Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2001
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,455	1,671	28	34	1.7%	2.1%
10	Agricultural production, crops	705	495	15	15	3.0%	3.0%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	607	345	2	3	0.7%	1.0%
12	Veterinary services	264	176	2	3	1.2%	1.4%
20	Landscape and horticultural services	732	543	8	12	1.5%	2.3%
30	Agricultural services, n.e.c.	147	113	1	1	0.7%	0.8%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	206	92	17	20	19.1%	21.8%
31	Forestry	144	63	15	17	24.4%	27.2%
32	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	62	28	2	3	7.4%	9.7%
	MINING	11,351	7,860	1,487	1,546	18.9%	19.7%
40	Metal mining	94	36	11	11	29.8%	31.7%
41	Coal mining	199	83	25	25	30.1%	30.1%
42	Oil and gas extraction	596	321	13	15	4.2%	4.6%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel	175	91	17	19	18.5%	21.0%
60	CONSTRUCTION	10,287	7,329	1,421	1,475	19.4%	20.1%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	9,757	7,105	985	1,047	13.9%	14.7%
100	Meat products	653	439	86	95	19.7%	21.6%
101	Dairy products	212	135	18	19	13.4%	14.0%
102	Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables	269	185	50	52	27.3%	28.4%
110	Grain mill products	195	139	20	23	14.7%	16.7%
111	Bakery products	289	211	40	44	19.1%	20.7%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	141	97	24	24	24.4%	24.8%
120	Beverage industries	228	178	37	38	20.6%	21.4%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	259	170	23	25	13.3%	14.6%
122	Not specified food industries	15	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
130	Tobacco manufactures	60	53	14	15	26.5%	28.2%
132	Knitting mills	90	69	1	1	1.8%	1.8%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods	39	32	3	4	8.2%	11.1%
141	Carpets and rugs	86	93	6	6	6.1%	6.1%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	287	246	14	14	5.6%	5.6%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	63	43	2	2	3.8%	3.8%
151	Apparel and accessories, except knit	542	415	29	33	7.0%	7.9%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	176	128	12	12	9.7%	9.7%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	315	217	97	100	44.8%	46.2%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	236	175	37	38	21.1%	21.5%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	254	190	45	48	23.8%	25.5%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	694	474	45	51	9.4%	10.8%
172	Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers	1,560	1,141	81	91	7.1%	7.9%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	205	139	21	22	15.2%	15.6%
181	Drugs	542	390	17	20	4.4%	5.2%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	212	163	7	8	4.4%	4.8%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	75	59	11	12	18.9%	20.2%
191	Agricultural chemicals	65	43	1	3	3.1%	6.2%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	598	432	75	77	17.3%	18.0%
200	Petroleum refining	187	144	26	27	18.3%	19.1%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	31	25	5	5	18.5%	18.5%
210	Tires and inner tubes	134	107	42	44	39.4%	40.7%
211	Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting	175	125	16	16	12.7%	12.7%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	746	556	65	67	11.7%	12.0%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	19	14	5	5	38.8%	38.8%
221	Footwear, except rubber and plastic	62	39	4	4	10.9%	10.9%
222	Leather products, except footwear	43	32	4	4	11.6%	11.6%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	15,025	11,115	1,694	1,784	15.2%	16.1%
230	Logging	103	62	3	4	5.3%	7.0%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	507	353	32	32	9.0%	9.1%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	79	61	0	0	0.7%	0.7%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	184	120	6	6	5.4%	5.4%
242	Furniture and fixtures	758	570	45	50	7.9%	8.7%
250	Glass and glass products	201	165	39	40	23.5%	24.4%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	301	208	30	34	14.3%	16.2%
252	Structural clay products	39	35	6	6	16.5%	17.4%
261	Pottery and related products	38	29	8	8	26.6%	26.6%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	130	95	16	18	17.4%	19.0%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	420	313	128	129	40.8%	41.3%
271	Iron and steel foundries	118	86	33	33	38.1%	38.7%
272	Primary aluminum industries	152	122	38	39	30.9%	32.5%
280	Other primary metal industries	275	205	35	37	16.9%	18.1%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware	165	121	14	16	11.5%	13.2%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	774	565	74	79	13.1%	13.9%
290	Screw machine products	75	57	7	7	12.1%	12.1%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	163	126	28	29	22.6%	23.2%
292	Ordnance	59	33	5	5	15.8%	15.8%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	432	346	60	61	17.4%	17.6%
301	Not specified metal industries	6	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
310	Engines and turbines	74	57	18	20	32.4%	34.7%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	164	89	16	18	18.0%	19.7%
312	Construction and material handling machines	276	209	38	39	18.2%	18.7%
320	Metalworking machinery	401	300	23	24	7.7%	8.0%
321	Office and accounting machines	42	29	3	3	11.0%	11.0%
322	Computers and related equipment	651	507	10	14	2.0%	2.8%
331	Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.	1,466	1,070	122	126	11.4%	11.8%
332	Not specified machinery	4	3	2	2	53.5%	53.5%
340	Household appliances	139	110	23	27	20.9%	24.8%
341	Radio, TV, and communication equipment	518	416	21	23	5.0%	5.6%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	1,679	1,216	100	110	8.2%	9.0%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies	24	23	2	2	6.8%	6.8%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	1,489	1,152	423	431	36.7%	37.4%
352	Aircraft and parts	537	392	112	120	28.6%	30.6%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	261	177	32	38	18.3%	21.2%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	31	22	7	7	33.7%	33.7%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	304	239	33	38	13.6%	16.0%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	101	72	10	10	13.3%	13.3%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	288	215	11	11	5.3%	5.3%
372	Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies	554	417	20	23	4.8%	5.5%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	99	72	5	6	7.2%	8.0%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	10	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	158	115	9	10	8.1%	8.4%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	617	399	27	29	6.8%	7.3%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	159	129	19	21	15.1%	16.1%
	TRANSPORTATION	7,851	5,620	1,866	1,972	33.2%	35.1%
400	Railroads	420	257	181	186	70.5%	72.5%
401	Bus service and urban transit	868	626	224	238	35.8%	38.0%
402	Taxicab service	121	84	8	9	9.0%	10.5%
410	Trucking service	2,918	2,113	407	430	19.3%	20.4%
411	Warehousing and storage	214	170	14	14	8.5%	8.5%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,252	871	591	631	67.9%	72.5%
420	Water transportation	246	181	44	48	24.4%	26.4%
421	Air transportation	1,245	926	365	382	39.4%	41.2%
422	Pipe lines, except natural gas	22	9	1	1	8.4%	9.3%
432	Services incidental to transportation	545	383	31	33	8.0%	8.6%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,789	2,042	420	440	20.5%	21.6%
440	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	689	467	41	45	8.7%	9.6%
441	Telephone communications	2,065	1,551	378	394	24.3%	25.4%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	35	24	1	1	5.0%	5.0%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,027	1,376	422	450	30.7%	32.7%
450	Electric light and power	912	589	175	186	29.7%	31.6%
451	Gas and steam supply systems	162	100	34	35	34.0%	34.9%
452	Electric and gas, and other combinations	164	138	59	59	42.7%	42.8%
470	Water supply and irrigation	316	227	67	73	29.4%	32.2%
471	Sanitary services	446	305	84	92	27.6%	30.2%
472	Not specified utilities	27	17	4	4	21.7%	26.2%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,344	4,552	246	267	5.4%	5.9%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	317	243	17	18	7.0%	7.6%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	112	90	4	4	4.6%	4.6%
502	Lumber and construction materials	260	182	8	9	4.3%	5.0%
510	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies	630	443	10	14	2.4%	3.2%
511	Metals and minerals, except petroleum	104	76	11	11	13.9%	14.7%
512	Electrical goods	398	308	9	10	2.9%	3.1%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	385	287	7	8	2.5%	2.9%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	810	540	20	25	3.7%	4.6%
531	Scrap and waste materials	220	161	17	18	10.4%	11.0%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	174	140	6	6	4.3%	4.3%
540	Paper and paper products	163	116	6	6	4.9%	4.9%
541	Drugs, chemicals and allied products	342	251	5	6	1.9%	2.4%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	134	106	4	4	3.4%	3.4%
550	Groceries and related products	1,174	850	96	98	11.3%	11.6%
551	Farm-product raw materials	158	84	0	0	0.5%	0.5%
552	Petroleum products	177	123	5	6	4.0%	4.9%
560	Alcoholic beverages	184	135	16	17	11.5%	12.4%
561	Farm supplies	196	114	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	373	281	4	4	1.5%	1.5%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	33	23	1	1	4.2%	4.2%
	RETAIL TRADE	29,016	20,640	941	1,034	4.6%	5.0%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	924	646	27	30	4.1%	4.6%
581	Hardware stores	297	208	2	4	0.9%	1.9%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	183	114	1	2	1.1%	1.8%
590	Mobile home dealers	53	40	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	3,050	2,196	68	73	3.1%	3.3%
592	Variety stores	211	160	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	292	179	12	12	6.7%	6.7%
601	Grocery stores	3,994	2,796	554	579	19.8%	20.7%
602	Dairy products stores	27	25	0	1	0.6%	2.7%
610	Retail bakeries	285	187	9	10	5.0%	5.1%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	278	199	4	5	2.1%	2.7%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,701	1,186	36	43	3.0%	3.6%
620	Auto and home supply stores	591	426	3	6	0.8%	1.3%
621	Gasoline service stations	488	331	3	4	1.0%	1.2%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	173	116	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
623	Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe	987	726	7	9	0.9%	1.2%
630	Shoe stores	179	136	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
631	Furniture and home furnishings stores	777	552	4	5	0.7%	0.8%
632	Household appliance stores	89	70	3	3	3.7%	4.3%
633	Radio, TV, and computer stores	650	514	6	8	1.1%	1.6%
640	Music stores	154	117	1	2	1.1%	1.7%
641	Eating and drinking places	9,068	6,495	100	124	1.5%	1.9%
642	Drug stores	903	650	46	51	7.1%	7.8%
650	Liquor stores	148	110	5	5	4.9%	4.9%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	544	392	3	4	0.8%	1.1%
652	Book and stationery stores	452	317	5	5	1.5%	1.5%
660	Jewelry stores	198	139	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
661	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	252	184	4	5	2.0%	2.5%
662	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	73	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
663	Catalog and mail order houses	225	135	3	4	2.3%	2.9%
670	Vending machine operators	71	54	4	5	6.9%	10.0%
671	Direct selling establishments	162	109	3	3	2.9%	2.9%
672	Fuel dealers	179	107	9	9	8.2%	8.2%
681	Retail florists	189	135	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	985	691	9	14	1.3%	2.0%
691	Not specified retail trade	184	150	7	7	4.5%	4.5%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	11,151	7,836	193	254	2.5%	3.2%
700	Banking	2,810	1,906	20	34	1.0%	1.8%
701	Savings institutions, including credit unions	440	284	12	13	4.3%	4.7%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	1,087	774	7	12	1.0%	1.5%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	1,233	921	15	20	1.7%	2.2%
711	Insurance	3,191	2,216	44	61	2.0%	2.8%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices	2,390	1,736	95	113	5.5%	6.5%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	10,599	7,963	265	306	3.3%	3.8%
721	Advertising	331	247	5	5	2.0%	2.0%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	940	694	64	70	9.3%	10.1%
731	Personnel supply services	1,280	987	22	30	2.2%	3.0%
732	Computer and data processing services	2,716	2,143	30	40	1.4%	1.9%
740	Detective and protective services	783	573	34	35	5.9%	6.2%
741	Business services, n.e.c.	2,296	1,661	45	51	2.7%	3.1%
742	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers	231	172	12	14	6.9%	7.8%
750	Automotive parking and carwashes	240	182	5	6	2.6%	3.5%
751	Automotive repair and related services	1,164	867	24	26	2.7%	3.0%
752	Electrical repair shops	98	68	5	6	7.2%	9.1%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	520	369	20	23	5.5%	6.2%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	5,440	3,649	191	205	5.2%	5.6%
761	Private Households	1,141	824	12	12	1.4%	1.4%
762	Hotels and Motels	2,347	1,402	139	146	9.9%	10.4%
770	Lodging places, except hotels and motels	163	105	2	2	1.6%	1.6%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	501	374	22	26	5.9%	7.0%
772	Beauty shops	762	559	8	9	1.5%	1.6%
780	Barber shops	56	46	3	3	5.7%	5.7%
781	Funeral service and crematories	132	96	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
782	Shoe repair shops	8	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	328	236	5	7	2.1%	2.8%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	10,832	7,372	912	1,029	12.4%	14.0%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	607	459	66	71	14.4%	15.4%
801	Video tape rental	141	101	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
802	Bowling centers	46	35	1	1	2.2%	2.2%
810	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	2,389	1,644	145	161	8.8%	9.8%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	8,968	6,114	412	465	6.7%	7.6%
812	Offices and clinics of physicians	2,236	1,549	49	57	3.1%	3.7%
820	Offices and clinics of dentists	838	564	6	6	1.1%	1.1%
821	Offices and clinics of chiropractors	107	71	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
822	Offices and clinics of optometrists	57	43	0	0	0.0%	0.4%
830	Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.	90	52	2	3	4.2%	4.8%
831	HOSPITALS	7,649	5,132	700	795	13.6%	15.5%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	2,554	1,685	163	180	9.7%	10.7%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	3,086	2,149	192	219	8.9%	10.2%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7,700	5,379	170	200	3.2%	3.7%
841	Legal services	1,522	1,076	28	31	2.6%	2.9%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	16,544	11,224	3,880	4,388	34.6%	39.1%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	11,385	7,754	3,376	3,804	43.5%	49.1%
850	Colleges and universities	4,506	3,024	449	527	14.9%	17.4%
851	Vocational schools	121	88	12	12	13.8%	13.8%
852	Libraries	261	170	28	29	16.5%	17.0%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	271	188	15	16	7.7%	8.5%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	4,414	3,016	198	228	6.6%	7.5%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	377	241	13	15	5.4%	6.3%
862	Child day care services	1,446	1,057	27	37	2.6%	3.5%
863	Family child care homes	44	31	0	0	0.0%	0.6%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	846	563	39	44	6.9%	7.9%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,701	1,123	119	130	10.6%	11.6%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	204	133	9	10	7.0%	7.4%
873	Labor unions	93	64	46	46	72.3%	72.3%
880	Religious organizations	1,378	941	6	12	0.6%	1.3%
881	Membership organizations, n.e.c.	577	348	11	12	3.1%	3.4%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,109	801	23	32	2.9%	4.0%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	769	557	4	5	0.8%	0.9%
891	Research, development, and testing services	943	658	25	28	3.8%	4.2%
892	Management and public relations services	1,024	744	14	23	1.9%	3.0%
893	Miscellaneous professional and related services	81	57	2	2	4.2%	4.2%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,064	6,082	1,960	2,209	32.2%	36.3%
900	Executive and legislative offices	268	146	13	17	9.2%	11.5%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,110	734	175	199	23.8%	27.1%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,496	2,523	1,133	1,211	44.9%	48.0%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	552	371	122	149	32.8%	40.2%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,297	857	237	274	27.6%	32.0%
930	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	497	263	67	80	25.6%	30.4%
931	Administration of economic programs	960	594	141	176	23.8%	29.6%
932	National security and international affairs	884	593	71	103	12.0%	17.3%
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