Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 1987
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,084	1,149	23	26	2.0%	2.3%
10	Agricultural production, crops	998	557	12	15	2.2%	2.6%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	800	417	6	7	1.4%	1.6%
20	Agricultural services, exc. horticultural	286	175	4	5	2.5%	2.7%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	767	439	19	25	4.3%	5.7%
21	Horticultural services	512	320	10	10	3.1%	3.2%
30	Forestry	182	82	7	13	8.6%	16.0%
31	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	73	38	2	2	4.3%	4.3%
	MINING	11,419	6,391	1,374	1,474	21.5%	23.1%
40	Metal mining	152	51	18	20	34.9%	39.2%
41	Coal mining	330	161	73	75	45.0%	46.6%
42	Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction	774	442	7	11	1.7%	2.4%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, exc. fuel	252	129	45	47	35.3%	36.5%
60	CONSTRUCTION	9,911	5,608	1,231	1,321	21.9%	23.6%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	14,920	8,257	1,730	1,854	21.0%	22.5%
100	Meat products	769	407	86	97	21.0%	23.9%
101	Dairy products	302	168	45	47	26.6%	28.2%
102	Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables	432	236	85	91	36.1%	38.7%
110	Grain mill products	200	114	28	29	24.3%	25.2%
111	Bakery products	404	243	91	93	37.2%	38.0%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	202	101	32	35	31.3%	34.4%
120	Beverage industries	351	210	69	72	32.7%	34.4%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	324	183	34	36	18.3%	19.5%
122	Not specified food industries	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
130	Tobacco manufacturers	115	59	18	21	30.3%	34.9%
132	Knitting mills	267	128	8	11	6.5%	9.0%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, exc. wool and knit goods	89	42	8	10	20.0%	24.0%
141	Floor coverings, exc. hard surface	85	57	8	8	13.1%	13.1%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	872	430	29	30	6.7%	6.9%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	84	47	6	8	13.5%	16.7%
151	Apparel and accessories, exc. knit	1,652	985	189	202	19.2%	20.5%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	321	176	22	24	12.5%	13.9%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	614	321	185	186	57.7%	58.0%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	355	205	53	54	26.0%	26.4%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	336	194	65	70	33.7%	35.9%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	966	519	84	94	16.3%	18.2%
172	Printing, publishing, allied industries, exc. newspapers	2,049	1,173	133	145	11.4%	12.4%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	258	133	22	25	16.2%	18.8%
181	Drugs	436	238	21	24	9.0%	10.1%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	295	167	26	28	15.6%	16.9%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	113	72	14	15	18.9%	20.6%
191	Agricultural chemicals	89	42	6	6	13.9%	14.6%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	1,051	557	121	130	21.8%	23.3%
200	Petroleum refining	253	144	53	56	36.5%	38.5%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	42	25	2	3	10.0%	13.1%
210	Tires and inner tubes	160	94	45	49	47.7%	51.9%
211	Other rubber products, plastics footwear and belting	230	124	28	30	22.9%	24.1%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	903	524	88	96	16.7%	18.3%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	25	13	4	4	28.1%	28.1%
221	Footwear, exc. rubber and plastic	210	94	17	20	18.2%	21.2%
222	Leather products, exc. footwear	64	34	7	7	19.9%	19.9%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	21,100	12,127	3,002	3,204	24.8%	26.4%
230	Logging	176	91	5	6	5.0%	6.8%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	677	368	64	69	17.4%	18.7%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	128	81	4	5	4.8%	5.9%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	219	130	17	19	13.4%	14.7%
242	Furniture and fixtures	1,172	634	107	115	16.9%	18.2%
250	Glass and glass products	287	162	76	77	46.7%	47.6%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	344	204	42	47	20.9%	23.0%
252	Structural clay products	55	34	10	11	27.7%	33.2%
261	Pottery and related products	57	35	9	9	24.5%	24.5%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	236	133	29	31	21.7%	23.1%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	572	356	200	202	56.0%	56.8%
271	Iron and steel foundries	193	117	46	47	39.2%	40.5%
272	Primary aluminum industries	251	160	68	68	42.5%	42.8%
280	Other primary metal industries	356	183	58	61	31.4%	33.2%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and other hardware	222	123	29	32	23.5%	25.7%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	807	464	108	116	23.3%	24.9%
290	Screw machine products	101	58	10	12	17.2%	20.2%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	242	139	55	57	39.5%	41.3%
292	Ordnance	201	113	38	41	33.7%	36.4%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	550	323	88	91	27.4%	28.3%
301	Not specified metal industries	3	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
310	Engines and turbines	166	103	53	53	51.1%	51.6%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	216	117	29	30	24.5%	26.0%
312	Construction and material handling machines	336	206	56	58	27.3%	28.0%
320	Metalworking machinery	449	249	32	37	12.9%	15.0%
321	Office and accounting machines	134	82	7	7	8.1%	8.1%
322	Electronic computing equipment	1,179	646	20	25	3.0%	3.9%
331	Machinery, exc. electrical, n.e.c.	1,648	954	187	198	19.6%	20.7%
332	Not specified machinery	3	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
340	Household appliances	298	169	65	69	38.6%	40.7%
341	Radio, T.V., and communication equipment	873	504	89	99	17.6%	19.6%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	2,481	1,411	244	264	17.3%	18.7%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplie	12	8	1	1	13.2%	13.2%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	2,029	1,158	629	647	54.3%	55.9%
352	Aircraft and parts	1,053	681	233	264	34.2%	38.7%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	475	271	72	81	26.5%	29.9%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	39	24	10	11	42.7%	46.2%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	653	429	75	92	17.4%	21.4%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	97	56	16	17	29.0%	29.9%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	423	234	29	32	12.5%	13.5%
372	Optical and health services supplies	543	306	23	27	7.5%	8.7%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	214	116	8	8	6.7%	7.0%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	39	22	2	2	8.2%	8.2%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	197	110	14	16	12.9%	14.1%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	635	325	44	46	13.4%	14.2%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	59	35	5	7	14.0%	18.7%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,916	4,384	1,833	1,968	41.8%	44.9%
400	Railroads	692	366	293	297	80.0%	81.2%
401	Bus service and urban transit	734	425	184	199	43.3%	46.9%
402	Taxicab service	139	76	8	9	10.8%	12.0%
410	Trucking service	2,649	1,466	368	391	25.1%	26.7%
411	Warehousing and storage	207	122	15	16	12.0%	13.4%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,615	870	645	708	74.2%	81.4%
420	Water transportation	314	180	53	57	29.6%	31.5%
421	Air transportation	1,132	643	249	270	38.7%	41.9%
422	Pipe lines, exc. natural gas	31	12	2	2	18.7%	18.7%
432	Services incidental to transportation	403	224	16	19	7.2%	8.3%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,713	1,498	545	616	36.4%	41.1%
440	Radio and television broadcasting	486	267	29	35	10.7%	13.1%
441	Telephone (wire and radio)	1,901	1,047	497	562	47.5%	53.6%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	326	183	19	19	10.2%	10.5%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,735	1,530	536	586	35.0%	38.3%
460	Electric light and power	1,260	675	242	259	35.8%	38.4%
461	Gas and steam supply systems	348	197	66	71	33.5%	36.2%
462	Electric and gas, and other combinations	321	182	82	92	45.4%	50.7%
470	Water supply and irrigation	334	194	65	72	33.4%	37.0%
471	Sanitary services	462	277	80	91	29.0%	32.9%
472	Not specified utilities	10	5	1	1	13.5%	13.5%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	7,053	3,940	330	359	8.4%	9.1%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	391	219	15	17	7.0%	8.0%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	116	65	5	5	8.3%	8.3%
502	Lumber and construction materials	280	153	14	14	8.9%	9.4%
510	Sporting goods, toys, and hobby goods	65	36	2	2	4.3%	6.9%
511	Metals and minerals, exc. petroleum	139	81	10	10	12.0%	12.9%
512	Electrical goods	435	250	9	12	3.7%	4.6%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	382	209	14	15	6.8%	7.4%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	1,768	988	35	40	3.5%	4.0%
531	Scrap and waste materials	180	105	8	10	7.7%	9.1%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	93	57	2	3	2.9%	4.8%
540	Paper and paper products	184	107	8	8	7.3%	7.3%
541	Drugs, chemicals, and allied products	297	167	9	10	5.7%	6.2%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	167	95	8	9	8.5%	9.0%
550	Groceries and related products	1,151	640	130	136	20.3%	21.3%
551	Farm products - raw materials	199	90	4	4	4.3%	4.5%
552	Petroleum products	316	169	9	12	5.6%	7.0%
560	Alcoholic beverages	258	153	34	36	21.9%	23.6%
561	Farm supplies	233	122	3	3	2.8%	2.8%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	360	211	10	11	4.6%	5.2%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	39	23	1	1	3.8%	4.5%
	RETAIL TRADE	30,199	16,574	1,122	1,229	6.8%	7.4%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	856	470	22	24	4.7%	5.0%
581	Hardware stores	309	163	5	7	3.3%	4.4%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	103	56	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
590	Mobile home dealers	56	25	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	3,662	2,075	102	119	4.9%	5.7%
592	Variety stores	267	125	5	8	4.0%	6.1%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	261	126	12	14	9.8%	11.0%
601	Grocery stores	4,585	2,504	679	713	27.1%	28.5%
602	Dairy products stores	84	47	3	3	5.7%	5.7%
610	Retail bakeries	275	147	12	14	8.4%	9.2%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	262	143	5	6	3.5%	3.9%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,739	987	38	44	3.9%	4.5%
620	Auto and home supply stores	665	361	8	10	2.3%	2.6%
621	Gasoline service stations	821	437	6	8	1.4%	1.9%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	129	68	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
630	Apparel and accessory stores, exc. shoe	1,237	670	14	17	2.2%	2.5%
631	Shoe stores	268	155	5	6	3.5%	3.8%
632	Furniture and home furnishings stores	804	455	11	12	2.5%	2.7%
640	Household appliances, TV, and radio stores	670	378	5	7	1.3%	1.9%
641	Eating and drinking places	9,184	5,014	106	124	2.1%	2.5%
642	Drug stores	885	484	33	37	6.8%	7.6%
650	Liquor stores	179	93	7	8	7.4%	9.0%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	443	242	5	7	2.2%	2.8%
652	Book and stationery stores	295	164	4	4	2.2%	2.2%
660	Jewelry stores	263	144	3	4	2.0%	3.0%
661	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	99	57	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
662	Mail order houses	186	114	6	6	5.2%	5.6%
670	Vending machine operators	123	69	9	10	13.0%	14.3%
671	Direct selling establishments	166	90	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
672	Fuel and ice dealers	152	68	6	7	9.5%	10.6%
681	Retail florists	246	132	1	2	1.0%	1.3%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	905	497	6	8	1.2%	1.7%
691	Not specified retail trade	20	12	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	12,488	6,929	208	275	3.0%	4.0%
700	Banking	3,708	1,975	26	43	1.3%	2.2%
701	Savings and loan associations	420	243	1	3	0.4%	1.4%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	908	518	7	12	1.3%	2.4%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	997	560	10	17	1.8%	3.1%
711	Insurance	3,698	2,051	58	77	2.8%	3.8%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices	2,757	1,582	106	122	6.7%	7.7%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	8,584	4,934	250	303	5.1%	6.1%
721	Advertising	402	225	7	11	3.1%	4.7%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	796	476	60	64	12.5%	13.4%
730	Commercial research, development, and testing labs	472	233	11	14	4.6%	6.1%
731	Personnel supply services	1,003	563	15	21	2.6%	3.7%
732	Business management and consulting services	567	313	8	11	2.5%	3.7%
740	Computer and data processing services	955	578	17	24	2.9%	4.2%
741	Detective and protective services	603	347	25	31	7.1%	9.0%
742	Business services, n.e.c.	1,695	1,008	42	52	4.1%	5.1%
750	Automotive services, exc. repair	468	267	23	25	8.6%	9.3%
751	Automotive repair shops	950	539	15	19	2.8%	3.5%
752	Electrical repair shops	154	88	10	10	11.3%	11.3%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	519	296	19	22	6.5%	7.3%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	6,703	3,522	185	208	5.3%	5.9%
761	Private households	2,107	1,149	2	2	0.2%	0.2%
762	Hotels and motels	2,304	1,109	128	142	11.5%	12.8%
770	Lodging places, exc. hotels and motels	214	115	2	4	1.6%	3.1%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	697	390	44	49	11.3%	12.5%
772	Beauty shops	807	446	4	6	1.0%	1.3%
780	Barber shops	49	30	3	3	9.8%	9.8%
781	Funeral service and crematories	112	61	1	2	2.2%	2.9%
782	Shoe repair shops	12	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	6	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	395	209	1	2	0.5%	1.1%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	10,164	5,557	815	985	14.7%	17.7%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	507	279	66	71	23.7%	25.3%
801	Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors	114	65	2	2	2.9%	3.5%
802	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	1,405	782	77	89	9.9%	11.4%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	6,498	3,489	281	321	8.1%	9.2%
812	Offices of physicians	1,245	686	5	8	0.7%	1.2%
820	Offices of dentists	750	409	5	9	1.1%	2.3%
821	Offices of chiropractors	91	48	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
822	Offices of optometrists	62	31	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
830	Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.	61	39	3	3	7.5%	7.5%
831	HOSPITALS	8,138	4,431	670	823	15.1%	18.6%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	2,593	1,330	149	167	11.2%	12.5%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	1,696	946	119	133	12.6%	14.1%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	6,155	3,339	138	170	4.1%	5.1%
841	Legal services	1,480	806	11	15	1.3%	1.9%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	15,830	8,286	2,801	3,382	33.8%	40.8%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	10,653	5,581	2,444	2,910	43.8%	52.1%
850	Colleges and universities	4,541	2,381	320	425	13.4%	17.9%
851	Business, trade, and vocational schools	125	68	4	5	6.3%	7.9%
852	Libraries	346	173	28	34	16.1%	19.8%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	165	83	5	7	5.9%	8.9%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	3,220	1,719	155	185	9.0%	10.7%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	389	199	11	13	5.4%	6.6%
862	Child day care services	859	453	13	16	2.9%	3.6%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	586	318	24	30	7.7%	9.4%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,386	749	107	125	14.2%	16.7%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	176	91	13	15	13.7%	16.7%
880	Religious organizations	1,359	739	5	6	0.7%	0.8%
881	Membership organizations	877	454	73	81	16.0%	17.8%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,218	667	22	26	3.3%	4.0%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	738	413	3	10	0.7%	2.3%
891	Noncommercial educational and scientific research	222	122	12	17	10.2%	13.6%
892	Miscellaneous professional and related services	85	48	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,886	5,239	1,566	1,880	29.9%	35.9%
900	Executive and legislative offices	279	137	14	18	10.4%	13.4%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,079	573	131	157	22.8%	27.4%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,326	1,859	826	912	44.4%	49.1%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	716	386	97	128	25.2%	33.2%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,207	604	183	227	30.3%	37.6%
930	Administration of environmental quality & housing programs	641	304	74	87	24.4%	28.7%
931	Administration of economic programs	1,071	518	124	153	24.0%	29.7%
932	National security and international affairs	1,567	859	116	197	13.5%	23.0%
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