	Aircraft and parts	1,057	676	253	291	37.4%	43.1%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	518	298	89	102	30.0%	34.4%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	38	21	9	9	41.6%	41.6%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	617	396	67	86	16.9%	21.6%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	100	65	14	16	22.1%	24.4%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	452	246	31	35	12.5%	14.1%
372	Optical and health services supplies	532	300	26	29	8.7%	9.8%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	250	132	12	13	9.2%	10.0%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	29	15	2	2	15.5%	15.5%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	203	106	11	12	10.4%	11.2%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	677	337	51	53	15.0%	15.7%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	45	27	1	1	4.5%	4.5%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,727	4,198	1,822	1,959	43.4%	46.7%
400	Railroads	726	379	306	310	80.8%	81.7%
401	Bus service and urban transit	758	416	188	200	45.2%	48.1%
402	Taxicab service	116	63	13	14	20.1%	22.0%
410	Trucking service	2,537	1,386	374	404	27.0%	29.2%
411	Warehousing and storage	199	108	24	25	22.1%	23.4%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,552	824	600	660	72.8%	80.1%
420	Water transportation	314	184	76	79	41.5%	43.0%
421	Air transportation	1,019	569	226	248	39.7%	43.5%
422	Pipe lines, exc. natural gas	43	17	2	2	10.0%	10.0%
432	Services incidental to transportation	463	252	13	18	5.3%	7.0%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,883	1,569	615	688	39.2%	43.9%
440	Radio and television broadcasting	477	242	31	34	12.8%	14.0%
441	Telephone (wire and radio)	2,034	1,124	569	634	50.6%	56.4%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	372	203	15	20	7.5%	9.8%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,641	1,442	499	545	34.6%	37.8%
460	Electric light and power	1,214	628	234	256	37.2%	40.8%
461	Gas and steam supply systems	334	179	50	57	28.0%	31.6%
462	Electric and gas, and other combinations	308	187	90	95	48.0%	50.5%
470	Water supply and irrigation	368	199	52	61	26.4%	30.8%
471	Sanitary services	406	243	72	76	29.7%	31.3%
472	Not specified utilities	11	7	1	1	9.2%	9.2%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,783	3,771	282	310	7.5%	8.2%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	370	207	14	16	6.9%	7.8%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	98	55	4	4	6.5%	6.5%
502	Lumber and construction materials	233	137	13	13	9.4%	9.7%
510	Sporting goods, toys, and hobby goods	67	39	1	1	2.4%	3.5%
511	Metals and minerals, exc. petroleum	156	93	15	16	16.3%	16.9%
512	Electrical goods	448	262	4	4	1.4%	1.5%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	352	189	8	9	4.3%	4.6%
522	Not specified electrical and hardware products	3	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	1,663	913	26	34	2.8%	3.8%
531	Scrap and waste materials	161	94	9	9	9.7%	9.7%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	101	62	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
540	Paper and paper products	183	102	5	5	5.3%	5.3%
541	Drugs, chemicals, and allied products	320	178	10	13	5.7%	7.5%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	168	91	6	7	7.0%	8.1%
550	Groceries and related products	1,143	652	115	121	17.7%	18.5%
551	Farm products - raw materials	206	92	2	2	1.7%	2.2%
552	Petroleum products	301	155	8	11	5.1%	7.2%
560	Alcoholic beverages	220	122	26	27	21.7%	22.3%
561	Farm supplies	222	117	3	3	2.3%	2.3%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	340	193	9	9	4.6%	4.6%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	28	17	4	4	21.5%	25.6%
	RETAIL TRADE	29,973	16,177	1,157	1,261	7.2%	7.8%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	824	433	17	18	3.9%	4.2%
581	Hardware stores	303	156	5	6	3.3%	4.0%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	115	60	0	1	0.0%	1.0%
590	Mobile home dealers	51	27	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	3,702	2,051	126	147	6.2%	7.2%
592	Variety stores	232	115	2	2	2.1%	2.1%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	228	111	9	10	8.4%	9.4%
601	Grocery stores	4,490	2,447	684	709	27.9%	29.0%
602	Dairy products stores	82	39	1	1	2.4%	2.4%
610	Retail bakeries	271	133	12	13	8.9%	10.1%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	238	127	7	7	5.3%	5.5%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,795	981	44	52	4.5%	5.3%
620	Auto and home supply stores	686	373	9	14	2.4%	3.8%
621	Gasoline service stations	871	460	6	8	1.3%	1.7%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	153	80	0	1	0.0%	0.7%
630	Apparel and accessory stores, exc. shoe	1,304	700	22	23	3.1%	3.3%
631	Shoe stores	276	152	3	4	2.3%	2.9%
632	Furniture and home furnishings stores	744	422	8	11	1.9%	2.7%
640	Household appliances, TV, and radio stores	634	347	6	7	1.6%	2.0%
641	Eating and drinking places	9,091	4,874	111	134	2.3%	2.8%
642	Drug stores	839	461	32	35	6.9%	7.6%
650	Liquor stores	215	108	6	6	5.3%	5.5%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	431	231	6	7	2.6%	2.9%
652	Book and stationery stores	280	160	2	3	1.3%	2.1%
660	Jewelry stores	246	134	2	2	1.2%	1.2%
661	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	116	64	0	0	0.8%	0.8%
662	Mail order houses	150	90	6	6	6.6%	6.6%
670	Vending machine operators	96	56	12	12	21.1%	21.7%
671	Direct selling establishments	202	102	2	2	1.5%	1.5%
672	Fuel and ice dealers	175	82	7	7	8.0%	8.0%
681	Retail florists	254	135	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	863	457	10	11	2.2%	2.4%
691	Not specified retail trade	16	10	0	1	0.0%	12.6%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	12,066	6,582	207	274	3.1%	4.2%
700	Banking	3,735	1,967	26	42	1.3%	2.1%
701	Savings and loan associations	426	249	2	6	0.7%	2.4%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	849	461	8	11	1.8%	2.4%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	897	497	10	14	2.0%	2.7%
711	Insurance	3,596	1,977	63	89	3.2%	4.5%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices	2,563	1,431	98	112	6.8%	7.8%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	8,307	4,608	253	304	5.5%	6.6%
721	Advertising	404	230	7	10	3.0%	4.2%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	794	441	61	65	13.8%	14.7%
730	Commercial research, development, and testing labs	444	210	9	12	4.3%	5.9%
731	Personnel supply services	978	550	20	26	3.6%	4.7%
732	Business management and consulting services	550	302	4	8	1.3%	2.7%
740	Computer and data processing services	918	528	12	19	2.2%	3.6%
741	Detective and protective services	552	307	26	31	8.4%	10.1%
742	Business services, n.e.c.	1,568	874	41	50	4.6%	5.7%
750	Automotive services, exc. repair	476	260	23	27	8.8%	10.5%
751	Automotive repair shops	975	552	18	20	3.2%	3.7%
752	Electrical repair shops	142	80	9	9	10.7%	11.4%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	506	274	26	26	9.3%	9.5%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	6,544	3,421	196	227	5.7%	6.6%
761	Private households	2,217	1,202	5	6	0.4%	0.5%
762	Hotels and motels	2,167	1,032	141	159	13.6%	15.4%
770	Lodging places, exc. hotels and motels	212	109	2	2	1.6%	1.6%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	650	358	38	45	10.7%	12.6%
772	Beauty shops	812	452	7	9	1.5%	2.0%
780	Barber shops	43	25	1	2	5.8%	8.8%
781	Funeral service and crematories	89	47	1	2	2.4%	3.2%
782	Shoe repair shops	10	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	7	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	337	186	1	2	0.3%	1.0%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	10,342	5,517	781	969	14.2%	17.6%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	531	284	56	60	19.7%	21.2%
801	Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors	106	55	1	2	1.6%	3.3%
802	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	1,424	759	73	91	9.6%	12.0%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	6,102	3,205	265	304	8.3%	9.5%
812	Offices of physicians	1,211	648	6	10	1.0%	1.5%
820	Offices of dentists	673	357	4	6	1.2%	1.8%
821	Offices of chiropractors	73	37	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
822	Offices of optometrists	58	31	0	0	0.6%	0.6%
830	Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.	42	24	0	0	1.4%	1.4%
831	HOSPITALS	8,281	4,419	651	816	14.7%	18.5%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	2,599	1,337	153	169	11.5%	12.6%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	1,446	771	101	119	13.1%	15.4%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	6,059	3,178	113	144	3.6%	4.5%
841	Legal services	1,450	751	10	14	1.4%	1.9%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	15,849	8,183	2,727	3,359	33.3%	41.0%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	10,623	5,490	2,381	2,890	43.4%	52.6%
850	Colleges and universities	4,608	2,372	307	420	12.9%	17.7%
851	Business, trade, and vocational schools	106	53	7	9	13.4%	16.1%
852	Libraries	348	178	26	31	14.8%	17.7%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	164	90	5	9	5.4%	9.7%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	3,090	1,613	176	211	10.9%	13.1%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	352	173	10	15	6.1%	8.4%
862	Child day care services	826	439	11	18	2.5%	4.1%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	526	262	25	31	9.4%	11.8%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,386	740	130	147	17.5%	19.9%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	152	75	6	8	7.7%	10.7%
880	Religious organizations	1,326	693	5	9	0.7%	1.3%
881	Membership organizations	877	428	58	61	13.6%	14.2%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,202	669	20	31	3.0%	4.7%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	752	407	3	6	0.8%	1.5%
891	Noncommercial educational and scientific research	231	122	9	12	6.9%	9.8%
892	Miscellaneous professional and related services	69	33	2	2	5.0%	6.7%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,924	5,139	1,506	1,861	29.3%	36.2%
900	Executive and legislative offices	319	152	21	25	14.0%	16.6%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,052	540	118	148	21.8%	27.4%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,242	1,745	776	877	44.5%	50.3%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	719	379	91	124	23.9%	32.9%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,288	630	186	238	29.6%	37.8%
930	Administration of environmental quality & housing programs	597	276	62	78	22.5%	28.3%
931	Administration of economic programs	1,091	542	149	180	27.5%	33.2%
932	National security and international affairs	1,616	875	103	189	11.8%	21.6%
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