Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2008
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,733	1,128	42	52	3.7%	4.6%
170	Crop production	711	523	11	16	2.2%	3.0%
180	Animal production	653	379	11	11	2.9%	3.0%
190	Forestry except logging	104	53	9	11	16.7%	20.8%
270	Logging	84	52	2	3	4.5%	4.9%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	45	19	0	2	0.0%	9.9%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	136	102	9	9	8.4%	9.3%
	MINING	1,331	780	56	63	7.1%	8.1%
370	Oil and gas extraction	126	77	1	2	1.5%	3.0%
380	Coal mining	243	98	14	16	14.5%	16.1%
390	Metal ore mining	67	36	16	16	45.7%	46.0%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	171	95	13	13	13.9%	14.1%
480	Not specified type of mining	14	6	1	1	9.2%	9.2%
490	Support activities for mining	710	468	10	14	2.2%	3.1%
	UTILITIES	12,328	9,320	1,683	1,758	18.1%	18.9%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	912	629	181	190	28.7%	30.3%
580	Natural gas distribution	186	141	36	37	25.4%	26.1%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	103	83	32	33	38.9%	40.1%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	318	241	57	62	23.7%	25.7%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	161	109	34	36	31.0%	33.1%
690	Not specified utilities	37	29	12	13	41.1%	44.9%
770	CONSTRUCTION	10,611	8,089	1,331	1,387	16.5%	17.1%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	7,140	5,418	588	643	10.8%	11.9%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	211	138	14	14	10.2%	10.4%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	118	76	11	11	14.9%	14.9%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	216	155	34	37	22.1%	23.8%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	208	140	26	29	18.3%	20.5%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	736	499	83	90	16.6%	18.0%
1190	Retail bakeries	200	146	12	14	8.4%	9.8%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	258	206	31	35	15.1%	17.0%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	235	160	18	19	11.4%	11.7%
1290	Not specified food industries	19	16	6	6	38.4%	38.4%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	263	222	37	38	16.6%	17.0%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	37	33	6	6	17.6%	17.6%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	18	18	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	175	134	5	7	3.5%	5.0%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	25	14	1	1	4.9%	4.9%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	47	48	2	2	5.0%	5.0%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	90	72	3	3	3.7%	4.7%
1670	Knitting mills	19	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	308	284	14	16	5.0%	5.6%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	14	11	1	1	10.2%	10.2%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	50	35	1	1	2.4%	2.4%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	41	27	2	2	9.0%	9.0%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	288	206	68	71	33.1%	34.4%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	145	121	21	26	17.4%	21.4%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	91	72	6	9	8.9%	12.0%
1990	Printing and related support activities	839	622	39	45	6.3%	7.2%
2070	Petroleum refining	194	142	16	17	11.1%	12.2%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	28	25	3	3	11.4%	11.4%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	198	150	9	12	5.9%	8.3%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	51	29	2	2	5.2%	5.2%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	551	439	18	21	4.0%	4.8%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	84	72	4	4	5.2%	5.2%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	167	141	7	7	4.8%	4.8%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	503	414	41	45	9.8%	10.9%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	539	403	25	26	6.3%	6.5%
2380	Tire manufacturing	76	67	14	16	21.4%	24.0%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	98	76	8	8	10.0%	10.0%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	12,835	9,821	1,158	1,245	11.8%	12.7%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	27	21	1	1	6.3%	6.3%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	55	46	6	7	12.1%	14.3%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	190	155	30	31	19.2%	19.8%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	264	194	28	31	14.4%	16.0%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	110	83	7	9	8.7%	11.0%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	377	306	79	81	25.7%	26.4%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	92	78	21	22	26.9%	27.8%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	70	58	6	7	10.5%	12.7%
2770	Foundries	100	83	20	20	23.9%	23.9%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	53	43	4	4	8.9%	8.9%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	57	46	11	11	23.9%	23.9%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	510	379	60	63	15.9%	16.6%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	371	277	19	21	6.8%	7.6%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	95	78	6	6	7.5%	7.5%
2970	Ordnance	57	39	8	10	21.9%	24.6%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	410	301	26	27	8.6%	9.1%
2990	Not specified metal industries	9	9	1	1	8.2%	8.2%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	185	102	12	13	12.2%	12.7%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	185	137	22	22	15.8%	16.4%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	128	98	6	6	5.8%	5.8%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	193	147	18	19	12.1%	12.8%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	71	56	4	5	7.0%	9.7%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	907	694	63	71	9.0%	10.3%
3290	Not specified machinery manufacturing	13	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	424	332	2	3	0.6%	0.9%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	242	196	7	8	3.8%	4.3%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	281	202	12	13	5.9%	6.5%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	981	742	17	18	2.2%	2.4%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	104	76	21	26	28.0%	33.7%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	571	409	32	34	7.8%	8.4%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,394	1,216	289	302	23.8%	24.8%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	581	424	85	95	20.0%	22.4%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	512	420	79	83	18.9%	19.8%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	23	19	4	5	20.1%	25.7%
3680	Ship and boat building	280	163	29	31	17.8%	18.8%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	65	46	14	14	30.1%	31.4%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	180	133	13	14	10.0%	10.6%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	68	52	2	2	3.6%	3.6%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	56	46	4	4	7.9%	7.9%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	277	205	8	11	4.1%	5.1%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	651	509	35	38	7.0%	7.4%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	712	522	13	19	2.5%	3.7%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	182	138	6	6	4.3%	4.7%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	532	365	16	19	4.4%	5.1%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	190	172	14	14	8.1%	8.1%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,769	3,644	194	214	5.3%	5.9%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	219	187	7	7	3.6%	3.6%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	85	67	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	297	220	15	15	6.7%	6.7%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	401	314	6	6	1.8%	2.0%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	80	67	3	3	5.1%	5.1%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	263	211	3	5	1.3%	2.3%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	227	168	9	9	5.4%	5.4%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	531	385	12	13	3.1%	3.4%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	117	88	6	6	7.1%	7.4%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	110	87	3	3	3.5%	3.5%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	110	81	2	2	1.9%	1.9%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	294	234	4	4	1.7%	1.7%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	111	100	3	6	3.0%	6.2%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	1,037	775	92	99	11.8%	12.7%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	122	67	0	3	0.6%	4.8%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	188	128	2	4	1.2%	2.9%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	174	143	22	22	15.1%	15.6%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	52	35	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	212	167	4	4	2.3%	2.3%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	64	61	0	1	0.2%	1.8%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	75	61	2	2	3.8%	3.8%
	RETAIL TRADE	20,529	15,105	794	897	5.3%	5.9%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,669	1,250	30	36	2.4%	2.9%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	222	151	1	2	0.9%	1.0%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	619	478	4	6	0.9%	1.2%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	739	574	6	9	1.0%	1.6%
4780	Household appliance stores	95	77	3	3	4.5%	4.5%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	738	592	14	17	2.3%	2.9%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,248	908	19	23	2.0%	2.5%
4880	Hardware stores	287	191	1	1	0.6%	0.8%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	401	232	2	2	0.7%	0.9%
4970	Grocery stores	3,556	2,544	524	553	20.6%	21.7%
4980	Specialty food stores	278	197	8	9	4.0%	4.8%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	157	112	5	5	4.7%	4.7%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,128	850	33	40	3.8%	4.7%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	360	280	2	2	0.8%	0.8%
5090	Gasoline stations	662	466	10	11	2.2%	2.4%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,152	899	11	19	1.2%	2.1%
5180	Shoe stores	176	135	2	3	1.8%	2.6%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	254	187	2	3	1.2%	1.6%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	575	392	2	3	0.4%	0.7%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	81	62	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5290	Music stores	93	69	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	240	176	3	3	1.8%	1.9%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	3,038	2,287	64	78	2.8%	3.4%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	621	485	15	23	3.0%	4.7%
5470	Retail florists	156	98	3	3	2.6%	3.1%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	204	156	2	4	1.2%	2.4%
5490	Used merchandise stores	188	133	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	220	143	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	470	346	1	4	0.3%	1.1%
5590	Electronic shopping	59	43	1	1	2.7%	2.7%
5591	Electronic auctions	13	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	149	94	8	9	8.7%	10.0%
5670	Vending machine operators	60	46	3	3	6.5%	6.5%
5680	Fuel dealers	218	117	5	5	4.2%	4.4%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	144	107	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5790	Not specified retail trade	259	216	8	12	3.7%	5.8%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,578	5,851	1,711	1,821	29.2%	31.1%
6070	Air transportation	700	541	244	251	45.1%	46.4%
6080	Rail transportation	478	295	191	195	64.8%	66.1%
6090	Water transportation	102	67	11	11	15.9%	15.9%
6170	Truck transportation	2,090	1,632	166	178	10.2%	10.9%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	700	555	239	249	43.0%	44.9%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	242	189	19	21	10.2%	11.1%
6270	Pipeline transportation	49	31	3	4	11.2%	12.8%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	53	26	1	1	5.1%	5.1%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	804	653	105	117	16.1%	17.9%
6370	Postal Service	1,139	832	515	563	61.9%	67.6%
6380	Couriers and messengers	809	670	191	205	28.5%	30.5%
6390	Warehousing and storage	412	360	26	26	7.1%	7.3%
	INFORMATION	4,325	3,253	433	471	13.3%	14.5%
6470	Newspaper publishers	551	376	39	46	10.3%	12.2%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	390	274	12	16	4.6%	5.8%
6490	Software publishing	75	70	1	1	2.0%	2.0%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	373	315	38	39	12.2%	12.5%
6590	Sound recording industries	24	22	0	0	0.8%	0.8%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	774	571	55	63	9.7%	11.1%
6675	Internet publishing and broadcasting	27	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	1,246	951	207	220	21.8%	23.1%
6690	Other telecommunications services	295	237	23	24	9.7%	9.9%
6692	Internet service providers	68	60	1	1	2.4%	2.4%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	113	87	6	6	6.7%	6.7%
6770	Libraries and archives	330	221	45	50	20.6%	22.5%
6780	Other information services	59	47	3	4	7.2%	9.5%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	9,036	6,683	120	153	1.8%	2.3%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,866	2,096	19	26	0.9%	1.2%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	397	276	14	15	4.9%	5.3%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,172	902	9	13	1.0%	1.5%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,425	1,106	14	23	1.3%	2.0%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,176	2,304	64	77	2.8%	3.3%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,858	2,203	89	102	4.0%	4.6%
7070	Real estate	2,270	1,762	77	88	4.4%	5.0%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	245	181	6	7	3.5%	4.1%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	95	71	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	98	72	0	1	0.0%	1.6%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	150	116	6	6	4.9%	4.9%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	9,872	7,441	127	166	1.7%	2.2%
7270	Legal services	1,775	1,312	19	27	1.5%	2.0%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,018	784	13	21	1.7%	2.6%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,924	1,398	43	52	3.1%	3.7%
7370	Specialized design services	230	190	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,092	1,682	21	29	1.3%	1.7%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	951	681	7	9	1.0%	1.3%
7460	Scientific research and development services	749	531	15	19	2.8%	3.6%
7470	Advertising and related services	526	424	4	4	1.0%	1.0%
7480	Veterinary services	301	215	2	2	0.9%	0.9%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	306	223	3	3	1.2%	1.2%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,251	4,908	211	253	4.3%	5.2%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	81	63	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
7580	Employment services	1,157	900	19	27	2.2%	3.0%
7590	Business support services	895	673	4	10	0.6%	1.5%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	316	234	6	6	2.5%	2.6%
7680	Investigation and security services	911	742	47	57	6.3%	7.6%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,230	965	44	52	4.6%	5.4%
7770	Landscaping services	873	734	14	19	1.9%	2.6%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	247	189	9	10	4.7%	5.0%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	541	407	67	72	16.5%	17.6%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,838	12,898	4,409	4,957	34.2%	38.4%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	12,358	9,023	3,838	4,307	42.5%	47.7%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,767	3,344	539	610	16.1%	18.2%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	107	85	6	7	7.6%	8.3%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	606	446	26	33	5.8%	7.4%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,406	16,910	1,652	1,846	9.8%	10.9%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,754	1,335	25	33	1.9%	2.5%
7980	Offices of dentists	932	673	15	18	2.2%	2.7%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	118	89	1	1	1.4%	1.6%
8070	Offices of optometrists	125	88	2	2	2.2%	2.2%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	119	82	5	7	6.2%	9.0%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,476	1,012	73	79	7.2%	7.9%
8170	Home health care services	1,039	810	77	81	9.5%	10.0%
8180	Other health care services	2,150	1,577	123	144	7.8%	9.1%
8190	Hospitals	8,558	6,221	951	1,057	15.3%	17.0%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,541	1,768	148	161	8.4%	9.1%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	962	662	50	52	7.5%	7.8%
8370	Individual and family services	1,725	1,205	122	142	10.2%	11.8%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	161	100	4	5	4.5%	5.5%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	239	163	9	9	5.8%	5.8%
8470	Child day care services	1,507	1,125	47	53	4.1%	4.7%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,338	2,416	174	201	7.2%	8.3%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	506	404	40	44	9.9%	10.8%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	552	388	46	53	11.8%	13.6%
8580	Bowling centers	74	53	1	1	2.5%	2.5%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,206	1,570	87	104	5.6%	6.6%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,278	9,193	239	266	2.6%	2.9%
8660	Traveler accommodation	2,123	1,379	114	119	8.3%	8.6%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	121	87	3	3	3.8%	3.8%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,719	7,499	118	140	1.6%	1.9%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	315	228	4	4	1.7%	1.7%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,504	5,628	183	210	3.3%	3.7%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,102	857	24	26	2.8%	3.1%
8780	Car washes	150	128	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	149	117	3	3	3.0%	3.0%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	336	243	22	29	9.1%	11.7%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	110	89	2	2	1.8%	1.8%
8890	Footwear and leather goods repair	2	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8970	Barber shops	54	46	1	1	2.3%	2.3%
8980	Beauty salons	721	570	7	9	1.3%	1.6%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	271	228	1	3	0.4%	1.3%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	384	298	10	11	3.4%	3.6%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	146	101	2	2	2.4%	2.4%
9090	Other personal services	307	246	15	16	6.2%	6.6%
9160	Religious organizations	1,451	1,074	16	19	1.5%	1.7%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	959	620	15	19	2.4%	3.0%
9180	Labor unions	107	66	47	49	71.8%	73.5%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	246	143	5	6	3.2%	3.9%
9290	Private households	1,009	800	11	15	1.4%	1.9%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,948	6,777	2,236	2,441	33.0%	36.0%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,322	883	223	241	25.2%	27.4%
9380	Public finance activities	521	342	96	114	28.2%	33.3%
9390	Other general government and support	247	157	38	40	24.2%	25.7%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,798	2,863	1,255	1,314	43.8%	45.9%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,441	943	295	333	31.3%	35.3%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	569	315	77	90	24.6%	28.7%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	929	560	155	181	27.6%	32.3%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,121	715	96	127	13.5%	17.8%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.