Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 1992
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,514	1,559	38	44	2.4%	2.8%
10	Agricultural production, crops	802	517	12	13	2.3%	2.6%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	766	403	5	6	1.3%	1.6%
12	Veterinary services	225	129	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
20	Landscape and horticultural services	565	395	11	12	2.8%	3.2%
30	Agricultural services, n.e.c.	156	115	8	10	7.1%	9.1%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	255	114	7	12	6.4%	10.1%
31	Forestry	184	80	6	10	6.9%	12.3%
32	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	71	34	2	2	5.0%	5.0%
	MINING	9,639	5,736	1,180	1,259	20.6%	22.0%
40	Metal mining	150	55	16	18	29.4%	31.7%
41	Coal mining	247	116	39	39	33.6%	33.7%
42	Oil and gas extraction	597	340	9	11	2.8%	3.4%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel	218	112	29	32	26.1%	28.7%
60	CONSTRUCTION	8,427	5,113	1,087	1,159	21.2%	22.7%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	13,897	8,268	1,440	1,540	17.4%	18.6%
100	Meat products	849	502	96	102	19.1%	20.4%
101	Dairy products	273	151	41	41	27.2%	27.2%
102	Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables	365	210	52	55	25.0%	26.2%
110	Grain mill products	210	128	27	31	20.9%	24.4%
111	Bakery products	319	199	56	61	28.0%	30.4%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	197	124	35	36	28.5%	29.5%
120	Beverage industries	310	202	55	58	27.2%	28.5%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	333	216	43	45	19.8%	20.9%
122	Not specified food industries	21	12	4	4	28.9%	28.9%
130	Tobacco manufactures	85	52	20	21	37.5%	40.2%
132	Knitting mills	231	104	5	5	4.8%	5.2%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods	69	36	4	4	10.0%	10.0%
141	Carpets and rugs	72	47	1	2	2.8%	3.8%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	777	420	22	26	5.2%	6.2%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	90	48	9	11	19.1%	23.0%
151	Apparel and accessories, except knit	1,412	886	118	130	13.4%	14.7%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	239	134	10	12	7.8%	8.9%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	536	308	155	159	50.4%	51.7%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	341	212	59	62	28.0%	29.0%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	340	219	65	69	29.5%	31.5%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	878	503	67	78	13.3%	15.4%
172	Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers	1,884	1,169	111	122	9.5%	10.5%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	268	164	18	19	11.0%	11.6%
181	Drugs	554	309	22	23	7.0%	7.4%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	278	168	25	25	14.6%	15.0%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	87	53	10	10	18.3%	18.3%
191	Agricultural chemicals	89	46	5	5	10.0%	10.0%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	960	548	93	98	17.0%	17.8%
200	Petroleum refining	256	158	53	57	33.8%	35.9%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	33	21	3	3	12.2%	12.2%
210	Tires and inner tubes	145	93	31	32	33.3%	34.9%
211	Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting	300	168	29	31	17.2%	18.1%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	843	527	72	78	13.7%	14.7%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	32	18	7	7	41.4%	41.4%
221	Footwear, except rubber and plastic	151	77	10	11	13.5%	14.4%
222	Leather products, except footwear	70	36	8	9	22.3%	23.8%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	18,141	11,102	2,366	2,536	21.3%	22.8%
230	Logging	170	83	3	3	4.0%	4.0%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	555	319	48	52	15.1%	16.1%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	80	58	2	2	3.0%	3.0%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	229	124	14	14	10.9%	11.7%
242	Furniture and fixtures	941	555	59	67	10.7%	12.2%
250	Glass and glass products	254	162	61	62	37.5%	38.1%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	298	184	40	42	21.9%	22.7%
252	Structural clay products	64	42	11	11	26.0%	26.0%
261	Pottery and related products	70	42	9	9	22.1%	22.1%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	178	108	29	31	26.5%	28.9%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	553	363	188	189	51.7%	52.1%
271	Iron and steel foundries	149	96	35	38	36.5%	39.7%
272	Primary aluminum industries	217	140	49	50	34.9%	35.8%
280	Other primary metal industries	294	166	33	36	20.1%	21.6%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware	173	103	19	21	17.9%	20.1%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	683	428	86	92	20.2%	21.4%
290	Screw machine products	109	68	9	10	12.6%	14.5%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	175	109	39	39	35.5%	36.1%
292	Ordnance	140	74	19	23	25.3%	30.6%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	550	338	73	78	21.5%	23.2%
301	Not specified metal industries	6	3	1	1	20.1%	20.1%
310	Engines and turbines	127	86	38	40	44.3%	46.8%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	204	112	26	26	23.6%	23.6%
312	Construction and material handling machines	305	182	43	46	23.5%	25.1%
320	Metalworking machinery	451	258	20	23	7.9%	8.8%
321	Office and accounting machines	84	48	2	3	3.4%	6.5%
322	Computers and related equipment	904	553	10	14	1.7%	2.5%
331	Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.	1,525	939	142	152	15.1%	16.2%
332	Not specified machinery	10	6	0	0	8.4%	8.4%
340	Household appliances	225	141	45	50	31.9%	35.6%
341	Radio, TV, and communication equipment	599	376	47	55	12.6%	14.8%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	2,076	1,293	188	202	14.5%	15.6%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies	49	29	4	4	13.1%	14.5%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	1,929	1,132	552	570	48.7%	50.4%
352	Aircraft and parts	741	516	171	191	33.2%	37.1%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	364	228	67	77	29.3%	33.7%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	48	28	10	10	36.9%	36.9%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	506	346	70	83	20.1%	24.1%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	81	46	9	9	20.0%	20.0%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	397	241	27	30	11.1%	12.5%
372	Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies	614	395	27	31	6.9%	8.0%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	215	123	8	11	6.7%	8.5%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	19	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	205	119	6	6	5.2%	5.3%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	536	300	26	28	8.7%	9.4%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	39	26	1	1	3.6%	3.6%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,768	4,622	1,780	1,890	38.5%	40.9%
400	Railroads	572	302	234	237	77.3%	78.3%
401	Bus service and urban transit	761	476	203	215	42.7%	45.3%
402	Taxicab service	105	62	5	6	8.2%	9.9%
410	Trucking service	2,736	1,632	369	388	22.6%	23.8%
411	Warehousing and storage	220	137	21	23	15.4%	16.5%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,432	826	595	648	72.1%	78.4%
420	Water transportation	282	177	58	60	32.8%	34.0%
421	Air transportation	1,105	702	270	287	38.5%	40.9%
422	Pipe lines, except natural gas	45	19	5	6	26.8%	30.8%
432	Services incidental to transportation	510	290	19	20	6.4%	6.9%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,599	1,594	531	594	33.3%	37.2%
440	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	640	377	37	43	9.7%	11.4%
441	Telephone communications	1,894	1,177	490	545	41.6%	46.3%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	65	40	5	6	12.4%	14.9%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,735	1,620	545	593	33.6%	36.6%
450	Electric light and power	1,205	699	246	264	35.2%	37.8%
451	Gas and steam supply systems	347	200	59	62	29.6%	31.3%
452	Electric and gas, and other combinations	290	179	80	86	44.8%	48.4%
470	Water supply and irrigation	361	223	63	76	28.3%	33.9%
471	Sanitary services	503	301	92	100	30.5%	33.2%
472	Not specified utilities	29	18	4	4	22.9%	24.4%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,872	4,162	283	314	6.8%	7.5%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	342	207	11	15	5.4%	7.2%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	96	60	4	4	5.8%	5.8%
502	Lumber and construction materials	270	170	16	17	9.7%	10.0%
510	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies	587	390	5	8	1.3%	2.1%
511	Metals and minerals, except petroleum	128	78	7	7	8.9%	8.9%
512	Electrical goods	461	287	8	9	2.7%	3.1%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	390	231	10	14	4.2%	6.2%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	947	555	19	23	3.3%	4.2%
531	Scrap and waste materials	231	140	13	13	9.2%	9.2%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	147	89	2	4	2.3%	4.5%
540	Paper and paper products	213	129	6	6	4.7%	4.7%
541	Drugs, chemicals and allied products	323	199	8	10	4.0%	5.0%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	176	107	5	5	5.1%	5.1%
550	Groceries and related products	1,266	782	134	140	17.1%	17.9%
551	Farm-product raw materials	175	78	1	1	1.6%	1.6%
552	Petroleum products	237	136	4	5	3.0%	3.8%
560	Alcoholic beverages	216	129	21	21	16.3%	16.3%
561	Farm supplies	248	132	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	397	252	9	11	3.5%	4.2%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	22	12	0	0	3.1%	3.1%
	RETAIL TRADE	29,563	17,683	1,158	1,276	6.5%	7.2%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	763	446	12	14	2.6%	3.2%
581	Hardware stores	285	172	2	3	1.3%	1.7%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	160	97	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
590	Mobile home dealers	37	23	0	0	0.0%	0.6%
591	Department stores	3,332	2,013	85	101	4.2%	5.0%
592	Variety stores	247	135	2	2	1.5%	1.6%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	215	121	9	11	7.8%	9.1%
601	Grocery stores	4,802	2,823	758	790	26.8%	28.0%
602	Dairy products stores	76	47	2	2	4.1%	4.1%
610	Retail bakeries	219	125	11	12	8.7%	9.3%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	230	148	11	13	7.1%	8.6%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,578	931	41	44	4.4%	4.7%
620	Auto and home supply stores	629	387	9	10	2.4%	2.7%
621	Gasoline service stations	656	386	4	5	1.1%	1.3%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	126	75	1	3	1.5%	3.7%
623	Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe	1,292	771	12	15	1.6%	2.0%
630	Shoe stores	238	150	6	9	4.2%	5.7%
631	Furniture and home furnishings stores	674	427	15	16	3.4%	3.7%
632	Household appliance stores	152	93	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
633	Radio, TV, and computer stores	391	251	4	4	1.5%	1.8%
640	Music stores	152	99	1	1	0.5%	1.2%
641	Eating and drinking places	9,209	5,562	106	135	1.9%	2.4%
642	Drug stores	981	589	23	29	4.0%	5.0%
650	Liquor stores	166	97	3	4	2.8%	3.7%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	438	267	8	10	2.9%	3.6%
652	Book and stationery stores	311	177	3	5	1.7%	2.5%
660	Jewelry stores	229	130	0	2	0.3%	1.3%
661	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	263	142	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
662	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	106	59	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
663	Catalog and mail order houses	172	113	8	10	6.8%	8.5%
670	Vending machine operators	98	52	4	4	7.4%	8.0%
671	Direct selling establishments	247	151	0	1	0.0%	0.3%
672	Fuel dealers	166	82	9	10	11.2%	11.6%
681	Retail florists	202	111	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	692	410	6	10	1.5%	2.4%
691	Not specified retail trade	29	22	1	1	2.7%	2.7%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	11,640	6,888	190	251	2.8%	3.6%
700	Banking	3,428	1,952	29	42	1.5%	2.2%
701	Savings institutions, including credit unions	510	278	5	6	1.7%	2.1%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	710	433	6	8	1.3%	1.8%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	886	524	4	10	0.7%	1.8%
711	Insurance	3,568	2,122	59	86	2.8%	4.1%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices	2,538	1,578	88	100	5.6%	6.3%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	7,917	5,029	255	299	5.1%	5.9%
721	Advertising	343	203	7	8	3.4%	3.7%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	835	542	61	68	11.2%	12.5%
731	Personnel supply services	1,059	663	14	22	2.1%	3.4%
732	Computer and data processing services	1,193	765	11	19	1.5%	2.5%
740	Detective and protective services	656	432	30	32	6.9%	7.5%
741	Business services, n.e.c.	1,561	974	38	48	3.9%	4.9%
742	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers	247	165	20	20	11.9%	12.2%
750	Automotive parking and carwashes	228	147	15	17	10.3%	11.3%
751	Automotive repair and related services	1,149	737	19	23	2.6%	3.2%
752	Electrical repair shops	138	92	11	11	12.0%	12.0%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	508	310	29	31	9.3%	10.2%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	6,251	3,612	187	215	5.2%	6.0%
761	Private Households	1,836	1,110	11	14	1.0%	1.3%
762	Hotels and Motels	2,464	1,309	137	155	10.5%	11.8%
770	Lodging places, except hotels and motels	159	93	1	2	1.5%	2.5%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	589	363	30	32	8.2%	8.8%
772	Beauty shops	732	434	2	5	0.4%	1.1%
780	Barber shops	45	31	1	1	1.8%	1.8%
781	Funeral service and crematories	128	86	1	3	1.5%	4.0%
782	Shoe repair shops	8	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	4	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	286	177	3	3	1.7%	1.7%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	11,435	6,630	872	1,051	13.2%	15.9%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	567	354	51	58	14.3%	16.5%
801	Video tape rental	156	88	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
802	Bowling centers	113	65	3	3	4.1%	5.1%
810	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	2,016	1,193	102	125	8.5%	10.5%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	8,089	4,693	331	393	7.1%	8.4%
812	Offices and clinics of physicians	1,931	1,148	35	44	3.0%	3.8%
820	Offices and clinics of dentists	770	427	4	4	1.0%	1.0%
821	Offices and clinics of chiropractors	116	65	0	1	0.0%	1.3%
822	Offices and clinics of optometrists	94	56	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
830	Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.	67	42	0	0	0.4%	0.4%
831	HOSPITALS	8,583	4,928	717	864	14.6%	17.5%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	3,046	1,733	191	211	11.0%	12.2%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	2,065	1,222	101	132	8.2%	10.8%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7,428	4,298	159	196	3.7%	4.6%
841	Legal services	1,528	889	8	14	0.9%	1.6%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	16,403	9,155	3,137	3,734	34.3%	40.8%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	11,016	6,172	2,746	3,239	44.5%	52.5%
850	Colleges and universities	4,767	2,636	352	447	13.3%	16.9%
851	Vocational schools	136	80	8	10	10.1%	12.1%
852	Libraries	305	165	21	26	12.5%	15.7%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	179	101	10	13	10.1%	12.9%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	4,024	2,287	214	264	9.4%	11.6%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	387	220	11	14	5.2%	6.5%
862	Child day care services	1,391	801	23	35	2.9%	4.4%
863	Family child care homes	35	17	2	2	13.1%	13.1%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	640	353	28	34	7.9%	9.7%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,571	896	150	178	16.7%	19.9%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	193	117	12	16	10.1%	13.5%
873	Labor unions	136	87	69	71	79.9%	82.2%
880	Religious organizations	1,415	792	9	13	1.2%	1.7%
881	Membership organizations, n.e.c.	662	364	14	20	3.7%	5.4%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,090	665	12	15	1.9%	2.3%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	751	446	8	10	1.9%	2.2%
891	Research, development, and testing services	1,008	571	21	29	3.6%	5.1%
892	Management and public relations services	536	308	3	5	0.9%	1.7%
893	Miscellaneous professional and related services	109	61	3	3	4.3%	4.3%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,676	5,617	1,747	2,118	31.1%	37.7%
900	Executive and legislative offices	320	159	21	26	13.3%	16.6%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,073	618	141	176	22.8%	28.4%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,398	2,074	940	1,039	45.3%	50.1%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	642	367	104	133	28.4%	36.3%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,278	724	214	264	29.6%	36.4%
930	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	515	237	50	59	21.2%	24.8%
931	Administration of economic programs	1,088	598	168	209	28.1%	35.0%
932	National security and international affairs	1,362	841	108	212	12.8%	25.2%
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