Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2005
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,700	1,076	35	38	3.2%	3.6%
170	Crop production	686	490	14	17	2.9%	3.4%
180	Animal production	608	344	5	5	1.3%	1.3%
190	Forestry except logging	97	47	3	5	7.3%	9.6%
270	Logging	128	77	5	5	5.9%	5.9%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	46	24	1	1	6.0%	6.0%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	135	94	6	6	6.7%	6.8%
	MINING	1,093	603	48	57	7.9%	9.5%
370	Oil and gas extraction	142	87	2	2	1.9%	1.9%
380	Coal mining	225	79	21	23	26.5%	28.6%
390	Metal ore mining	42	17	4	5	22.1%	29.6%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	170	98	15	17	15.4%	17.3%
480	Not specified type of mining	12	5	1	2	22.8%	37.9%
490	Support activities for mining	502	317	5	9	1.6%	2.9%
	UTILITIES	13,443	9,691	1,549	1,643	16.0%	17.0%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	905	602	183	195	30.4%	32.4%
580	Natural gas distribution	171	119	36	36	30.0%	30.3%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	112	84	25	27	30.0%	32.2%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	350	249	61	67	24.4%	26.9%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	174	111	32	34	29.2%	31.0%
690	Not specified utilities	19	13	2	3	18.8%	22.0%
770	CONSTRUCTION	11,712	8,513	1,209	1,281	14.2%	15.0%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	7,859	5,696	711	751	12.5%	13.2%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	202	122	20	20	16.3%	16.3%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	113	72	15	17	20.9%	23.8%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	219	162	40	41	24.6%	25.2%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	226	133	21	22	15.8%	16.4%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	751	449	84	94	18.8%	20.9%
1190	Retail bakeries	209	146	17	18	11.6%	12.3%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	218	157	28	29	17.8%	18.7%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	264	180	21	22	11.5%	12.1%
1290	Not specified food industries	20	14	1	3	9.5%	23.6%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	317	251	41	41	16.5%	16.5%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	40	35	9	9	25.9%	25.9%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	56	50	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	174	134	4	4	3.2%	3.3%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	46	36	2	2	4.2%	4.2%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	73	68	7	7	10.3%	10.3%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	171	137	14	15	10.3%	11.1%
1670	Knitting mills	44	35	1	1	3.6%	3.6%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	356	298	16	17	5.3%	5.6%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	28	24	2	2	10.0%	10.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	53	34	4	4	12.6%	12.6%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	55	42	3	3	6.5%	6.5%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	316	220	77	81	35.2%	36.9%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	190	156	28	28	18.0%	18.0%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	161	108	13	15	11.9%	13.6%
1990	Printing and related support activities	979	687	39	42	5.7%	6.1%
2070	Petroleum refining	157	118	32	33	27.2%	27.8%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	33	26	4	4	16.4%	16.4%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	165	124	11	12	8.7%	9.5%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	44	29	3	4	9.9%	13.4%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	532	417	13	15	3.2%	3.7%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	70	60	3	3	5.8%	5.8%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	159	122	4	6	3.2%	4.6%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	549	416	60	63	14.3%	15.1%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	645	461	42	42	9.0%	9.1%
2380	Tire manufacturing	104	79	20	21	25.9%	27.0%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	120	94	9	9	9.4%	9.4%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	13,702	9,900	1,323	1,398	13.4%	14.1%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	36	25	4	4	16.5%	16.5%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	47	41	5	5	11.8%	11.8%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	167	134	23	26	17.2%	19.6%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	281	198	35	35	17.5%	17.7%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	99	62	13	13	20.6%	21.2%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	345	275	85	86	30.7%	31.1%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	96	79	22	22	27.3%	27.3%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	109	75	16	17	20.9%	22.7%
2770	Foundries	148	97	24	24	24.4%	25.2%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	92	63	12	12	19.4%	19.4%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	77	52	6	6	11.0%	11.0%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	562	397	53	53	13.3%	13.5%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	451	334	24	28	7.3%	8.2%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	117	88	6	6	6.3%	7.2%
2970	Ordnance	59	29	5	7	18.0%	23.7%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	418	303	42	44	14.0%	14.4%
2990	Not specified metal industries	16	12	3	3	26.5%	26.5%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	192	103	13	14	12.5%	13.4%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	161	112	19	19	17.2%	17.3%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	175	131	11	12	8.3%	9.1%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	225	162	11	12	6.6%	7.1%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	65	51	7	7	13.8%	13.8%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	894	630	69	71	11.0%	11.3%
3290	Not specified machinery manufacturing	4	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	427	313	5	5	1.5%	1.5%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	242	196	11	11	5.4%	5.4%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	395	226	11	12	4.9%	5.4%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	1,016	749	30	32	4.0%	4.3%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	134	94	23	23	24.0%	24.0%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	544	387	35	39	9.0%	10.1%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,665	1,388	392	404	28.3%	29.1%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	521	359	69	79	19.3%	21.9%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	355	286	42	49	14.7%	17.2%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	36	30	5	5	16.8%	16.8%
3680	Ship and boat building	303	168	39	44	22.9%	25.9%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	74	51	10	10	20.1%	20.1%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	208	147	16	18	10.7%	12.0%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	102	73	7	8	9.7%	11.5%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	91	65	2	3	3.2%	5.0%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	351	219	18	18	8.0%	8.4%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	812	600	37	39	6.1%	6.5%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	672	449	15	18	3.4%	4.1%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	189	128	6	8	5.0%	6.5%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	557	362	28	29	7.7%	8.0%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	172	149	17	17	11.3%	11.3%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	5,519	4,028	239	263	5.9%	6.5%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	242	195	4	4	2.0%	2.0%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	98	82	3	4	3.9%	5.4%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	313	234	12	12	5.3%	5.3%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	531	398	5	6	1.3%	1.5%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	97	75	5	5	6.5%	6.5%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	393	297	12	15	4.1%	4.9%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	241	165	6	6	3.6%	3.6%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	669	459	14	15	3.1%	3.3%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	116	82	4	6	5.3%	7.4%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	201	148	2	3	1.3%	2.1%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	124	96	8	10	8.4%	10.4%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	345	269	12	14	4.5%	5.2%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	114	95	4	4	4.6%	4.6%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	1,092	794	101	107	12.8%	13.4%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	109	58	1	1	1.5%	1.5%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	206	129	7	10	5.5%	7.6%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	175	131	28	29	21.7%	22.5%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	94	51	2	2	3.6%	3.6%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	253	189	7	10	3.8%	5.1%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	66	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	40	31	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
	RETAIL TRADE	21,510	15,073	799	883	5.3%	5.9%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,816	1,242	46	47	3.7%	3.8%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	241	165	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	690	461	7	9	1.6%	2.0%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	831	603	15	18	2.4%	3.0%
4780	Household appliance stores	96	66	2	2	3.0%	3.0%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	854	638	19	21	3.0%	3.2%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,415	992	28	33	2.8%	3.3%
4880	Hardware stores	310	200	2	5	1.1%	2.4%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	355	212	4	6	1.7%	2.7%
4970	Grocery stores	3,690	2,576	470	505	18.2%	19.6%
4980	Specialty food stores	288	223	13	14	5.6%	6.2%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	133	94	6	7	6.5%	7.6%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,157	806	44	46	5.5%	5.8%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	309	218	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
5090	Gasoline stations	713	477	9	9	1.8%	1.9%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,039	767	10	11	1.3%	1.4%
5180	Shoe stores	191	147	2	2	1.5%	1.5%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	245	163	2	3	1.3%	1.8%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	585	381	5	7	1.4%	2.0%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	81	55	0	1	0.8%	2.3%
5290	Music stores	148	113	1	2	0.8%	1.4%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	248	176	6	6	3.6%	3.6%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	3,365	2,369	52	65	2.2%	2.7%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	579	427	25	28	6.0%	6.5%
5470	Retail florists	199	136	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	246	186	3	5	1.8%	2.5%
5490	Used merchandise stores	184	134	3	3	2.0%	2.0%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	309	211	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	455	307	2	4	0.6%	1.2%
5590	Electronic shopping	65	42	2	2	4.2%	4.2%
5591	Electronic auctions	14	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	122	70	2	2	2.7%	2.7%
5670	Vending machine operators	53	46	2	2	3.5%	3.5%
5680	Fuel dealers	137	72	7	8	9.3%	10.6%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	161	121	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
5790	Not specified retail trade	186	167	2	2	1.1%	1.2%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,675	5,552	1,746	1,840	31.4%	33.1%
6070	Air transportation	812	565	279	290	49.4%	51.3%
6080	Rail transportation	434	281	205	208	72.9%	74.1%
6090	Water transportation	84	55	13	13	24.4%	24.4%
6170	Truck transportation	2,259	1,673	182	191	10.9%	11.4%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	749	540	208	219	38.6%	40.7%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	174	150	14	15	9.4%	9.9%
6270	Pipeline transportation	58	23	2	3	10.5%	11.4%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	46	24	1	1	4.8%	4.8%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	715	549	106	118	19.2%	21.4%
6370	Postal Service	1,204	813	524	561	64.4%	69.0%
6380	Couriers and messengers	804	600	190	197	31.6%	32.9%
6390	Warehousing and storage	336	279	21	23	7.7%	8.3%
	INFORMATION	4,364	3,118	445	475	14.3%	15.2%
6470	Newspaper publishers	751	492	62	68	12.6%	13.8%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	368	247	7	8	3.0%	3.2%
6490	Software publishing	34	30	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	339	262	42	43	16.0%	16.4%
6590	Sound recording industries	25	16	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	769	540	49	51	9.2%	9.5%
6675	Internet publishing and broadcasting	7	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	1,042	757	173	183	22.8%	24.2%
6690	Other telecommunications services	414	342	62	65	18.1%	19.2%
6692	Internet service providers	89	66	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	128	93	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
6770	Libraries and archives	340	224	47	54	21.0%	23.9%
6780	Other information services	58	46	1	1	2.0%	2.0%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	9,242	6,445	138	174	2.1%	2.7%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,764	1,890	28	39	1.5%	2.1%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	427	285	6	7	2.2%	2.3%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,475	1,066	16	20	1.5%	1.9%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,255	945	18	24	1.9%	2.5%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,321	2,260	69	85	3.1%	3.8%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	3,270	2,399	116	130	4.8%	5.4%
7070	Real estate	2,627	1,938	106	117	5.5%	6.1%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	227	168	6	7	3.9%	4.4%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	151	107	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	127	93	0	1	0.0%	1.3%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	138	93	2	4	2.4%	3.8%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	9,247	6,682	120	149	1.8%	2.2%
7270	Legal services	1,829	1,288	19	23	1.5%	1.8%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	923	664	8	10	1.2%	1.6%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,749	1,257	52	59	4.1%	4.7%
7370	Specialized design services	231	183	3	5	1.6%	2.9%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	1,784	1,369	9	16	0.6%	1.2%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	805	577	5	7	0.8%	1.3%
7460	Scientific research and development services	686	468	14	16	3.1%	3.4%
7470	Advertising and related services	535	413	6	7	1.4%	1.6%
7480	Veterinary services	355	223	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	350	240	2	2	0.8%	0.8%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,196	4,656	241	275	5.2%	5.9%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	68	52	1	1	2.1%	2.1%
7580	Employment services	1,311	990	34	44	3.5%	4.4%
7590	Business support services	859	620	6	7	1.0%	1.2%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	349	233	4	6	1.9%	2.4%
7680	Investigation and security services	812	625	44	50	7.0%	8.0%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,073	820	51	56	6.3%	6.8%
7770	Landscaping services	915	721	23	25	3.2%	3.5%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	292	217	9	11	3.9%	4.9%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	517	376	68	76	18.1%	20.3%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,744	11,958	4,067	4,577	34.0%	38.3%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	12,316	8,311	3,559	3,968	42.8%	47.7%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,853	3,251	484	580	14.9%	17.9%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	130	93	9	11	9.5%	11.5%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	445	303	16	17	5.2%	5.7%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	22,814	15,702	1,423	1,607	9.1%	10.2%
7970	Offices of physicians	2,182	1,594	27	40	1.7%	2.5%
7980	Offices of dentists	958	660	11	15	1.6%	2.3%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	140	104	2	3	2.0%	2.8%
8070	Offices of optometrists	127	77	2	2	2.8%	2.8%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	218	156	6	8	3.7%	5.1%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,281	865	60	63	6.9%	7.3%
8170	Home health care services	1,023	746	73	82	9.8%	11.0%
8180	Other health care services	1,467	1,013	83	98	8.2%	9.6%
8190	Hospitals	8,319	5,742	788	884	13.7%	15.4%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,877	1,879	158	170	8.4%	9.1%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	895	587	28	35	4.8%	6.0%
8370	Individual and family services	1,341	906	131	141	14.5%	15.5%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	104	70	7	10	10.3%	14.2%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	350	217	14	16	6.2%	7.5%
8470	Child day care services	1,532	1,087	33	40	3.1%	3.7%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,309	2,253	181	204	8.0%	9.1%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	530	417	58	60	13.8%	14.5%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	583	378	55	60	14.5%	15.8%
8580	Bowling centers	76	51	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,120	1,407	69	84	4.9%	6.0%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,615	8,849	221	252	2.5%	2.9%
8660	Traveler accommodation	2,278	1,382	124	132	8.9%	9.5%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	146	89	1	1	0.9%	1.1%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,893	7,172	90	112	1.2%	1.6%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	298	206	7	7	3.5%	3.5%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,909	5,628	189	202	3.4%	3.6%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,203	883	18	20	2.0%	2.2%
8780	Car washes	137	111	4	4	3.7%	3.7%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	164	121	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	344	256	13	14	5.0%	5.3%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	168	127	3	4	2.3%	3.1%
8890	Footwear and leather goods repair	7	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8970	Barber shops	54	47	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8980	Beauty salons	735	545	3	3	0.6%	0.6%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	253	192	2	2	1.3%	1.3%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	399	286	16	18	5.8%	6.1%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	177	130	10	10	7.5%	7.5%
9090	Other personal services	274	201	20	21	9.9%	10.4%
9160	Religious organizations	1,523	1,060	9	13	0.8%	1.2%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	994	620	26	30	4.2%	4.8%
9180	Labor unions	101	67	49	49	73.3%	73.5%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	318	182	9	9	4.7%	4.7%
9290	Private households	1,058	797	6	6	0.7%	0.7%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,937	6,578	2,096	2,305	31.9%	35.0%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,393	910	214	236	23.5%	25.9%
9380	Public finance activities	570	370	94	108	25.5%	29.3%
9390	Other general government and support	161	93	23	26	24.9%	28.1%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,730	2,701	1,189	1,249	44.0%	46.2%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,403	898	271	308	30.2%	34.3%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	609	332	70	79	21.1%	23.9%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	935	543	147	170	27.1%	31.2%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,136	731	87	128	11.8%	17.6%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.