Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2011
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,807	1,229	23	30	1.8%	2.5%
170	Crop production	770	587	8	11	1.4%	1.9%
180	Animal production	620	373	7	8	1.8%	2.2%
190	Forestry except logging	72	36	5	8	13.4%	22.3%
270	Logging	114	68	1	1	2.2%	2.2%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	41	24	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	190	142	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
	MINING	1,327	783	56	61	7.2%	7.8%
370	Oil and gas extraction	108	65	3	3	4.5%	4.5%
380	Coal mining	258	110	21	22	19.1%	20.4%
390	Metal ore mining	75	41	14	15	34.4%	36.6%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	166	80	11	11	13.4%	13.4%
490	Support activities for mining	720	487	8	10	1.6%	2.1%
	UTILITIES	10,209	7,879	1,348	1,425	17.1%	18.1%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	882	640	164	169	25.7%	26.4%
580	Natural gas distribution	153	118	40	41	34.1%	35.0%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	99	80	29	30	35.7%	37.0%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	305	244	61	65	24.9%	26.6%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	142	107	32	34	29.7%	32.2%
690	Not specified utilities	37	31	9	10	30.7%	33.4%
770	CONSTRUCTION	8,591	6,659	1,013	1,075	15.2%	16.1%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,645	5,091	558	601	11.0%	11.8%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	223	162	15	15	9.4%	9.4%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	114	87	18	19	20.4%	21.6%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	184	146	25	26	16.9%	17.8%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	261	159	19	22	12.1%	13.7%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	750	509	101	103	19.8%	20.3%
1190	Retail bakeries	219	162	13	15	8.1%	9.3%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	205	163	34	34	20.8%	21.0%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	252	184	16	19	8.6%	10.2%
1290	Not specified food industries	55	41	7	7	17.0%	17.0%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	282	225	42	42	18.5%	18.8%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	18	17	1	2	5.1%	11.8%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	10	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	124	105	2	2	1.9%	1.9%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	27	16	2	2	15.1%	15.1%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	48	51	2	2	3.7%	3.7%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	71	59	2	2	3.0%	3.0%
1670	Knitting mills	27	23	1	1	5.9%	5.9%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	236	215	6	7	2.7%	3.1%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	5	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	58	41	3	3	7.9%	7.9%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	30	27	2	2	6.0%	6.0%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	226	167	51	53	30.3%	31.8%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	118	88	13	14	14.8%	15.7%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	106	88	9	9	10.6%	10.6%
1990	Printing and related support activities	629	462	35	37	7.6%	8.1%
2070	Petroleum refining	215	166	25	26	15.2%	15.5%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	24	22	4	4	16.7%	16.7%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	236	186	13	14	7.0%	7.4%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	41	28	1	1	4.7%	4.7%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	567	456	15	22	3.4%	4.9%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	79	66	3	3	4.5%	4.5%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	146	120	5	6	3.8%	5.2%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	488	374	34	37	9.1%	10.0%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	393	318	19	24	5.8%	7.4%
2380	Tire manufacturing	73	64	15	17	23.0%	26.4%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	105	81	6	8	7.3%	9.5%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,000	8,601	889	946	10.3%	11.0%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	20	15	2	2	13.3%	13.3%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	31	26	3	3	10.3%	10.3%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	156	132	22	22	16.3%	16.9%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	188	134	14	15	10.4%	11.5%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	73	50	9	9	17.8%	17.8%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	332	293	74	74	25.2%	25.2%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	71	65	15	15	23.3%	23.3%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	68	56	5	6	9.3%	10.8%
2770	Foundries	100	82	12	13	14.8%	15.9%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	56	43	4	4	10.5%	10.5%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	52	41	4	4	8.8%	8.8%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	407	324	44	46	13.4%	14.2%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	350	283	17	17	5.9%	5.9%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	95	79	5	6	6.6%	7.7%
2970	Ordnance	67	38	10	10	27.0%	27.0%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	317	244	25	25	10.3%	10.3%
2990	Not specified metal industries	21	20	1	1	4.6%	4.6%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	193	102	14	14	13.8%	14.2%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	189	147	19	20	12.8%	13.4%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	118	94	0	0	0.5%	0.5%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	171	131	5	6	4.1%	4.9%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	72	57	7	7	11.9%	12.1%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	739	574	35	37	6.2%	6.5%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	323	266	5	5	1.8%	2.1%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	160	132	4	5	3.1%	3.5%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	295	212	13	17	6.3%	7.9%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	869	642	15	15	2.3%	2.3%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	85	71	10	11	14.0%	15.5%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	397	285	21	25	7.4%	8.8%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,048	959	219	224	22.9%	23.4%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	510	384	75	84	19.6%	22.0%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	495	412	55	58	13.3%	14.1%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	22	19	2	2	9.8%	9.8%
3680	Ship and boat building	237	142	31	37	21.9%	25.8%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	39	33	6	6	17.7%	17.7%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	172	122	9	11	7.4%	9.4%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	41	23	1	3	6.6%	11.2%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	31	21	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	230	163	4	5	2.7%	2.8%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	529	430	30	33	7.0%	7.7%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	772	592	19	22	3.2%	3.8%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	135	108	3	3	2.4%	2.4%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	551	406	8	11	2.1%	2.7%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	173	151	12	13	8.2%	8.4%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,400	3,427	151	166	4.4%	4.9%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	196	169	8	8	4.8%	4.8%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	78	66	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	164	131	3	4	2.4%	2.9%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	420	342	6	8	1.6%	2.2%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	61	43	4	4	8.8%	8.8%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	216	174	5	5	2.7%	2.7%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	185	127	3	3	2.4%	2.5%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	442	325	8	8	2.4%	2.4%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	122	96	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	107	87	2	2	1.8%	1.8%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	75	61	4	4	6.1%	6.1%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	303	243	8	9	3.1%	3.6%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	108	91	4	4	4.0%	4.0%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	984	770	67	77	8.7%	10.0%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	111	60	1	1	2.3%	2.3%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	206	158	6	6	3.7%	3.7%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	184	139	10	10	7.0%	7.0%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	90	62	4	4	6.1%	6.1%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	232	187	9	10	4.6%	5.2%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	76	63	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	40	33	1	1	3.5%	3.5%
	RETAIL TRADE	19,192	14,691	723	809	4.9%	5.5%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,439	1,117	28	33	2.5%	2.9%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	167	122	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	639	503	6	7	1.3%	1.5%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	568	433	5	10	1.2%	2.3%
4780	Household appliance stores	67	50	1	3	2.3%	5.7%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	600	500	11	12	2.1%	2.3%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,083	818	16	18	2.0%	2.1%
4880	Hardware stores	307	225	3	4	1.2%	2.0%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	339	219	2	4	1.1%	1.6%
4970	Grocery stores	3,613	2,766	463	498	16.7%	18.0%
4980	Specialty food stores	290	239	5	5	1.9%	1.9%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	154	113	8	8	6.8%	6.8%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,070	799	30	37	3.7%	4.7%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	355	294	5	5	1.7%	1.7%
5090	Gasoline stations	593	416	5	7	1.2%	1.6%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,126	921	12	19	1.3%	2.0%
5180	Shoe stores	192	165	2	2	1.2%	1.2%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	187	146	2	2	1.5%	1.5%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	549	400	3	5	0.8%	1.2%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	59	44	3	3	6.0%	6.0%
5290	Music stores	86	79	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	176	131	3	3	2.6%	2.6%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,864	2,227	54	62	2.4%	2.8%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	652	504	31	34	6.1%	6.7%
5470	Retail florists	104	65	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	203	145	4	4	3.1%	3.1%
5490	Used merchandise stores	225	157	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	189	132	3	3	2.0%	2.0%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	510	390	4	5	1.1%	1.3%
5590	Electronic shopping	107	82	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5591	Electronic auctions	12	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	84	58	1	2	1.7%	2.6%
5670	Vending machine operators	38	28	0	1	0.0%	3.6%
5680	Fuel dealers	143	72	4	5	5.9%	6.5%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	136	109	2	2	2.1%	2.1%
5790	Not specified retail trade	266	211	5	6	2.6%	3.0%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	6,986	5,405	1,554	1,648	28.8%	30.5%
6070	Air transportation	618	486	209	215	43.0%	44.3%
6080	Rail transportation	373	247	172	175	69.9%	70.8%
6090	Water transportation	88	69	10	10	14.3%	14.5%
6170	Truck transportation	1,875	1,465	141	147	9.6%	10.0%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	647	478	206	218	43.0%	45.5%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	203	162	9	10	5.6%	6.1%
6270	Pipeline transportation	91	57	5	7	9.7%	12.4%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	58	28	0	0	1.0%	1.0%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	865	718	127	142	17.7%	19.8%
6370	Postal Service	975	700	477	513	68.2%	73.3%
6380	Couriers and messengers	795	651	177	187	27.2%	28.7%
6390	Warehousing and storage	398	345	21	25	6.0%	7.1%
	INFORMATION	3,849	2,950	308	330	10.4%	11.2%
6470	Newspaper publishers	397	268	18	19	6.8%	7.1%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	320	232	6	6	2.6%	2.8%
6490	Software publishing	78	59	1	1	2.0%	2.0%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	363	322	46	47	14.4%	14.7%
6590	Sound recording industries	21	18	0	0	0.8%	0.8%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	775	580	35	41	6.0%	7.1%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting	72	58	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	680	531	115	120	21.7%	22.7%
6690	Other telecommunications services	660	535	50	54	9.3%	10.1%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	122	97	0	1	0.0%	0.7%
6770	Libraries and archives	311	216	33	37	15.2%	16.9%
6780	Other information services	50	34	3	3	9.6%	9.6%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,372	6,235	95	124	1.5%	2.0%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,822	2,082	18	29	0.9%	1.4%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	377	256	5	5	1.8%	1.8%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	921	699	4	6	0.6%	0.9%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,194	946	21	25	2.2%	2.7%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,058	2,252	47	58	2.1%	2.6%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,653	2,089	90	103	4.3%	5.0%
7070	Real estate	2,193	1,734	75	85	4.3%	4.9%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	213	173	9	11	5.4%	6.5%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	38	25	1	1	4.1%	4.1%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	102	76	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	107	81	5	6	6.1%	7.2%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	9,761	7,475	116	166	1.6%	2.2%
7270	Legal services	1,638	1,270	16	24	1.3%	1.9%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	959	759	4	9	0.6%	1.2%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,705	1,250	38	52	3.0%	4.1%
7370	Specialized design services	213	184	3	3	1.4%	1.4%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,147	1,697	20	28	1.2%	1.6%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,217	925	12	18	1.2%	1.9%
7460	Scientific research and development services	766	524	12	18	2.3%	3.4%
7470	Advertising and related services	508	416	7	8	1.7%	1.9%
7480	Veterinary services	328	233	0	1	0.0%	0.6%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	280	218	4	5	2.0%	2.4%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,350	5,086	200	235	3.9%	4.6%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	235	171	3	3	1.7%	1.9%
7580	Employment services	1,086	890	21	33	2.4%	3.7%
7590	Business support services	921	721	5	11	0.7%	1.5%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	300	220	7	7	3.1%	3.3%
7680	Investigation and security services	927	752	44	52	5.8%	6.9%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,194	936	45	46	4.8%	4.9%
7770	Landscaping services	861	766	18	20	2.3%	2.6%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	293	222	6	8	2.7%	3.5%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	533	408	51	56	12.6%	13.6%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,472	12,641	4,212	4,675	33.3%	37.0%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,659	8,456	3,625	3,987	42.9%	47.1%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	5,033	3,594	555	643	15.4%	17.9%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	136	109	8	12	7.0%	11.2%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	644	482	24	33	5.0%	6.9%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,860	17,538	1,662	1,880	9.5%	10.7%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,713	1,346	43	52	3.2%	3.8%
7980	Offices of dentists	971	742	8	13	1.1%	1.8%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	99	73	0	1	0.0%	1.2%
8070	Offices of optometrists	147	104	1	1	1.0%	1.2%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	147	113	6	6	4.9%	5.6%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,658	1,151	85	97	7.4%	8.4%
8170	Home health care services	1,199	932	86	96	9.3%	10.3%
8180	Other health care services	2,172	1,583	125	145	7.9%	9.1%
8190	Hospitals	8,548	6,344	908	1,009	14.3%	15.9%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,463	1,746	140	155	8.0%	8.9%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	1,036	735	38	44	5.2%	6.1%
8370	Individual and family services	1,917	1,357	154	182	11.4%	13.4%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	141	94	7	10	7.6%	10.8%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	229	155	14	14	8.8%	9.1%
8470	Child day care services	1,420	1,063	46	54	4.4%	5.1%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,333	2,466	158	173	6.4%	7.0%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	490	408	29	31	7.2%	7.6%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	532	369	47	51	12.8%	13.7%
8580	Bowling centers	57	45	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,254	1,643	81	91	5.0%	5.5%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,050	9,341	200	231	2.1%	2.5%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,923	1,278	92	100	7.2%	7.8%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	125	90	3	4	3.7%	4.8%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,725	7,778	102	123	1.3%	1.6%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	277	195	3	4	1.6%	2.0%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,234	5,498	189	214	3.4%	3.9%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,042	839	19	23	2.2%	2.7%
8780	Car washes	145	127	1	1	0.5%	0.5%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	163	141	5	6	3.3%	4.1%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	317	251	21	23	8.6%	9.1%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	121	95	4	4	4.0%	4.2%
8970	Barber shops	44	38	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8980	Beauty salons	752	579	6	10	1.0%	1.8%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	296	235	0	1	0.0%	0.5%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	389	304	14	15	4.8%	5.0%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	121	92	4	5	4.6%	5.1%
9090	Other personal services	293	240	17	17	7.3%	7.3%
9160	Religious organizations	1,368	1,032	6	11	0.6%	1.1%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	923	576	13	15	2.3%	2.6%
9180	Labor unions	108	79	56	57	71.1%	72.5%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	220	128	6	6	5.0%	5.0%
9290	Private households	932	745	16	20	2.2%	2.7%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,759	6,785	2,222	2,463	32.7%	36.3%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,351	868	190	209	21.9%	24.1%
9380	Public finance activities	507	348	103	121	29.6%	34.9%
9390	Other general government and support	178	131	33	35	25.4%	27.1%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,685	2,812	1,249	1,333	44.4%	47.4%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,419	956	290	325	30.4%	34.0%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	508	298	72	88	24.3%	29.4%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	923	591	167	189	28.2%	32.0%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,188	781	117	161	15.0%	20.6%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.