Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2000
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,426	1,846	38	46	2.1%	2.5%
10	Agricultural production, crops	710	585	14	19	2.5%	3.2%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	627	386	3	5	0.9%	1.3%
12	Veterinary services	256	186	2	2	0.8%	0.8%
20	Landscape and horticultural services	681	558	15	17	2.8%	3.1%
30	Agricultural services, n.e.c.	152	131	3	3	2.4%	2.4%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	205	93	11	18	11.9%	19.0%
31	Forestry	139	61	10	15	15.8%	24.0%
32	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	66	32	2	3	4.8%	9.8%
	MINING	10,365	7,657	1,445	1,516	18.9%	19.8%
40	Metal mining	109	46	15	16	32.7%	35.6%
41	Coal mining	156	70	17	18	23.7%	25.6%
42	Oil and gas extraction	502	301	10	10	3.4%	3.4%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel	156	83	13	13	16.0%	16.0%
60	CONSTRUCTION	9,442	7,157	1,390	1,458	19.4%	20.4%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	9,672	7,497	1,046	1,111	14.0%	14.8%
100	Meat products	636	459	100	109	21.9%	23.8%
101	Dairy products	213	158	34	37	21.6%	23.6%
102	Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables	261	191	48	50	25.2%	26.2%
110	Grain mill products	199	154	24	24	15.4%	15.8%
111	Bakery products	300	231	60	63	26.2%	27.4%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	145	100	28	29	28.3%	28.5%
120	Beverage industries	238	199	44	47	22.1%	23.8%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	217	158	23	25	14.6%	15.6%
122	Not specified food industries	12	7	1	1	12.6%	12.6%
130	Tobacco manufactures	60	50	12	12	24.0%	24.0%
132	Knitting mills	107	83	5	5	5.7%	5.9%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods	35	25	2	2	9.8%	9.8%
141	Carpets and rugs	77	74	4	4	5.6%	5.6%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	308	280	11	11	4.1%	4.1%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	45	38	4	5	11.3%	13.5%
151	Apparel and accessories, except knit	679	546	33	37	6.0%	6.8%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	170	135	11	11	8.2%	8.5%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	293	225	93	96	41.5%	42.4%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	245	187	31	33	16.8%	17.8%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	225	178	40	41	22.4%	22.8%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	665	467	46	48	9.9%	10.2%
172	Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers	1,545	1,200	87	94	7.2%	7.9%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	221	177	20	25	11.5%	13.9%
181	Drugs	469	379	15	17	4.0%	4.6%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	222	174	16	17	9.2%	9.9%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	90	73	10	12	13.9%	16.1%
191	Agricultural chemicals	68	44	7	7	14.8%	16.1%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	552	402	49	54	12.3%	13.4%
200	Petroleum refining	174	129	31	34	24.4%	26.5%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	28	24	5	6	20.5%	24.3%
210	Tires and inner tubes	136	129	47	49	36.4%	38.1%
211	Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting	182	141	23	23	16.0%	16.0%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	738	589	68	71	11.6%	12.0%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	12	10	5	5	52.0%	52.0%
221	Footwear, except rubber and plastic	57	37	4	4	10.8%	10.8%
222	Leather products, except footwear	48	43	2	2	4.6%	4.6%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	14,822	11,733	1,796	1,900	15.3%	16.2%
230	Logging	117	69	1	2	1.6%	2.7%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	530	381	43	46	11.2%	12.0%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	108	92	5	6	5.9%	6.8%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	171	127	8	9	6.3%	7.2%
242	Furniture and fixtures	756	617	54	58	8.8%	9.3%
250	Glass and glass products	233	191	41	41	21.5%	21.5%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	278	216	36	36	16.6%	16.8%
252	Structural clay products	38	31	3	3	8.4%	8.4%
261	Pottery and related products	54	40	13	13	32.3%	32.3%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	142	110	18	19	16.0%	17.1%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	400	317	125	128	39.2%	40.3%
271	Iron and steel foundries	124	105	42	42	39.9%	39.9%
272	Primary aluminum industries	159	140	46	49	32.8%	34.9%
280	Other primary metal industries	236	189	30	33	16.0%	17.2%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware	134	95	15	16	16.0%	17.2%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	660	523	68	72	13.0%	13.8%
290	Screw machine products	79	60	3	3	4.8%	4.8%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	166	134	38	40	28.3%	29.9%
292	Ordnance	62	44	9	9	19.5%	19.5%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	437	358	49	49	13.6%	13.6%
301	Not specified metal industries	3	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
310	Engines and turbines	74	66	17	17	25.2%	25.2%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	161	99	10	14	10.4%	13.9%
312	Construction and material handling machines	278	227	49	51	21.7%	22.3%
320	Metalworking machinery	376	300	30	32	9.9%	10.8%
321	Office and accounting machines	45	35	1	1	2.9%	3.2%
322	Computers and related equipment	624	524	3	4	0.5%	0.7%
331	Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.	1,401	1,113	132	140	11.8%	12.6%
332	Not specified machinery	5	4	1	1	26.5%	26.5%
340	Household appliances	146	130	26	29	20.4%	22.6%
341	Radio, TV, and communication equipment	524	441	32	35	7.3%	7.9%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	1,690	1,297	110	121	8.5%	9.3%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies	27	29	2	2	5.6%	5.6%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	1,615	1,310	470	481	35.9%	36.7%
352	Aircraft and parts	540	440	113	124	25.7%	28.3%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	234	178	29	32	16.3%	18.0%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	33	26	6	6	24.5%	24.5%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	274	222	30	41	13.5%	18.3%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	107	86	13	13	15.5%	15.5%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	262	206	9	9	4.1%	4.1%
372	Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies	518	415	12	14	2.9%	3.4%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	123	96	5	5	4.8%	4.8%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	15	18	4	4	20.1%	20.1%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	183	139	12	13	8.7%	9.1%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	520	359	22	26	6.1%	7.2%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	160	130	14	15	10.5%	11.2%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,607	5,765	1,923	2,032	33.4%	35.3%
400	Railroads	459	317	220	225	69.4%	71.1%
401	Bus service and urban transit	828	614	223	236	36.3%	38.4%
402	Taxicab service	116	87	7	7	7.9%	8.2%
410	Trucking service	2,859	2,196	412	435	18.7%	19.8%
411	Warehousing and storage	196	170	13	15	7.9%	8.6%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,214	895	626	664	70.0%	74.2%
420	Water transportation	236	183	43	45	23.5%	24.7%
421	Air transportation	1,180	924	357	381	38.7%	41.2%
422	Pipe lines, except natural gas	24	16	3	3	19.3%	19.9%
432	Services incidental to transportation	495	364	19	22	5.2%	5.9%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,506	1,963	406	442	20.7%	22.5%
440	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	629	466	44	49	9.5%	10.5%
441	Telephone communications	1,840	1,470	361	392	24.6%	26.7%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	37	28	1	1	2.4%	2.4%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,010	1,435	426	446	29.7%	31.1%
450	Electric light and power	853	585	185	194	31.6%	33.1%
451	Gas and steam supply systems	201	138	40	41	28.7%	29.5%
452	Electric and gas, and other combinations	182	150	51	53	34.1%	35.0%
470	Water supply and irrigation	328	240	57	59	23.7%	24.6%
471	Sanitary services	434	312	93	99	29.8%	31.7%
472	Not specified utilities	12	10	1	1	8.9%	8.9%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,297	4,780	246	270	5.1%	5.6%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	312	243	12	12	4.9%	4.9%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	99	82	3	3	3.5%	3.5%
502	Lumber and construction materials	268	212	11	11	5.2%	5.2%
510	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies	624	505	10	12	2.1%	2.4%
511	Metals and minerals, except petroleum	125	95	12	12	12.4%	12.4%
512	Electrical goods	447	363	1	1	0.3%	0.3%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	337	251	7	9	2.7%	3.5%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	913	647	14	16	2.1%	2.5%
531	Scrap and waste materials	191	146	17	19	11.7%	13.1%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	176	132	2	2	1.2%	1.2%
540	Paper and paper products	160	125	6	6	4.8%	5.0%
541	Drugs, chemicals and allied products	312	236	4	7	1.7%	3.0%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	157	123	4	5	3.3%	4.4%
550	Groceries and related products	1,129	867	106	114	12.3%	13.2%
551	Farm-product raw materials	153	96	3	3	2.8%	2.8%
552	Petroleum products	154	107	3	3	3.1%	3.1%
560	Alcoholic beverages	149	110	11	11	9.7%	9.7%
561	Farm supplies	183	120	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	370	286	16	18	5.4%	6.3%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	38	34	3	3	9.3%	9.3%
	RETAIL TRADE	27,042	20,452	964	1,064	4.7%	5.2%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	841	662	15	20	2.3%	3.0%
581	Hardware stores	283	203	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	164	119	2	2	1.8%	1.8%
590	Mobile home dealers	55	37	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	2,895	2,224	90	103	4.1%	4.6%
592	Variety stores	186	144	1	2	0.5%	1.2%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	252	172	9	9	5.5%	5.5%
601	Grocery stores	3,878	2,877	557	587	19.3%	20.4%
602	Dairy products stores	32	28	3	4	12.0%	12.8%
610	Retail bakeries	234	167	10	12	5.7%	7.4%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	235	183	7	9	3.9%	4.7%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,531	1,166	40	46	3.4%	4.0%
620	Auto and home supply stores	565	423	11	14	2.5%	3.3%
621	Gasoline service stations	463	337	5	5	1.4%	1.6%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	166	117	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
623	Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe	959	715	7	9	1.0%	1.2%
630	Shoe stores	161	129	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
631	Furniture and home furnishings stores	695	531	9	10	1.7%	1.9%
632	Household appliance stores	79	54	2	2	3.2%	3.7%
633	Radio, TV, and computer stores	577	456	6	7	1.2%	1.6%
640	Music stores	160	133	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
641	Eating and drinking places	8,450	6,433	92	110	1.4%	1.7%
642	Drug stores	832	645	53	59	8.2%	9.2%
650	Liquor stores	154	128	5	6	4.0%	5.1%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	456	346	2	4	0.7%	1.2%
652	Book and stationery stores	410	303	6	7	2.0%	2.3%
660	Jewelry stores	194	146	2	3	1.3%	2.2%
661	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	240	183	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
662	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	54	42	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
663	Catalog and mail order houses	171	124	4	4	3.2%	3.5%
670	Vending machine operators	69	53	4	4	8.4%	8.4%
671	Direct selling establishments	159	107	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
672	Fuel dealers	134	90	5	5	5.9%	5.9%
681	Retail florists	219	154	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	938	693	4	6	0.6%	0.9%
691	Not specified retail trade	151	128	3	4	2.2%	3.0%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	10,343	7,686	174	212	2.3%	2.8%
700	Banking	2,644	1,906	14	22	0.7%	1.1%
701	Savings institutions, including credit unions	407	274	4	8	1.6%	2.8%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	998	754	3	7	0.5%	0.9%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	1,185	911	12	14	1.3%	1.5%
711	Insurance	2,861	2,130	49	60	2.3%	2.8%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices	2,248	1,711	92	102	5.4%	6.0%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	9,980	7,934	237	299	3.0%	3.8%
721	Advertising	298	233	3	5	1.2%	2.2%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	870	650	57	64	8.7%	9.8%
731	Personnel supply services	1,284	1,064	19	35	1.8%	3.3%
732	Computer and data processing services	2,687	2,225	24	38	1.1%	1.7%
740	Detective and protective services	703	548	33	39	6.0%	7.1%
741	Business services, n.e.c.	2,017	1,541	36	43	2.3%	2.8%
742	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers	254	204	11	12	5.6%	6.1%
750	Automotive parking and carwashes	232	190	11	12	5.7%	6.4%
751	Automotive repair and related services	1,080	847	19	23	2.2%	2.7%
752	Electrical repair shops	108	81	4	4	5.1%	5.1%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	447	351	21	24	6.0%	7.0%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	5,212	3,677	201	215	5.5%	5.9%
761	Private Households	1,149	870	6	8	0.7%	0.9%
762	Hotels and Motels	2,235	1,415	159	166	11.3%	11.7%
770	Lodging places, except hotels and motels	158	111	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	484	376	23	25	6.1%	6.6%
772	Beauty shops	704	526	5	7	1.0%	1.3%
780	Barber shops	59	49	3	3	5.5%	5.5%
781	Funeral service and crematories	120	91	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
782	Shoe repair shops	5	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	3	3	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	295	232	2	5	0.9%	2.3%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	9,851	7,185	895	1,024	12.5%	14.3%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	631	478	91	97	19.0%	20.3%
801	Video tape rental	128	103	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
802	Bowling centers	65	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
810	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	2,091	1,550	115	132	7.4%	8.5%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	8,064	5,963	429	491	7.2%	8.2%
812	Offices and clinics of physicians	1,942	1,431	40	45	2.8%	3.2%
820	Offices and clinics of dentists	726	535	6	8	1.1%	1.5%
821	Offices and clinics of chiropractors	117	88	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
822	Offices and clinics of optometrists	65	51	2	3	3.5%	6.2%
830	Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.	67	49	2	2	3.4%	3.4%
831	HOSPITALS	6,936	5,004	689	795	13.8%	15.9%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	2,425	1,741	176	195	10.1%	11.2%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	2,722	2,067	203	237	9.8%	11.5%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7,156	5,305	145	172	2.7%	3.2%
841	Legal services	1,459	1,098	12	17	1.1%	1.5%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	15,129	10,878	3,748	4,291	34.5%	39.4%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	10,394	7,557	3,314	3,767	43.9%	49.8%
850	Colleges and universities	4,130	2,885	391	477	13.6%	16.5%
851	Vocational schools	121	91	7	9	7.4%	10.4%
852	Libraries	260	185	27	29	14.7%	15.5%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	224	161	9	9	5.4%	5.6%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	3,984	2,959	215	260	7.3%	8.8%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	302	217	18	20	8.3%	9.3%
862	Child day care services	1,312	1,014	24	37	2.4%	3.6%
863	Family child care homes	32	24	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	690	505	31	37	6.2%	7.4%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,648	1,200	141	166	11.8%	13.8%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	173	117	14	14	11.9%	12.0%
873	Labor unions	84	59	47	48	79.5%	80.2%
880	Religious organizations	1,296	958	7	9	0.7%	0.9%
881	Membership organizations, n.e.c.	538	358	7	8	2.1%	2.2%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,114	854	20	28	2.4%	3.2%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	722	552	4	5	0.7%	1.0%
891	Research, development, and testing services	782	568	27	30	4.8%	5.2%
892	Management and public relations services	882	668	7	14	1.1%	2.1%
893	Miscellaneous professional and related services	106	72	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	8,455	5,978	1,913	2,135	32.0%	35.7%
900	Executive and legislative offices	246	154	13	15	8.2%	9.7%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,024	701	173	197	24.7%	28.1%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,351	2,526	1,125	1,209	44.5%	47.9%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	497	337	101	116	30.1%	34.6%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,144	775	214	251	27.6%	32.4%
930	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	403	244	54	62	22.1%	25.3%
931	Administration of economic programs	937	630	162	187	25.8%	29.7%
932	National security and international affairs	853	611	71	97	11.6%	15.9%
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