Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2009
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,639	1,101	22	27	2.0%	2.4%
170	Crop production	675	503	4	4	0.7%	0.8%
180	Animal production	622	385	5	6	1.3%	1.6%
190	Forestry except logging	82	42	6	9	15.4%	21.4%
270	Logging	87	55	3	3	5.6%	5.6%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	46	26	0	1	0.5%	3.7%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	127	89	3	4	3.8%	4.1%
	MINING	1,226	664	57	63	8.5%	9.4%
370	Oil and gas extraction	117	63	3	4	5.1%	6.8%
380	Coal mining	260	97	19	20	19.9%	21.1%
390	Metal ore mining	77	43	13	14	30.1%	32.5%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	143	75	11	11	14.1%	14.8%
480	Not specified type of mining	16	6	1	1	8.6%	8.6%
490	Support activities for mining	613	380	10	12	2.6%	3.2%
	UTILITIES	11,058	8,303	1,486	1,558	17.9%	18.8%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	979	687	191	203	27.8%	29.6%
580	Natural gas distribution	139	99	24	24	23.9%	23.9%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	104	79	32	33	40.8%	42.3%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	320	237	64	69	27.1%	29.1%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	159	113	40	44	35.5%	38.6%
690	Not specified utilities	26	23	5	5	20.6%	20.6%
770	CONSTRUCTION	9,331	7,066	1,131	1,180	16.0%	16.7%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,732	5,036	567	615	11.3%	12.2%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	215	133	18	19	13.7%	14.6%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	101	70	12	14	17.8%	19.3%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	242	180	33	34	18.4%	19.2%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	235	154	28	28	17.9%	18.1%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	674	463	92	99	19.9%	21.4%
1190	Retail bakeries	204	158	20	21	12.8%	13.5%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	253	187	27	30	14.4%	16.0%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	230	158	16	20	10.0%	12.4%
1290	Not specified food industries	34	24	3	3	14.3%	14.3%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	259	202	28	32	14.0%	15.9%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	36	36	9	9	25.1%	25.1%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	23	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	117	89	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	34	25	2	2	8.5%	8.5%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	46	44	0	0	1.0%	1.0%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	95	74	1	3	1.8%	4.2%
1670	Knitting mills	13	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	246	216	7	9	3.3%	4.0%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	10	9	1	1	11.8%	11.8%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	36	22	1	1	6.5%	6.5%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	29	21	1	1	3.7%	3.7%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	268	189	61	63	32.5%	33.6%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	149	121	29	32	23.8%	26.2%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	86	63	5	6	8.3%	8.7%
1990	Printing and related support activities	719	517	24	28	4.7%	5.5%
2070	Petroleum refining	230	179	36	38	20.1%	21.2%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	21	15	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	227	176	7	7	3.7%	3.7%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	49	29	0	0	0.0%	1.3%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	575	458	12	14	2.6%	3.1%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	65	52	4	4	6.8%	6.8%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	157	134	4	6	3.0%	4.6%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	485	375	38	41	10.1%	10.9%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	412	306	22	25	7.2%	8.3%
2380	Tire manufacturing	72	58	17	17	29.8%	29.8%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	85	67	5	5	7.8%	7.8%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,321	8,536	934	1,015	10.9%	11.9%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	31	21	3	3	15.0%	15.0%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	56	42	6	7	14.0%	17.6%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	176	142	30	30	21.5%	21.5%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	241	180	26	28	14.4%	15.7%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	116	78	11	12	14.6%	16.0%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	351	283	72	73	25.4%	25.8%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	70	57	14	14	24.6%	24.6%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	67	53	13	14	25.3%	27.4%
2770	Foundries	82	64	15	17	24.0%	27.2%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	52	38	1	1	1.9%	1.9%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	44	32	3	3	9.2%	9.2%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	426	318	46	47	14.5%	14.7%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	329	247	13	13	5.2%	5.2%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	90	66	5	5	7.1%	7.1%
2970	Ordnance	55	33	5	5	13.6%	14.0%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	348	255	18	25	7.2%	9.7%
2990	Not specified metal industries	21	16	2	2	11.4%	11.4%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	202	105	8	9	7.8%	8.4%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	193	139	10	12	7.5%	8.5%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	134	104	7	9	7.1%	8.2%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	179	141	9	10	6.7%	6.9%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	78	60	6	7	10.2%	11.9%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	792	597	63	63	10.5%	10.6%
3290	Not specified machinery manufacturing	5	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	381	304	5	5	1.5%	1.8%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	187	158	11	12	7.0%	7.6%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	277	194	11	14	5.7%	7.3%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	805	593	12	15	2.1%	2.5%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	82	63	16	17	25.2%	26.5%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	469	343	33	38	9.5%	11.1%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,029	886	162	175	18.3%	19.7%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	548	385	63	70	16.5%	18.2%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	525	427	80	90	18.6%	21.0%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	27	20	4	5	18.8%	23.7%
3680	Ship and boat building	258	147	40	42	27.1%	28.6%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	50	32	5	6	15.4%	20.3%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	157	117	7	7	5.7%	5.7%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	45	29	3	3	9.6%	9.6%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	43	35	2	2	5.3%	5.3%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	288	201	14	14	7.0%	7.1%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	529	416	26	30	6.3%	7.2%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	679	517	15	19	2.9%	3.7%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	162	114	6	6	4.9%	5.6%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	487	346	23	27	6.7%	7.7%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	155	138	11	11	8.2%	8.2%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,513	3,399	169	188	5.0%	5.5%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	210	169	3	6	1.5%	3.5%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	73	64	1	1	2.3%	2.3%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	252	185	8	9	4.3%	4.7%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	404	306	6	6	1.9%	1.9%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	76	55	2	2	4.0%	4.0%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	241	192	3	5	1.6%	2.4%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	176	128	4	4	2.8%	3.5%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	468	346	15	16	4.4%	4.5%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	99	78	3	3	4.1%	4.1%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	111	90	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	84	59	6	6	11.1%	11.1%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	275	218	7	10	3.4%	4.4%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	110	101	2	2	2.4%	2.4%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	1,042	762	77	82	10.1%	10.7%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	127	73	0	2	0.2%	2.3%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	207	155	5	6	3.0%	3.8%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	197	150	18	19	11.9%	12.6%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	59	34	1	1	2.6%	2.6%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	181	134	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	67	51	1	1	1.8%	2.8%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	54	48	4	5	8.4%	9.6%
	RETAIL TRADE	19,818	14,554	778	855	5.3%	5.9%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,479	1,086	33	34	3.0%	3.2%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	183	124	2	2	1.4%	1.4%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	604	447	4	4	0.9%	0.9%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	593	445	5	8	1.0%	1.8%
4780	Household appliance stores	100	71	2	2	3.5%	3.5%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	634	482	14	16	2.9%	3.3%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,187	870	21	23	2.4%	2.6%
4880	Hardware stores	297	199	5	5	2.5%	2.5%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	382	227	3	4	1.5%	1.9%
4970	Grocery stores	3,638	2,618	504	532	19.2%	20.3%
4980	Specialty food stores	261	192	9	10	4.6%	5.3%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	147	102	7	7	6.8%	6.8%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,054	798	36	43	4.5%	5.4%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	315	242	3	5	1.1%	1.9%
5090	Gasoline stations	642	448	13	13	2.9%	3.0%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,133	878	12	20	1.4%	2.2%
5180	Shoe stores	191	139	2	3	1.6%	2.5%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	201	142	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	574	407	4	7	0.9%	1.7%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	68	52	1	1	2.1%	2.1%
5290	Music stores	94	70	3	3	4.5%	4.9%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	196	144	1	2	1.0%	1.1%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	3,206	2,428	49	57	2.0%	2.3%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	624	462	21	24	4.5%	5.1%
5470	Retail florists	102	72	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	222	173	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5490	Used merchandise stores	195	142	5	5	3.3%	3.3%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	224	146	1	2	0.6%	1.5%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	420	322	4	5	1.2%	1.7%
5590	Electronic shopping	76	58	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5591	Electronic auctions	7	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	131	83	4	5	5.3%	5.7%
5670	Vending machine operators	54	41	3	3	8.1%	8.1%
5680	Fuel dealers	182	104	3	3	2.7%	2.8%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	148	120	0	1	0.4%	1.2%
5790	Not specified retail trade	254	220	3	3	1.6%	1.6%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,110	5,398	1,587	1,698	29.4%	31.5%
6070	Air transportation	687	537	215	226	40.0%	42.2%
6080	Rail transportation	399	254	171	176	67.2%	69.2%
6090	Water transportation	101	77	20	20	26.7%	26.7%
6170	Truck transportation	1,810	1,363	131	143	9.6%	10.5%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	677	523	211	221	40.3%	42.3%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	235	187	17	17	8.8%	8.9%
6270	Pipeline transportation	88	59	8	9	14.1%	15.9%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	61	38	1	1	1.9%	2.4%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	811	631	112	122	17.7%	19.4%
6370	Postal Service	1,092	792	501	544	63.2%	68.6%
6380	Couriers and messengers	757	621	180	193	29.0%	31.2%
6390	Warehousing and storage	392	318	21	25	6.7%	7.8%
	INFORMATION	4,017	2,987	306	342	10.2%	11.5%
6470	Newspaper publishers	529	348	29	32	8.4%	9.2%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	330	246	5	9	1.8%	3.9%
6490	Software publishing	55	45	1	1	2.4%	2.4%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	376	313	43	43	13.8%	13.8%
6590	Sound recording industries	23	20	0	1	0.0%	3.9%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	741	539	25	31	4.7%	5.7%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting	42	28	2	2	6.7%	6.7%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	1,028	781	155	171	19.9%	21.9%
6690	Other telecommunications services	397	313	19	21	6.1%	6.8%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	120	92	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6770	Libraries and archives	329	224	25	29	11.0%	13.0%
6780	Other information services	47	38	2	2	5.2%	5.2%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,705	6,327	111	147	1.7%	2.3%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,817	2,013	24	32	1.2%	1.6%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	398	272	6	8	2.2%	2.8%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	986	711	9	12	1.3%	1.7%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,391	1,115	24	29	2.1%	2.6%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,113	2,216	48	66	2.2%	3.0%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,716	2,115	81	94	3.8%	4.4%
7070	Real estate	2,204	1,699	67	79	3.9%	4.7%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	201	163	8	9	4.8%	5.3%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	75	63	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	108	90	2	2	2.3%	2.3%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	128	100	4	4	3.8%	3.8%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	9,628	7,137	112	149	1.6%	2.1%
7270	Legal services	1,775	1,289	24	30	1.9%	2.3%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	990	763	8	13	1.0%	1.7%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,790	1,281	33	41	2.6%	3.2%
7370	Specialized design services	205	166	2	4	1.4%	2.7%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,039	1,573	12	18	0.8%	1.2%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	938	673	6	6	0.8%	0.9%
7460	Scientific research and development services	760	534	17	20	3.1%	3.7%
7470	Advertising and related services	528	415	7	11	1.8%	2.6%
7480	Veterinary services	330	242	0	3	0.0%	1.0%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	273	201	3	3	1.4%	1.5%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	5,990	4,613	236	270	5.1%	5.8%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	72	56	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7580	Employment services	960	753	20	34	2.7%	4.5%
7590	Business support services	920	672	11	11	1.6%	1.7%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	282	202	5	6	2.6%	3.2%
7680	Investigation and security services	905	745	50	56	6.8%	7.6%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,141	866	57	62	6.5%	7.2%
7770	Landscaping services	888	728	16	21	2.2%	2.8%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	273	201	7	8	3.3%	4.0%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	549	391	70	71	17.8%	18.2%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,984	12,849	4,362	4,833	33.9%	37.6%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	12,220	8,798	3,809	4,207	43.3%	47.8%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	5,067	3,539	528	590	14.9%	16.7%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	111	77	5	9	6.7%	12.0%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	586	435	19	27	4.4%	6.2%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,886	17,224	1,653	1,875	9.6%	10.9%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,809	1,381	34	40	2.5%	2.9%
7980	Offices of dentists	940	668	10	11	1.5%	1.7%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	110	85	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8070	Offices of optometrists	140	94	2	2	1.6%	1.6%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	148	109	5	6	4.7%	5.7%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,489	1,023	72	88	7.1%	8.6%
8170	Home health care services	1,122	889	85	94	9.6%	10.6%
8180	Other health care services	2,289	1,666	129	145	7.7%	8.7%
8190	Hospitals	8,571	6,182	886	1,010	14.3%	16.3%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,647	1,859	165	184	8.9%	9.9%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	984	676	56	62	8.3%	9.1%
8370	Individual and family services	1,751	1,243	156	166	12.5%	13.4%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	178	111	2	3	1.6%	3.1%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	239	157	12	14	7.8%	9.1%
8470	Child day care services	1,469	1,081	38	50	3.5%	4.6%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,462	2,508	195	218	7.8%	8.7%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	508	414	50	58	12.0%	13.9%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	550	369	55	62	15.0%	16.8%
8580	Bowling centers	63	50	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,341	1,674	90	98	5.4%	5.8%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,381	9,252	216	261	2.3%	2.8%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,963	1,302	109	117	8.4%	9.0%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	148	96	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,969	7,636	103	139	1.3%	1.8%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	301	217	5	6	2.1%	2.6%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,507	5,629	170	189	3.0%	3.4%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,151	885	17	23	1.9%	2.6%
8780	Car washes	163	138	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	170	126	6	6	5.0%	5.0%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	262	192	9	11	4.4%	5.6%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	109	87	6	6	6.7%	6.7%
8890	Footwear and leather goods repair	8	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8970	Barber shops	39	37	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8980	Beauty salons	752	588	4	6	0.8%	1.0%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	297	240	3	4	1.4%	1.8%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	384	309	15	16	4.9%	5.2%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	144	105	3	3	3.0%	3.0%
9090	Other personal services	261	200	12	13	6.1%	6.6%
9160	Religious organizations	1,425	1,064	15	18	1.4%	1.7%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	954	607	12	13	2.0%	2.1%
9180	Labor unions	85	61	45	46	73.8%	75.9%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	273	161	4	4	2.3%	2.4%
9290	Private households	1,030	823	18	19	2.1%	2.3%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	10,034	6,857	2,286	2,508	33.3%	36.6%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,327	889	200	219	22.5%	24.6%
9380	Public finance activities	538	361	117	138	32.6%	38.3%
9390	Other general government and support	262	183	57	61	31.2%	33.1%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,811	2,874	1,259	1,339	43.8%	46.6%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,415	948	299	326	31.5%	34.4%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	544	294	74	90	25.2%	30.6%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	957	574	169	190	29.5%	33.1%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,180	734	109	145	14.9%	19.8%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.