Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 1995
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,266	1,575	33	43	2.1%	2.7%
10	Agricultural production, crops	696	521	13	14	2.5%	2.6%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	637	388	4	6	1.2%	1.7%
12	Veterinary services	212	127	0	2	0.0%	1.9%
20	Landscape and horticultural services	591	439	12	15	2.7%	3.3%
30	Agricultural services, n.e.c.	130	99	4	6	4.2%	5.7%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	213	96	12	17	12.4%	17.9%
31	Forestry	141	54	9	12	15.8%	23.1%
32	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	72	42	3	5	8.0%	11.2%
	MINING	9,653	6,270	1,156	1,239	18.4%	19.8%
40	Metal mining	159	68	18	19	26.2%	27.4%
41	Coal mining	235	114	39	39	33.8%	34.7%
42	Oil and gas extraction	546	328	5	7	1.7%	2.0%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel	202	102	22	23	21.7%	22.4%
60	CONSTRUCTION	8,511	5,658	1,072	1,151	18.9%	20.3%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	12,420	8,125	1,294	1,380	15.9%	17.0%
100	Meat products	680	447	84	90	18.9%	20.2%
101	Dairy products	208	138	32	33	23.2%	23.8%
102	Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables	331	218	69	70	31.5%	32.0%
110	Grain mill products	207	143	29	30	19.9%	20.9%
111	Bakery products	342	232	71	76	30.8%	32.9%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	161	95	23	25	23.7%	26.4%
120	Beverage industries	275	206	54	55	26.0%	26.7%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	271	186	29	33	15.5%	17.6%
122	Not specified food industries	12	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
130	Tobacco manufactures	95	54	10	10	19.4%	19.4%
132	Knitting mills	209	109	5	8	4.9%	7.6%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods	57	34	3	3	8.3%	8.3%
141	Carpets and rugs	119	95	4	4	4.4%	4.4%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	631	399	19	20	4.8%	5.1%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	46	26	3	4	12.3%	15.5%
151	Apparel and accessories, except knit	1,233	784	111	116	14.2%	14.8%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	242	165	14	15	8.6%	8.8%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	453	297	126	133	42.5%	45.0%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	314	223	50	54	22.5%	24.2%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	284	199	45	47	22.5%	23.5%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	757	479	43	49	8.9%	10.2%
172	Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers	1,824	1,206	98	108	8.1%	8.9%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	256	164	26	30	15.9%	18.5%
181	Drugs	513	316	20	20	6.3%	6.4%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	278	176	23	25	13.0%	14.0%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	111	79	17	17	21.3%	21.7%
191	Agricultural chemicals	60	39	2	3	6.3%	6.7%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	771	497	88	91	17.7%	18.3%
200	Petroleum refining	218	141	35	37	24.4%	26.5%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	40	31	9	9	27.7%	27.7%
210	Tires and inner tubes	135	88	29	30	33.3%	34.6%
211	Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting	227	150	26	28	17.0%	18.3%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	842	562	69	77	12.4%	13.7%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	15	12	5	5	39.5%	42.3%
221	Footwear, except rubber and plastic	118	70	17	18	24.7%	26.1%
222	Leather products, except footwear	85	56	6	6	9.9%	9.9%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	17,055	11,502	2,176	2,316	18.9%	20.1%
230	Logging	181	111	9	10	8.6%	9.0%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	582	380	66	67	17.3%	17.6%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	114	85	6	6	7.4%	7.4%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	183	126	11	11	8.4%	8.9%
242	Furniture and fixtures	927	614	57	64	9.3%	10.4%
250	Glass and glass products	247	184	58	60	31.6%	32.6%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	306	202	35	38	17.1%	18.8%
252	Structural clay products	51	32	4	5	13.5%	15.6%
261	Pottery and related products	66	41	13	13	31.9%	31.9%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	141	89	13	13	14.8%	14.8%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	492	350	170	178	48.7%	50.8%
271	Iron and steel foundries	164	118	43	45	36.5%	37.9%
272	Primary aluminum industries	197	140	45	49	32.5%	34.8%
280	Other primary metal industries	278	181	44	51	24.2%	28.3%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware	198	137	20	23	14.4%	16.7%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	695	480	90	94	18.8%	19.6%
290	Screw machine products	77	54	7	8	13.2%	14.3%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	211	145	35	38	24.1%	26.3%
292	Ordnance	83	50	9	10	17.4%	20.2%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	549	388	73	80	18.8%	20.6%
301	Not specified metal industries	9	6	1	1	19.1%	19.1%
310	Engines and turbines	88	60	21	21	36.0%	36.0%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	178	113	23	23	20.4%	20.7%
312	Construction and material handling machines	328	242	54	58	22.3%	24.1%
320	Metalworking machinery	478	294	25	28	8.7%	9.7%
321	Office and accounting machines	63	46	4	4	7.7%	7.7%
322	Computers and related equipment	760	498	10	16	2.1%	3.1%
331	Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.	1,528	1,045	154	164	14.8%	15.7%
332	Not specified machinery	6	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
340	Household appliances	169	117	33	36	28.6%	30.6%
341	Radio, TV, and communication equipment	575	389	37	43	9.5%	11.0%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	1,878	1,280	117	132	9.2%	10.3%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies	22	15	1	2	7.9%	13.5%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	1,947	1,246	535	549	42.9%	44.0%
352	Aircraft and parts	550	410	128	136	31.1%	33.2%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	277	177	53	61	30.3%	34.5%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	39	26	9	9	35.8%	35.8%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	373	284	59	63	20.8%	22.2%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	89	64	10	10	15.7%	15.7%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	306	199	17	19	8.4%	9.8%
372	Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies	546	376	23	23	6.1%	6.1%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	177	123	6	6	4.7%	5.3%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	7	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	229	157	6	6	3.7%	4.0%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	580	350	34	36	9.7%	10.4%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	111	71	5	6	6.9%	8.0%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,727	5,097	1,881	1,995	36.9%	39.1%
400	Railroads	454	271	203	204	74.8%	75.2%
401	Bus service and urban transit	844	545	213	219	39.1%	40.2%
402	Taxicab service	127	77	11	11	14.4%	14.9%
410	Trucking service	2,696	1,831	390	418	21.3%	22.8%
411	Warehousing and storage	203	145	22	23	14.9%	15.9%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,384	885	659	712	74.4%	80.5%
420	Water transportation	237	156	44	49	27.9%	31.2%
421	Air transportation	1,194	817	314	333	38.5%	40.8%
422	Pipe lines, except natural gas	19	8	1	1	16.9%	16.9%
432	Services incidental to transportation	569	361	24	24	6.7%	6.7%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,390	1,549	407	452	26.2%	29.2%
440	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	651	415	39	43	9.4%	10.4%
441	Telephone communications	1,694	1,110	363	404	32.7%	36.4%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	45	24	4	5	16.7%	19.8%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,327	1,494	483	527	32.3%	35.3%
450	Electric light and power	1,028	638	209	225	32.7%	35.3%
451	Gas and steam supply systems	273	172	55	58	32.0%	33.9%
452	Electric and gas, and other combinations	219	150	73	78	48.2%	51.9%
470	Water supply and irrigation	332	219	66	75	30.3%	34.1%
471	Sanitary services	458	303	79	90	26.1%	29.8%
472	Not specified utilities	17	13	1	1	7.4%	7.4%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,381	4,265	283	322	6.6%	7.5%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	271	183	9	11	4.8%	6.1%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	110	81	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
502	Lumber and construction materials	292	194	13	14	6.7%	7.1%
510	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies	506	355	1	5	0.2%	1.4%
511	Metals and minerals, except petroleum	114	83	9	10	11.0%	11.6%
512	Electrical goods	389	264	8	9	2.9%	3.6%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	357	242	5	7	2.2%	2.8%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	862	553	17	20	3.0%	3.6%
531	Scrap and waste materials	272	193	17	19	8.6%	9.9%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	161	103	3	3	3.4%	3.4%
540	Paper and paper products	164	116	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
541	Drugs, chemicals and allied products	269	177	8	9	4.3%	5.2%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	213	129	9	10	6.7%	8.1%
550	Groceries and related products	1,188	827	132	143	15.9%	17.3%
551	Farm-product raw materials	137	70	3	4	3.8%	5.7%
552	Petroleum products	196	114	8	9	7.2%	7.6%
560	Alcoholic beverages	172	119	24	25	20.3%	20.6%
561	Farm supplies	225	136	4	5	2.9%	3.5%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	448	303	12	16	4.0%	5.3%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	35	26	0	1	0.0%	2.7%
	RETAIL TRADE	28,967	18,863	1,128	1,246	6.0%	6.6%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	807	504	19	21	3.7%	4.2%
581	Hardware stores	347	216	3	3	1.3%	1.6%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	146	94	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
590	Mobile home dealers	38	25	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	3,414	2,280	101	115	4.4%	5.1%
592	Variety stores	202	126	1	2	0.9%	1.7%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	221	129	5	7	3.6%	5.4%
601	Grocery stores	4,409	2,849	692	730	24.3%	25.6%
602	Dairy products stores	60	41	3	3	7.3%	7.3%
610	Retail bakeries	256	154	13	13	8.3%	8.5%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	227	153	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,647	1,068	39	43	3.7%	4.1%
620	Auto and home supply stores	566	374	11	12	2.8%	3.1%
621	Gasoline service stations	512	300	2	3	0.7%	1.1%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	128	79	1	1	1.1%	1.7%
623	Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe	1,110	719	17	20	2.4%	2.8%
630	Shoe stores	223	158	5	7	3.1%	4.7%
631	Furniture and home furnishings stores	683	454	9	11	2.0%	2.4%
632	Household appliance stores	116	76	1	2	1.1%	2.1%
633	Radio, TV, and computer stores	540	373	4	4	0.9%	1.2%
640	Music stores	183	124	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
641	Eating and drinking places	8,885	5,872	113	140	1.9%	2.4%
642	Drug stores	833	538	49	53	9.2%	9.9%
650	Liquor stores	141	83	1	2	1.7%	2.8%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	459	297	5	5	1.5%	1.8%
652	Book and stationery stores	362	224	1	2	0.4%	0.7%
660	Jewelry stores	215	133	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
661	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	245	156	3	5	2.1%	3.1%
662	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	63	39	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
663	Catalog and mail order houses	233	150	5	7	3.4%	4.6%
670	Vending machine operators	80	54	4	4	7.3%	7.3%
671	Direct selling establishments	218	133	1	3	1.1%	2.3%
672	Fuel dealers	194	112	7	8	6.4%	6.7%
681	Retail florists	233	151	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	889	570	10	12	1.7%	2.2%
691	Not specified retail trade	82	54	1	1	2.5%	2.5%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	10,918	6,973	195	239	2.8%	3.4%
700	Banking	3,007	1,863	15	26	0.8%	1.4%
701	Savings institutions, including credit unions	498	304	8	11	2.7%	3.6%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	763	503	3	5	0.7%	0.9%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	1,029	633	9	13	1.5%	2.0%
711	Insurance	3,298	2,117	64	83	3.0%	3.9%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices	2,323	1,553	95	103	6.1%	6.6%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	8,550	5,808	209	262	3.6%	4.5%
721	Advertising	321	202	4	5	2.0%	2.4%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	892	599	45	52	7.5%	8.6%
731	Personnel supply services	1,167	821	16	30	2.0%	3.6%
732	Computer and data processing services	1,426	958	12	17	1.2%	1.8%
740	Detective and protective services	663	473	28	37	5.9%	7.9%
741	Business services, n.e.c.	1,916	1,287	26	36	2.0%	2.8%
742	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers	215	153	10	10	6.7%	6.7%
750	Automotive parking and carwashes	238	169	7	7	4.0%	4.2%
751	Automotive repair and related services	1,091	725	19	22	2.6%	3.1%
752	Electrical repair shops	122	81	10	10	12.4%	12.4%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	499	339	33	35	9.7%	10.4%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	5,610	3,500	194	214	5.6%	6.1%
761	Private Households	1,462	959	10	14	1.1%	1.5%
762	Hotels and Motels	2,214	1,276	146	154	11.5%	12.0%
770	Lodging places, except hotels and motels	151	105	0	1	0.0%	1.0%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	604	408	32	35	7.8%	8.7%
772	Beauty shops	743	469	3	5	0.6%	1.0%
780	Barber shops	43	28	0	0	1.8%	1.8%
781	Funeral service and crematories	114	72	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
782	Shoe repair shops	8	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	3	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	268	176	2	4	1.1%	2.5%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	10,927	6,866	863	1,011	12.6%	14.7%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	586	408	60	68	14.8%	16.8%
801	Video tape rental	143	94	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
802	Bowling centers	77	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
810	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	2,043	1,340	107	121	8.0%	9.0%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	8,289	5,304	363	434	6.9%	8.2%
812	Offices and clinics of physicians	1,893	1,235	43	54	3.5%	4.4%
820	Offices and clinics of dentists	811	497	3	8	0.6%	1.7%
821	Offices and clinics of chiropractors	82	55	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
822	Offices and clinics of optometrists	70	47	2	2	3.3%	4.9%
830	Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.	66	45	2	2	3.6%	3.6%
831	HOSPITALS	8,078	4,975	696	821	14.0%	16.5%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	2,740	1,717	171	194	9.9%	11.3%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	2,627	1,709	143	174	8.4%	10.2%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7,383	4,632	135	177	2.9%	3.8%
841	Legal services	1,541	978	10	13	1.1%	1.4%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	15,881	9,733	3,441	4,006	35.4%	41.2%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	10,676	6,620	3,001	3,464	45.3%	52.3%
850	Colleges and universities	4,608	2,761	385	481	13.9%	17.4%
851	Vocational schools	125	74	7	9	9.0%	11.7%
852	Libraries	290	170	42	43	24.6%	25.5%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	182	108	7	9	6.6%	8.0%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	3,853	2,406	199	237	8.3%	9.8%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	349	225	15	18	6.7%	7.9%
862	Child day care services	1,251	782	13	20	1.6%	2.5%
863	Family child care homes	37	25	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	640	399	24	34	6.0%	8.4%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,576	975	147	166	15.1%	17.0%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	175	97	5	6	5.6%	6.5%
873	Labor unions	115	68	52	53	76.5%	78.2%
880	Religious organizations	1,405	899	11	13	1.2%	1.4%
881	Membership organizations, n.e.c.	583	360	8	14	2.1%	3.8%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,022	655	16	24	2.5%	3.7%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	765	487	7	11	1.5%	2.2%
891	Research, development, and testing services	927	556	15	29	2.7%	5.2%
892	Management and public relations services	757	471	8	11	1.8%	2.4%
893	Miscellaneous professional and related services	93	62	1	2	2.2%	3.5%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,497	5,978	1,909	2,230	31.9%	37.3%
900	Executive and legislative offices	274	161	12	17	7.5%	10.3%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,012	616	142	159	23.0%	25.9%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,470	2,309	1,057	1,154	45.8%	50.0%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	622	378	113	140	30.0%	36.9%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,372	866	258	308	29.8%	35.6%
930	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	503	267	54	68	20.0%	25.4%
931	Administration of economic programs	997	598	165	200	27.6%	33.5%
932	National security and international affairs	1,247	783	109	184	13.9%	23.4%
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