Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2012
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,794	1,237	24	31	1.9%	2.5%
170	Crop production	775	597	7	12	1.2%	1.9%
180	Animal production	648	412	7	7	1.7%	1.8%
190	Forestry except logging	84	42	9	11	21.7%	25.9%
270	Logging	88	53	1	1	1.4%	1.4%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	48	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	151	111	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
	MINING	1,506	926	67	72	7.2%	7.8%
370	Oil and gas extraction	127	90	4	5	4.4%	5.0%
380	Coal mining	239	99	18	19	18.0%	19.4%
390	Metal ore mining	78	38	12	12	32.0%	32.0%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	187	103	18	18	17.2%	17.5%
490	Support activities for mining	875	595	15	18	2.6%	3.1%
	UTILITIES	10,095	7,799	1,280	1,354	16.4%	17.4%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	894	617	169	183	27.5%	29.7%
580	Natural gas distribution	142	112	30	31	26.8%	27.7%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	104	86	26	27	29.7%	31.6%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	311	235	54	59	23.0%	25.3%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	171	132	43	50	32.4%	37.8%
690	Not specified utilities	24	17	5	6	31.5%	36.2%
770	CONSTRUCTION	8,449	6,600	953	997	14.4%	15.1%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,661	5,165	509	565	9.9%	10.9%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	220	150	17	17	11.1%	11.7%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	86	69	12	13	17.4%	19.2%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	165	125	22	22	17.3%	17.8%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	215	137	23	25	16.6%	18.1%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	709	487	81	89	16.7%	18.3%
1190	Retail bakeries	300	246	21	22	8.6%	8.8%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	214	168	27	32	16.2%	19.2%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	276	192	10	10	5.0%	5.3%
1290	Not specified food industries	84	64	5	6	7.8%	9.5%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	297	250	40	43	15.9%	17.2%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	13	13	1	1	9.2%	9.2%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	11	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	116	90	3	3	3.1%	3.2%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	21	12	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	50	53	1	1	1.9%	1.9%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	97	82	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1670	Knitting mills	16	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	235	211	3	5	1.6%	2.3%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	7	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	44	36	4	4	10.3%	10.3%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	30	22	1	3	3.9%	12.1%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	255	186	54	57	29.2%	30.8%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	98	78	13	15	16.3%	19.3%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	110	81	10	11	12.4%	13.5%
1990	Printing and related support activities	631	477	18	21	3.7%	4.5%
2070	Petroleum refining	205	177	29	30	16.4%	17.1%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	23	18	1	1	6.7%	6.7%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	249	207	10	13	4.7%	6.1%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	43	34	4	6	11.2%	17.5%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	537	439	17	21	3.8%	4.7%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	69	52	2	2	4.6%	4.6%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	166	132	6	9	4.5%	6.8%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	506	404	47	54	11.7%	13.4%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	391	306	17	17	5.5%	5.5%
2380	Tire manufacturing	82	72	10	10	14.4%	14.4%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	90	73	1	1	1.8%	1.8%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,243	8,875	850	929	9.6%	10.5%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	28	18	1	1	5.0%	5.0%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	32	28	1	1	5.2%	5.2%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	165	138	25	28	18.5%	20.5%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	188	147	15	17	10.1%	11.5%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	73	54	7	7	12.5%	12.5%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	321	281	56	58	19.8%	20.6%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	77	66	11	11	16.8%	16.8%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	76	64	4	4	6.7%	6.7%
2770	Foundries	107	90	9	9	10.5%	10.5%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	57	51	7	8	13.0%	15.3%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	52	39	3	4	7.8%	11.0%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	420	348	45	48	12.9%	13.9%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	340	275	16	17	5.9%	6.2%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	72	66	4	4	6.4%	6.4%
2970	Ordnance	70	44	8	8	17.0%	17.0%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	332	255	15	15	5.8%	5.8%
2990	Not specified metal industries	26	19	1	2	7.3%	11.7%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	223	125	14	16	11.1%	12.4%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	214	169	21	23	12.2%	13.3%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	100	86	2	3	2.6%	3.5%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	180	142	11	12	7.9%	8.6%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	86	76	4	4	5.2%	5.2%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	870	669	53	58	7.9%	8.7%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	314	254	8	9	3.0%	3.4%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	145	122	3	5	2.8%	3.8%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	296	223	6	7	2.7%	3.1%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	830	643	13	13	2.1%	2.1%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	79	67	13	16	19.7%	23.3%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	403	303	23	25	7.7%	8.2%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,109	1,010	200	208	19.8%	20.6%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	532	396	59	66	14.9%	16.6%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	530	445	67	73	15.2%	16.3%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	30	25	6	6	25.5%	25.5%
3680	Ship and boat building	250	148	37	45	24.8%	30.3%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	37	27	3	3	10.1%	10.1%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	163	115	12	12	10.6%	10.6%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	41	30	2	2	7.9%	7.9%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	39	29	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	255	180	8	10	4.3%	5.4%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	477	375	11	18	3.1%	4.7%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	710	550	14	15	2.6%	2.8%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	119	88	1	2	1.0%	2.5%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	574	421	18	24	4.4%	5.6%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	201	173	10	13	5.8%	7.8%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,303	3,354	171	188	5.1%	5.6%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	192	157	6	7	4.1%	4.4%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	63	54	2	2	3.7%	3.7%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	184	139	7	7	5.0%	5.0%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	421	336	4	5	1.3%	1.5%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	51	40	4	4	9.2%	9.2%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	237	193	6	6	3.0%	3.1%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	160	110	3	4	2.3%	3.4%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	455	341	12	14	3.5%	4.2%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	123	95	5	5	4.9%	4.9%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	113	99	2	2	2.5%	2.5%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	61	48	2	2	3.3%	4.6%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	264	218	5	5	2.1%	2.1%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	104	96	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	1,010	787	81	87	10.2%	11.1%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	117	58	3	4	5.8%	6.2%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	217	154	3	4	1.7%	2.5%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	160	117	16	18	13.5%	15.4%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	70	47	1	1	1.9%	1.9%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	190	164	4	5	2.4%	2.9%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	76	68	5	5	6.6%	6.6%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	35	32	2	2	5.8%	5.8%
	RETAIL TRADE	19,183	14,959	701	790	4.7%	5.3%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,476	1,142	29	32	2.5%	2.8%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	160	109	2	2	1.6%	1.6%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	589	468	6	7	1.4%	1.6%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	567	447	6	7	1.4%	1.5%
4780	Household appliance stores	63	50	0	1	0.0%	1.3%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	610	543	21	23	3.8%	4.3%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,116	848	18	21	2.2%	2.4%
4880	Hardware stores	319	227	3	3	1.2%	1.2%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	392	264	6	7	2.3%	2.8%
4970	Grocery stores	3,486	2,670	425	454	15.9%	17.0%
4980	Specialty food stores	320	259	10	10	4.0%	4.0%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	163	127	9	10	7.3%	8.1%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,098	875	33	42	3.8%	4.8%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	366	294	2	6	0.5%	2.1%
5090	Gasoline stations	617	462	4	6	0.9%	1.2%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,165	949	9	14	0.9%	1.5%
5180	Shoe stores	196	171	0	0	0.1%	0.1%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	211	168	1	2	0.6%	1.1%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	564	416	8	9	1.8%	2.1%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	74	58	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5290	Music stores	64	55	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	165	131	6	7	4.5%	5.2%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,750	2,202	53	64	2.4%	2.9%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	637	493	17	22	3.4%	4.5%
5470	Retail florists	90	72	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	197	145	4	4	2.9%	2.9%
5490	Used merchandise stores	247	196	4	5	2.1%	2.8%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	180	122	3	3	2.5%	2.6%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	463	350	5	6	1.3%	1.6%
5590	Electronic shopping	150	119	1	2	0.9%	1.4%
5591	Electronic auctions	11	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	102	77	2	3	3.1%	3.7%
5670	Vending machine operators	42	34	1	1	4.1%	4.1%
5680	Fuel dealers	134	73	3	5	4.7%	6.7%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	107	82	2	2	2.2%	3.0%
5790	Not specified retail trade	292	256	7	11	2.9%	4.2%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	6,962	5,585	1,545	1,640	27.7%	29.4%
6070	Air transportation	675	541	216	226	40.0%	41.8%
6080	Rail transportation	369	253	162	166	64.1%	65.6%
6090	Water transportation	74	54	11	11	19.6%	19.6%
6170	Truck transportation	1,872	1,487	132	142	8.9%	9.6%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	616	467	193	200	41.4%	42.8%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	190	160	17	17	10.6%	10.6%
6270	Pipeline transportation	87	64	9	9	14.7%	14.7%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	57	28	1	1	5.2%	5.2%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	908	793	134	147	16.8%	18.6%
6370	Postal Service	918	696	458	493	65.8%	70.9%
6380	Couriers and messengers	756	641	184	197	28.7%	30.6%
6390	Warehousing and storage	440	400	27	30	6.7%	7.5%
	INFORMATION	3,608	2,767	287	319	10.4%	11.5%
6470	Newspaper publishers	385	267	17	19	6.3%	7.1%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	282	219	3	3	1.4%	1.4%
6490	Software publishing	74	64	1	2	1.5%	3.3%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	336	282	31	33	10.9%	11.6%
6590	Sound recording industries	14	13	3	3	21.3%	21.3%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	746	556	38	44	6.8%	7.9%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting	56	51	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	663	504	98	106	19.4%	21.0%
6690	Other telecommunications services	584	463	51	56	11.0%	12.1%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	122	96	0	0	0.0%	0.3%
6770	Libraries and archives	296	215	42	50	19.5%	23.3%
6780	Other information services	50	36	4	4	10.0%	10.0%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,325	6,323	108	140	1.7%	2.2%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,719	2,065	26	39	1.2%	1.9%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	339	237	5	5	1.9%	1.9%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,070	818	10	15	1.2%	1.8%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,221	979	16	16	1.6%	1.7%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	2,976	2,223	52	65	2.3%	2.9%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,599	2,094	96	116	4.6%	5.5%
7070	Real estate	2,153	1,720	77	92	4.5%	5.3%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	197	172	10	12	6.0%	7.0%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	16	14	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	106	93	2	4	1.9%	4.0%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	127	95	7	8	7.0%	8.9%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	10,123	7,876	131	185	1.7%	2.3%
7270	Legal services	1,760	1,355	20	30	1.5%	2.2%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	999	797	15	21	1.9%	2.6%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,721	1,302	42	51	3.2%	3.9%
7370	Specialized design services	221	193	2	3	1.1%	1.4%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,323	1,853	14	26	0.7%	1.4%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,161	904	9	12	1.0%	1.4%
7460	Scientific research and development services	709	503	15	21	2.9%	4.1%
7470	Advertising and related services	561	457	10	15	2.1%	3.3%
7480	Veterinary services	365	288	2	2	0.6%	0.6%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	303	225	4	4	1.6%	1.6%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,419	5,291	270	305	5.1%	5.8%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	235	172	2	3	1.3%	2.0%
7580	Employment services	1,142	984	28	35	2.9%	3.6%
7590	Business support services	880	704	18	19	2.5%	2.7%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	287	213	7	8	3.1%	3.6%
7680	Investigation and security services	865	721	47	53	6.5%	7.3%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,206	985	67	74	6.8%	7.5%
7770	Landscaping services	901	802	13	17	1.7%	2.1%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	320	244	17	21	7.0%	8.4%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	583	467	71	76	15.1%	16.3%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,224	12,642	4,013	4,470	31.7%	35.4%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,444	8,412	3,440	3,797	40.9%	45.1%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	5,021	3,634	549	640	15.1%	17.6%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	129	113	8	11	7.3%	9.3%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	630	483	16	22	3.3%	4.7%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,893	18,017	1,634	1,849	9.1%	10.3%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,647	1,330	36	46	2.7%	3.5%
7980	Offices of dentists	962	726	5	6	0.7%	0.9%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	121	84	1	2	1.2%	1.8%
8070	Offices of optometrists	119	89	2	2	2.4%	2.4%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	129	99	0	1	0.2%	0.6%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,679	1,210	81	95	6.7%	7.9%
8170	Home health care services	1,156	944	82	92	8.7%	9.8%
8180	Other health care services	2,921	2,228	162	183	7.3%	8.2%
8190	Hospitals	8,105	6,082	856	961	14.1%	15.8%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,316	1,722	125	147	7.2%	8.6%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	1,008	703	40	47	5.6%	6.7%
8370	Individual and family services	1,880	1,386	187	200	13.5%	14.4%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	168	121	6	8	5.3%	6.2%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	222	155	13	13	8.5%	8.6%
8470	Child day care services	1,460	1,137	37	46	3.2%	4.0%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,312	2,472	182	201	7.4%	8.1%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	535	455	59	66	12.9%	14.4%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	471	329	46	51	13.9%	15.5%
8580	Bowling centers	57	40	0	0	0.7%	0.7%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,249	1,647	77	84	4.7%	5.1%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,078	9,750	196	243	2.0%	2.5%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,846	1,283	91	104	7.1%	8.1%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	123	84	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,818	8,168	101	136	1.2%	1.7%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	291	216	3	3	1.2%	1.2%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,419	5,790	156	187	2.7%	3.2%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,120	919	17	19	1.9%	2.0%
8780	Car washes	148	129	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	154	134	5	5	3.8%	3.8%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	374	301	27	27	8.8%	8.9%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	111	90	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
8970	Barber shops	75	74	1	2	1.6%	2.9%
8980	Beauty salons	731	587	3	5	0.6%	0.8%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	338	301	2	4	0.5%	1.2%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	359	288	11	14	3.7%	4.7%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	144	106	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
9090	Other personal services	299	240	15	17	6.1%	7.3%
9160	Religious organizations	1,360	1,054	9	17	0.9%	1.6%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	996	640	6	16	1.0%	2.5%
9180	Labor unions	87	53	44	45	82.5%	83.4%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	240	153	2	3	1.1%	1.9%
9290	Private households	883	721	10	11	1.4%	1.5%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,337	6,681	2,130	2,320	31.9%	34.7%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,471	1,016	218	236	21.4%	23.2%
9380	Public finance activities	501	363	93	108	25.7%	29.9%
9390	Other general government and support	187	142	32	40	22.6%	28.1%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,414	2,674	1,194	1,259	44.6%	47.1%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,335	931	275	313	29.5%	33.6%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	503	295	72	81	24.5%	27.4%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	868	559	149	162	26.7%	29.0%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,058	701	96	121	13.7%	17.2%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.