Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2013
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,602	1,147	20	24	1.7%	2.1%
170	Crop production	707	559	6	7	1.1%	1.2%
180	Animal production	519	326	4	4	1.2%	1.2%
190	Forestry except logging	77	38	4	7	11.0%	17.2%
270	Logging	79	54	1	2	1.9%	4.1%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	41	22	2	2	8.9%	8.9%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	179	149	3	3	1.7%	2.0%
	MINING	1,602	1,032	56	68	5.5%	6.6%
370	Oil and gas extraction	150	111	4	5	3.6%	4.9%
380	Coal mining	198	79	11	11	13.9%	14.6%
390	Metal ore mining	101	51	8	11	15.8%	20.7%
470	Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	188	114	18	19	15.8%	17.0%
490	Support activities for mining	965	677	15	21	2.2%	3.1%
	UTILITIES	10,314	8,096	1,378	1,456	17.0%	18.0%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	843	594	162	175	27.3%	29.4%
580	Natural gas distribution	169	127	33	34	25.8%	26.3%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	128	108	30	31	27.5%	28.8%
670	Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	308	246	54	57	21.9%	23.2%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	126	99	35	35	35.6%	35.6%
690	Not specified utilities	30	22	5	5	24.4%	24.4%
770	CONSTRUCTION	8,710	6,899	1,059	1,119	15.3%	16.2%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,738	5,276	552	606	10.5%	11.5%
1070	Animal food, grain and oilseed milling	216	140	20	20	14.0%	14.4%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	89	70	14	14	19.6%	19.9%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	210	164	28	32	16.8%	19.3%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	222	153	20	23	13.0%	15.2%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	728	491	85	93	17.3%	18.8%
1190	Retail bakeries	290	219	22	23	10.2%	10.6%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	242	197	20	22	10.4%	11.3%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	236	176	20	21	11.1%	11.7%
1290	Not specified food industries	69	49	8	8	15.9%	15.9%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	289	255	38	43	14.9%	16.7%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	22	21	2	2	8.6%	8.6%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	11	11	1	1	6.7%	6.7%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	115	103	4	4	3.6%	3.6%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	18	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	47	48	1	1	1.6%	1.6%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	76	56	2	2	4.2%	4.2%
1670	Knitting mills	15	15	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	245	227	10	11	4.5%	4.9%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	8	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	32	25	1	1	2.3%	2.3%
1790	Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	27	18	0	1	0.0%	6.3%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	249	188	53	58	28.3%	30.8%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	124	104	15	16	14.1%	15.7%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	117	84	10	12	12.4%	14.2%
1990	Printing and related support activities	673	521	25	28	4.8%	5.5%
2070	Petroleum refining	221	181	34	36	18.8%	19.7%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	17	13	1	1	7.6%	7.6%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	224	181	14	16	8.0%	8.8%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	43	28	2	2	7.2%	7.2%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	534	438	13	15	2.9%	3.5%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	66	55	5	5	8.9%	8.9%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	153	125	5	10	4.3%	7.8%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	484	385	42	45	10.9%	11.7%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	429	342	18	21	5.3%	6.2%
2380	Tire manufacturing	99	95	18	18	19.4%	19.4%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	98	81	1	2	1.5%	2.1%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,283	9,022	904	979	10.0%	10.9%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and related products manufacturing	27	22	3	3	12.7%	12.7%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	34	29	6	6	22.1%	22.1%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	169	145	22	25	15.5%	17.1%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	174	124	14	16	11.2%	12.9%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	95	69	3	3	4.8%	4.8%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	315	281	56	58	19.9%	20.5%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	75	61	11	11	17.5%	18.2%
2690	Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	70	53	12	12	22.9%	22.9%
2770	Foundries	98	78	16	16	20.1%	20.1%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	63	48	3	4	6.8%	9.0%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	56	45	3	3	7.0%	7.0%
2870	Structural metals, and tank and shipping container manufacturing	374	291	29	34	10.1%	11.8%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut and bolt manufacturing	306	239	14	17	6.0%	7.3%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	84	73	7	8	9.8%	10.7%
2970	Ordnance	87	53	11	12	20.2%	22.0%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	337	261	22	25	8.6%	9.4%
2990	Not specified metal industries	14	12	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	209	120	16	18	13.8%	15.0%
3080	Construction, mining and oil field machinery manufacturing	211	157	20	20	12.9%	13.0%
3090	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	103	83	2	3	2.2%	3.2%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	189	153	12	12	7.6%	7.6%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	84	68	11	11	16.4%	16.4%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	826	635	58	65	9.1%	10.3%
3360	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	300	252	4	5	1.7%	2.1%
3370	Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing	171	150	7	7	4.4%	4.4%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturin	296	221	10	12	4.5%	5.4%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	793	643	16	19	2.4%	2.9%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	82	69	10	10	13.8%	14.5%
3490	Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	432	340	32	33	9.5%	9.7%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,258	1,179	215	228	18.2%	19.4%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	535	416	80	84	19.1%	20.2%
3590	Aerospace products and parts manufacturing	503	416	62	65	14.9%	15.5%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	38	37	11	13	30.4%	35.0%
3680	Ship and boat building	250	152	37	39	24.4%	25.6%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	35	24	3	3	10.5%	12.1%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	136	101	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	49	37	2	2	4.2%	4.2%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	51	37	0	1	0.0%	2.8%
3870	Miscellaneous wood products	261	210	8	8	4.0%	4.0%
3890	Furniture and related product manufacturing	473	396	8	14	2.1%	3.6%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	669	495	10	13	2.1%	2.6%
3970	Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	132	98	3	3	3.0%	3.0%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	548	415	23	26	5.5%	6.3%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	271	230	9	11	3.9%	4.6%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,101	3,250	165	186	5.1%	5.7%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	201	161	6	6	3.5%	3.5%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	65	54	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	187	143	6	6	4.4%	4.5%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	376	322	8	9	2.4%	2.8%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	59	51	4	4	8.6%	8.6%
4190	Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	230	176	6	7	3.2%	3.8%
4260	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesaler	174	128	7	9	5.6%	7.3%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	431	331	11	11	3.2%	3.4%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	114	97	6	6	5.9%	5.9%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	89	74	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	69	56	4	5	7.5%	9.2%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant  wholesalers	222	191	5	9	2.5%	4.5%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	81	68	1	1	1.7%	1.7%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	993	795	74	81	9.3%	10.1%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	99	51	2	2	3.7%	4.6%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	176	127	5	7	4.1%	5.8%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	161	124	14	14	11.3%	11.3%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	68	38	1	1	3.8%	3.8%
4580	Miscellaneous  nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	189	158	3	4	1.8%	2.3%
4585	Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	79	70	2	2	2.8%	2.8%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	38	34	0	1	0.4%	4.1%
	RETAIL TRADE	18,941	14,867	684	752	4.6%	5.1%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,535	1,200	24	30	2.0%	2.5%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	158	102	2	2	1.8%	1.8%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	608	468	5	6	1.0%	1.4%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	546	430	5	7	1.2%	1.7%
4780	Household appliance stores	79	62	4	4	6.1%	6.1%
4790	Radio, TV, and computer stores	612	520	15	18	2.8%	3.5%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,129	854	13	17	1.5%	2.0%
4880	Hardware stores	298	211	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	370	242	6	7	2.6%	2.9%
4970	Grocery stores	3,490	2,751	425	443	15.4%	16.1%
4980	Specialty food stores	259	210	6	7	2.7%	3.2%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	159	122	6	6	5.3%	5.3%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,073	831	39	46	4.7%	5.5%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	367	305	5	7	1.6%	2.4%
5090	Gasoline stations	632	475	5	7	1.1%	1.5%
5170	Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	1,125	951	6	9	0.7%	0.9%
5180	Shoe stores	176	161	3	5	1.8%	2.8%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	192	150	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
5270	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	564	422	8	8	1.9%	1.9%
5280	Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	73	46	1	1	2.7%	2.7%
5290	Music stores	45	34	0	0	1.2%	1.2%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	145	116	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,669	2,158	52	60	2.4%	2.8%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	617	500	22	23	4.5%	4.7%
5470	Retail florists	101	77	0	0	0.5%	0.5%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	200	154	1	2	0.8%	1.4%
5490	Used merchandise stores	235	174	3	3	1.9%	1.9%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	170	124	1	1	0.5%	0.5%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	448	356	9	12	2.6%	3.3%
5590	Electronic shopping	159	135	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
5591	Electronic auctions	14	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	83	57	4	4	7.6%	7.6%
5670	Vending machine operators	31	22	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5680	Fuel dealers	135	75	4	4	5.2%	5.8%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	109	83	1	2	1.3%	2.4%
5790	Not specified retail trade	335	280	2	5	0.6%	1.6%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,028	5,724	1,532	1,626	26.8%	28.4%
6070	Air transportation	729	591	219	228	37.1%	38.6%
6080	Rail transportation	391	267	170	173	63.6%	64.9%
6090	Water transportation	82	61	10	11	15.9%	17.8%
6170	Truck transportation	1,866	1,481	135	152	9.1%	10.2%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	617	485	209	214	43.1%	44.0%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	204	179	18	19	10.1%	10.4%
6270	Pipeline transportation	64	49	8	10	17.2%	19.8%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	38	17	1	1	5.7%	5.7%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	912	794	134	148	16.9%	18.6%
6370	Postal Service	880	684	428	459	62.7%	67.2%
6380	Couriers and messengers	770	658	176	186	26.8%	28.2%
6390	Warehousing and storage	475	458	23	26	5.0%	5.7%
	INFORMATION	3,488	2,761	263	286	9.5%	10.4%
6470	Newspaper publishers	373	261	24	27	9.3%	10.5%
6480	Publishing, except newspapers and software	285	214	1	1	0.3%	0.7%
6490	Software publishing	87	71	1	1	1.6%	1.6%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	351	318	32	33	10.1%	10.2%
6590	Sound recording industries	21	22	0	1	0.0%	5.5%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable	697	545	30	34	5.5%	6.3%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting	93	77	2	2	2.6%	2.6%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	666	546	93	100	17.1%	18.4%
6690	Other telecommunications services	462	373	38	40	10.2%	10.7%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	124	93	2	3	2.3%	2.8%
6770	Libraries and archives	286	208	38	41	18.2%	19.5%
6780	Other information services	43	33	2	3	5.3%	8.8%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,530	6,541	122	160	1.9%	2.5%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,722	2,069	19	28	0.9%	1.4%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	359	257	13	15	4.9%	5.7%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,044	819	8	14	1.0%	1.7%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,279	1,017	13	18	1.3%	1.8%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,126	2,379	69	86	2.9%	3.6%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,702	2,218	115	134	5.2%	6.0%
7070	Real estate	2,275	1,847	100	118	5.4%	6.4%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	198	173	6	6	3.7%	3.7%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	11	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	100	90	1	3	1.2%	3.0%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	118	99	7	7	7.4%	7.6%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	10,099	7,959	146	193	1.8%	2.4%
7270	Legal services	1,663	1,264	22	26	1.8%	2.1%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,005	818	13	17	1.6%	2.0%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,724	1,301	45	56	3.4%	4.3%
7370	Specialized design services	227	181	4	5	2.1%	2.5%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,413	1,990	19	35	0.9%	1.7%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,196	917	11	18	1.2%	2.0%
7460	Scientific research and development services	677	499	23	25	4.6%	5.1%
7470	Advertising and related services	560	481	7	7	1.4%	1.4%
7480	Veterinary services	341	269	3	4	1.0%	1.4%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	293	239	0	1	0.1%	0.4%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,424	5,372	239	271	4.4%	5.0%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	232	165	4	6	2.6%	3.4%
7580	Employment services	1,166	1,012	28	35	2.8%	3.5%
7590	Business support services	787	625	6	7	1.0%	1.1%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	310	222	6	8	2.6%	3.7%
7680	Investigation and security services	793	690	41	45	5.9%	6.6%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,278	1,068	60	64	5.6%	6.0%
7770	Landscaping services	952	846	14	16	1.6%	1.9%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	304	262	11	13	4.1%	4.9%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	602	481	69	77	14.3%	15.9%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,121	12,718	3,989	4,431	31.4%	34.8%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,555	8,661	3,486	3,847	40.2%	44.4%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,848	3,498	473	544	13.5%	15.6%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	123	103	11	14	10.3%	13.4%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	595	456	19	26	4.3%	5.6%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,689	18,164	1,625	1,823	8.9%	10.0%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,668	1,363	30	40	2.2%	2.9%
7980	Offices of dentists	972	742	14	19	1.9%	2.6%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	111	84	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8070	Offices of optometrists	144	112	2	2	1.8%	1.8%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	157	132	10	10	7.4%	7.4%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,915	1,414	64	81	4.6%	5.7%
8170	Home health care services	1,309	1,105	95	103	8.6%	9.3%
8180	Other health care services	2,513	1,973	151	174	7.6%	8.8%
8190	Hospitals	8,158	6,157	895	991	14.5%	16.1%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,326	1,761	125	140	7.1%	8.0%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	1,024	749	36	37	4.8%	5.0%
8370	Individual and family services	1,732	1,299	157	170	12.1%	13.1%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	160	113	5	5	4.6%	4.6%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	202	138	14	16	10.1%	11.5%
8470	Child day care services	1,298	1,022	27	36	2.7%	3.5%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,431	2,645	174	189	6.6%	7.1%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	495	443	43	48	9.7%	10.9%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	480	332	51	54	15.5%	16.3%
8580	Bowling centers	58	38	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,398	1,833	80	87	4.4%	4.7%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,153	9,838	222	271	2.3%	2.8%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,861	1,297	95	108	7.4%	8.3%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	108	72	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,927	8,271	123	159	1.5%	1.9%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	257	198	4	4	1.9%	1.9%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,315	5,811	182	202	3.1%	3.5%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,124	928	20	23	2.1%	2.5%
8780	Car washes	149	136	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	134	112	7	8	5.9%	7.2%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	318	256	28	28	10.9%	10.9%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	127	107	1	2	1.3%	1.5%
8970	Barber shops	75	78	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8980	Beauty salons	706	594	3	5	0.5%	0.8%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	339	319	2	4	0.7%	1.2%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	305	246	18	22	7.4%	8.9%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	148	122	5	5	3.9%	3.9%
9090	Other personal services	324	271	15	15	5.4%	5.4%
9160	Religious organizations	1,363	1,069	8	9	0.7%	0.8%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	1,038	666	20	25	3.0%	3.7%
9180	Labor unions	90	52	41	41	79.2%	79.2%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	221	136	3	3	2.1%	2.5%
9290	Private households	854	720	12	12	1.6%	1.6%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,317	6,695	2,148	2,359	32.1%	35.2%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,382	947	211	233	22.3%	24.6%
9380	Public finance activities	486	349	100	120	28.6%	34.5%
9390	Other general government and support	188	138	32	37	23.1%	26.9%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,497	2,807	1,212	1,282	43.2%	45.7%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,295	906	280	313	30.9%	34.5%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	458	266	69	78	25.8%	29.1%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	837	522	130	144	25.0%	27.6%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,174	759	114	153	15.0%	20.2%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.