Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2002
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE	2,699	1,765	42	48	2.4%	2.7%
10	Agricultural production, crops	707	479	12	12	2.4%	2.5%
11	Agricultural production, livestock	681	360	3	5	0.9%	1.4%
12	Veterinary services	292	180	1	1	0.5%	0.7%
20	Landscape and horticultural services	826	590	26	28	4.4%	4.8%
30	Agricultural services, n.e.c.	193	157	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
	FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	221	98	10	13	10.0%	13.2%
31	Forestry	146	59	7	10	12.1%	16.2%
32	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	75	38	3	3	6.8%	8.6%
	MINING	11,898	7,631	1,385	1,444	18.1%	18.9%
40	Metal mining	123	41	8	10	19.8%	23.5%
41	Coal mining	217	87	18	20	21.1%	22.5%
42	Oil and gas extraction	499	261	5	6	1.9%	2.4%
50	Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel	151	67	7	10	10.3%	14.6%
60	CONSTRUCTION	10,908	7,174	1,346	1,399	18.8%	19.5%
	MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS	10,101	6,825	857	915	12.6%	13.4%
100	Meat products	736	430	84	92	19.6%	21.3%
101	Dairy products	216	119	25	25	20.6%	20.6%
102	Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables	253	151	30	31	20.0%	20.5%
110	Grain mill products	253	170	24	24	14.1%	14.3%
111	Bakery products	261	184	36	37	19.6%	20.1%
112	Sugar and confectionery products	173	111	23	24	20.7%	22.0%
120	Beverage industries	268	198	38	40	18.9%	20.2%
121	Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products	282	185	26	27	13.9%	14.4%
122	Not specified food industries	12	8	1	1	9.4%	9.4%
130	Tobacco manufactures	55	46	11	12	23.3%	26.5%
132	Knitting mills	65	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
140	Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods	40	29	2	2	7.6%	7.6%
141	Carpets and rugs	79	80	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
142	Yarn, thread, and fabric mills	288	209	9	9	4.1%	4.1%
150	Miscellaneous textile mill products	60	44	7	7	16.6%	16.6%
151	Apparel and accessories, except knit	505	383	28	31	7.4%	8.0%
152	Miscellaneous fabricated textile products	160	120	11	11	8.8%	9.3%
160	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	355	228	87	89	38.2%	39.0%
161	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	243	169	26	26	15.5%	15.5%
162	Paperboard containers and boxes	264	176	34	37	19.3%	21.0%
171	Newspaper publishing and printing	761	483	59	67	12.2%	13.9%
172	Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers	1,584	1,077	56	63	5.2%	5.8%
180	Plastics, synthetics, and resins	215	141	18	19	12.9%	13.6%
181	Drugs	615	424	19	23	4.6%	5.3%
182	Soaps and cosmetics	217	153	12	14	7.8%	9.0%
190	Paints, varnishes, and related products	74	54	4	5	8.1%	9.4%
191	Agricultural chemicals	68	38	2	2	4.5%	4.5%
192	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	618	423	62	69	14.6%	16.3%
200	Petroleum refining	197	135	33	33	24.4%	24.4%
201	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	39	30	3	3	10.1%	10.1%
210	Tires and inner tubes	122	93	29	32	31.5%	34.4%
211	Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting	178	118	13	14	10.9%	11.5%
212	Miscellaneous plastics products	733	503	37	39	7.4%	7.7%
220	Leather tanning and finishing	15	9	4	4	38.1%	38.1%
221	Footwear, except rubber and plastic	65	34	3	4	8.2%	12.8%
222	Leather products, except footwear	32	18	1	1	3.8%	3.8%
	MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS	15,043	10,170	1,588	1,663	15.6%	16.4%
230	Logging	130	74	2	3	3.0%	4.1%
231	Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork	593	364	35	36	9.6%	10.0%
232	Wood buildings and mobile homes	94	69	3	3	4.6%	4.6%
241	Miscellaneous wood products	186	116	6	6	5.2%	5.2%
242	Furniture and fixtures	766	558	43	47	7.6%	8.5%
250	Glass and glass products	205	145	34	35	23.6%	24.0%
251	Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	304	195	27	28	13.8%	14.2%
252	Structural clay products	41	32	7	7	21.3%	21.3%
261	Pottery and related products	41	30	6	6	19.2%	19.2%
262	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products	142	101	13	13	13.0%	13.0%
270	Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills	415	281	104	107	37.1%	38.1%
271	Iron and steel foundries	111	77	25	25	32.3%	32.3%
272	Primary aluminum industries	159	115	42	43	36.3%	37.8%
280	Other primary metal industries	243	164	27	28	16.8%	16.9%
281	Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware	178	112	19	20	17.1%	17.9%
282	Fabricated structural metal products	748	506	74	79	14.6%	15.6%
290	Screw machine products	83	60	9	9	14.3%	14.3%
291	Metal forgings and stampings	137	93	30	30	31.9%	31.9%
292	Ordnance	69	35	6	7	17.1%	20.5%
300	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products	476	328	46	46	14.0%	14.1%
301	Not specified metal industries	4	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
310	Engines and turbines	89	64	13	14	20.8%	22.5%
311	Farm machinery and equipment	191	93	18	20	19.0%	21.5%
312	Construction and material handling machines	292	189	45	46	23.6%	24.2%
320	Metalworking machinery	296	203	16	19	8.0%	9.6%
321	Office and accounting machines	55	31	1	1	3.3%	3.3%
322	Computers and related equipment	550	387	5	8	1.3%	2.0%
331	Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.	1,423	976	113	117	11.6%	12.0%
332	Not specified machinery	7	5	1	1	18.8%	18.8%
340	Household appliances	146	106	23	25	21.5%	23.7%
341	Radio, TV, and communication equipment	423	312	20	21	6.3%	6.8%
342	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.	1,617	1,037	100	106	9.6%	10.2%
350	Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies	15	15	1	1	4.8%	4.8%
351	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	1,512	1,162	405	414	34.8%	35.6%
352	Aircraft and parts	600	388	100	109	25.9%	28.1%
360	Ship and boat building and repairing	274	149	32	33	21.3%	22.2%
361	Railroad locomotives and equipment	29	19	12	12	60.1%	61.4%
362	Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts	315	254	33	38	13.0%	15.1%
370	Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment	140	85	16	18	19.2%	21.1%
371	Scientific and controlling instruments	285	187	10	11	5.5%	5.8%
372	Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies	544	359	14	15	3.9%	4.3%
380	Photographic equipment and supplies	99	73	6	6	7.7%	7.7%
381	Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices	6	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
390	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods	196	124	9	10	7.1%	8.3%
391	Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	644	365	23	24	6.3%	6.6%
392	Not specified manufacturing industries	170	124	16	16	12.8%	12.8%
	TRANSPORTATION	8,432	5,614	1,848	1,951	32.9%	34.8%
400	Railroads	465	259	175	180	67.7%	69.5%
401	Bus service and urban transit	977	691	249	262	36.0%	38.0%
402	Taxicab service	128	95	9	10	10.0%	10.2%
410	Trucking service	3,201	2,155	396	421	18.4%	19.5%
411	Warehousing and storage	284	208	21	22	10.1%	10.5%
412	U.S. Postal Service	1,396	874	615	655	70.4%	75.0%
420	Water transportation	269	189	51	54	26.9%	28.3%
421	Air transportation	1,197	815	306	321	37.5%	39.4%
422	Pipe lines, except natural gas	30	10	1	1	11.0%	11.0%
432	Services incidental to transportation	485	319	24	25	7.6%	7.9%
	COMMUNICATIONS	2,786	1,902	380	404	20.0%	21.2%
440	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	743	475	46	53	9.7%	11.1%
441	Telephone communications	1,997	1,396	332	349	23.8%	25.0%
442	Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services	46	30	2	2	8.2%	8.2%
	UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES	2,265	1,443	423	460	29.3%	31.9%
450	Electric light and power	1,005	614	175	188	28.5%	30.6%
451	Gas and steam supply systems	212	118	31	33	26.6%	28.1%
452	Electric and gas, and other combinations	158	120	56	57	46.3%	47.7%
470	Water supply and irrigation	381	256	70	80	27.5%	31.3%
471	Sanitary services	503	330	90	100	27.2%	30.3%
472	Not specified utilities	6	4	1	1	27.5%	27.5%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	6,726	4,455	219	237	4.9%	5.3%
500	Motor vehicles and equipment	322	226	9	9	4.0%	4.2%
501	Furniture and home furnishings	131	91	4	4	4.3%	4.3%
502	Lumber and construction materials	254	175	5	5	2.6%	2.6%
510	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies	605	423	9	10	2.2%	2.5%
511	Metals and minerals, except petroleum	113	75	7	7	8.7%	8.9%
512	Electrical goods	372	256	2	2	1.0%	1.0%
521	Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies	410	271	14	15	5.3%	5.6%
530	Machinery, equipment, and supplies	852	523	12	15	2.4%	2.8%
531	Scrap and waste materials	205	138	10	14	7.4%	10.0%
532	Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods	178	121	5	5	4.2%	4.2%
540	Paper and paper products	210	146	6	7	4.1%	5.1%
541	Drugs, chemicals and allied products	368	271	11	11	3.9%	3.9%
542	Apparel, fabrics, and notions	146	100	3	3	2.7%	2.7%
550	Groceries and related products	1,363	907	95	101	10.4%	11.1%
551	Farm-product raw materials	174	82	4	4	4.4%	5.0%
552	Petroleum products	176	111	3	4	3.1%	4.0%
560	Alcoholic beverages	203	134	11	11	8.1%	8.2%
561	Farm supplies	225	125	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
562	Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods	388	254	7	7	2.9%	2.9%
571	Not specified wholesale trade	31	26	1	1	5.8%	5.8%
	RETAIL TRADE	31,331	20,750	925	1,023	4.5%	4.9%
580	Lumber and building material retailing	1,001	647	16	19	2.5%	2.9%
581	Hardware stores	309	190	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
582	Retail nurseries and garden stores	183	115	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
590	Mobile home dealers	49	33	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
591	Department stores	3,312	2,188	61	66	2.8%	3.0%
592	Variety stores	188	145	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
600	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	288	189	12	14	6.6%	7.4%
601	Grocery stores	4,256	2,746	558	584	20.3%	21.3%
602	Dairy products stores	34	25	1	1	3.2%	3.2%
610	Retail bakeries	306	186	12	13	6.2%	6.8%
611	Food stores, n.e.c.	277	177	8	9	4.7%	4.9%
612	Motor vehicle dealers	1,899	1,238	39	43	3.1%	3.5%
620	Auto and home supply stores	661	425	10	12	2.4%	2.7%
621	Gasoline service stations	460	307	3	5	1.0%	1.6%
622	Miscellaneous vehicle dealers	213	136	3	4	2.2%	2.9%
623	Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe	1,061	731	10	14	1.3%	2.0%
630	Shoe stores	185	139	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
631	Furniture and home furnishings stores	871	562	11	16	2.0%	2.8%
632	Household appliance stores	100	71	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
633	Radio, TV, and computer stores	713	521	5	7	1.0%	1.4%
640	Music stores	170	122	1	1	0.5%	1.1%
641	Eating and drinking places	9,927	6,719	78	111	1.2%	1.7%
642	Drug stores	971	650	45	50	7.0%	7.7%
650	Liquor stores	142	93	5	5	5.1%	5.1%
651	Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores	569	381	3	3	0.8%	0.8%
652	Book and stationery stores	420	274	4	4	1.4%	1.4%
660	Jewelry stores	227	150	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
661	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	286	185	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
662	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	80	49	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
663	Catalog and mail order houses	249	137	1	1	0.5%	0.6%
670	Vending machine operators	87	60	2	3	3.9%	5.4%
671	Direct selling establishments	171	113	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
672	Fuel dealers	212	102	4	4	3.5%	3.5%
681	Retail florists	188	111	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
682	Miscellaneous retail stores	1,095	705	15	17	2.1%	2.4%
691	Not specified retail trade	171	128	5	5	3.9%	3.9%
	FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	12,217	7,901	182	227	2.3%	2.9%
700	Banking	3,082	1,927	24	32	1.3%	1.7%
701	Savings institutions, including credit unions	474	285	13	14	4.4%	5.0%
702	Credit agencies, n.e.c.	1,220	789	6	10	0.7%	1.2%
710	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies	1,285	889	8	16	0.9%	1.8%
711	Insurance	3,478	2,207	51	64	2.3%	2.9%
712	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices	2,678	1,804	81	92	4.5%	5.1%
	BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES	10,824	7,548	241	296	3.2%	3.9%
721	Advertising	324	229	4	5	1.5%	2.2%
722	Services to dwellings and other buildings	1,015	707	54	60	7.7%	8.5%
731	Personnel supply services	1,269	913	14	21	1.6%	2.3%
732	Computer and data processing services	2,446	1,741	16	29	0.9%	1.7%
740	Detective and protective services	943	687	40	50	5.8%	7.3%
741	Business services, n.e.c.	2,458	1,661	47	57	2.8%	3.4%
742	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers	224	156	7	7	4.2%	4.2%
750	Automotive parking and carwashes	213	152	11	11	7.2%	7.2%
751	Automotive repair and related services	1,305	877	27	31	3.1%	3.5%
752	Electrical repair shops	95	68	5	5	7.7%	7.7%
760	Miscellaneous repair services	532	355	17	20	4.8%	5.8%
	PERSONAL SERVICES	5,809	3,589	143	157	4.0%	4.4%
761	Private Households	1,131	805	6	7	0.7%	0.8%
762	Hotels and Motels	2,496	1,317	111	119	8.4%	9.0%
770	Lodging places, except hotels and motels	181	96	1	1	0.7%	0.8%
771	Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	556	378	15	17	3.8%	4.5%
772	Beauty shops	887	610	1	2	0.2%	0.3%
780	Barber shops	54	41	2	2	3.8%	3.8%
781	Funeral service and crematories	139	93	4	4	3.9%	3.9%
782	Shoe repair shops	5	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
790	Dressmaking shops	6	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
791	Miscellaneous personal services	354	242	4	7	1.6%	2.8%
	ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES	12,037	7,711	961	1,087	12.5%	14.1%
800	Theaters and motion pictures	688	505	82	95	16.2%	18.8%
801	Video tape rental	142	92	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
802	Bowling centers	57	37	0	0	1.0%	1.0%
810	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services	2,747	1,775	124	141	7.0%	7.9%
	MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS	10,236	6,491	431	476	6.6%	7.3%
812	Offices and clinics of physicians	2,540	1,610	51	58	3.2%	3.6%
820	Offices and clinics of dentists	917	581	10	13	1.8%	2.2%
821	Offices and clinics of chiropractors	128	85	0	0	0.0%	0.6%
822	Offices and clinics of optometrists	72	51	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
830	Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.	86	56	3	3	4.7%	4.7%
831	HOSPITALS	8,403	5,302	755	851	14.2%	16.1%
832	Nursing and personal care facilities	3,058	1,876	169	187	9.0%	10.0%
840	Health services, n.e.c.	3,435	2,232	198	215	8.9%	9.6%
	OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	8,556	5,540	158	186	2.8%	3.4%
841	Legal services	1,713	1,104	19	21	1.7%	1.9%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	18,225	11,389	3,975	4,450	34.9%	39.1%
842	Elementary and secondary schools	12,660	7,953	3,486	3,877	43.8%	48.8%
850	Colleges and universities	4,855	2,989	438	514	14.6%	17.2%
851	Vocational schools	120	81	12	14	14.8%	16.8%
852	Libraries	294	173	27	30	15.3%	17.3%
860	Educational services, n.e.c.	296	193	12	15	6.4%	7.6%
	SOCIAL SERVICES	4,787	2,997	217	246	7.2%	8.2%
861	Job training and vocational rehabilitation services	389	218	10	12	4.7%	5.6%
862	Child day care services	1,551	1,007	24	31	2.4%	3.1%
863	Family child care homes	31	23	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
870	Residential care facilities, without nursing	833	513	24	31	4.8%	6.0%
871	Social services, n.e.c.	1,983	1,236	158	172	12.8%	13.9%
872	Museums, art galleries, and zoos	204	113	8	9	6.8%	8.2%
873	Labor unions	128	79	63	64	79.9%	81.0%
880	Religious organizations	1,571	1,002	3	12	0.3%	1.2%
881	Membership organizations, n.e.c.	647	370	9	9	2.5%	2.5%
882	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services	1,307	855	19	23	2.2%	2.7%
890	Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services	836	574	7	9	1.3%	1.5%
891	Research, development, and testing services	1,014	676	20	25	2.9%	3.6%
892	Management and public relations services	1,059	715	7	11	1.0%	1.6%
893	Miscellaneous professional and related services	77	51	2	2	4.4%	4.4%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,944	6,161	1,994	2,217	32.4%	36.0%
900	Executive and legislative offices	286	154	13	18	8.6%	11.7%
901	General government, n.e.c.	1,252	790	191	213	24.2%	26.9%
910	Justice, public order, and safety	3,781	2,535	1,116	1,174	44.0%	46.3%
921	Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy	622	399	132	153	33.1%	38.4%
922	Administration of human resources programs	1,434	856	239	281	28.0%	32.9%
930	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	553	256	58	74	22.5%	28.7%
931	Administration of economic programs	1,108	630	177	202	28.1%	32.1%
932	National security and international affairs	908	540	67	102	12.4%	19.0%
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