Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2014
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,807	1,253	27	35	2.1%	2.8%
170	Crop production	874	663	7	10	1.0%	1.6%
180	Animal production	564	352	8	9	2.2%	2.5%
190	Forestry except logging	76	39	7	8	16.6%	21.2%
270	Logging	99	64	2	2	2.8%	2.8%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	44	25	1	1	4.8%	4.8%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	150	108	3	4	2.8%	4.2%
	MINING	1,662	1,043	50	61	4.8%	5.8%
370	Oil and gas extraction	155	97	2	4	1.9%	3.8%
380	Coal mining	203	87	12	12	14.3%	14.3%
390	Metal ore mining	88	48	6	7	11.5%	14.6%
470	Nonmetallic mineral and not specified mining, and quarrying	149	90	12	12	13.5%	13.5%
490	Support activities for mining	1,067	720	18	25	2.5%	3.5%
	UTILITIES	10,811	8,615	1,417	1,504	16.4%	17.5%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	886	631	164	176	26.0%	27.9%
580	Natural gas distribution	163	127	28	28	22.0%	22.1%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	139	122	28	30	23.1%	24.6%
670	Water, steam, air conditioning, and irrigation systems	292	223	54	59	24.2%	26.3%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	104	84	21	22	25.2%	26.5%
690	Not specified utilities	34	28	5	5	17.4%	17.4%
770	CONSTRUCTION	9,193	7,401	1,117	1,184	15.1%	16.0%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,659	5,376	535	574	10.0%	10.7%
1070	Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling	230	162	20	23	12.5%	13.9%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	97	78	12	12	14.9%	14.9%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	195	148	20	21	13.6%	14.0%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	222	146	23	23	15.7%	15.7%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	674	492	82	89	16.6%	18.2%
1190	Retail bakeries	327	257	29	30	11.3%	11.7%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	238	209	16	20	7.9%	9.5%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	227	172	22	22	12.8%	12.8%
1290	Not specified food industries	27	20	1	1	3.5%	3.5%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	279	251	26	27	10.3%	10.7%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	31	34	3	3	9.5%	9.5%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	11	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	111	100	1	3	1.2%	2.7%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	17	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	56	56	1	1	1.4%	1.4%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpet and rug	70	52	1	2	1.7%	4.1%
1670	Knitting mills, and apparel knitting mills	18	16	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	237	220	7	8	3.2%	3.6%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	10	8	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	35	25	2	2	8.6%	8.6%
1790	Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing	31	21	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	245	192	61	63	31.8%	32.8%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	120	100	16	18	16.0%	18.2%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	133	99	8	9	7.6%	9.4%
1990	Printing and related support activities	609	488	17	17	3.4%	3.4%
2070	Petroleum refining	229	187	31	32	16.6%	17.2%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	38	32	2	2	6.4%	6.4%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	222	195	10	10	5.1%	5.1%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	53	29	2	2	7.9%	7.9%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	559	482	21	22	4.4%	4.6%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesives manufacturing	77	66	4	5	5.5%	8.2%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetic manufacturing	154	134	10	12	7.6%	9.2%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	513	420	52	55	12.5%	13.1%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	388	310	17	20	5.5%	6.6%
2380	Tire manufacturing	83	74	10	11	13.7%	15.1%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	93	77	8	8	9.8%	9.8%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,292	9,177	886	955	9.7%	10.4%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing	31	23	3	4	14.9%	19.3%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	33	24	9	10	38.3%	40.9%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	181	147	22	23	15.1%	15.9%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	181	133	18	20	13.4%	14.7%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	84	53	6	6	12.0%	12.0%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	343	303	71	71	23.3%	23.3%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	73	61	17	19	28.6%	30.5%
2690	Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	60	48	6	6	11.4%	11.4%
2770	Foundries	91	78	13	13	16.4%	16.4%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	61	44	5	5	12.3%	12.3%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	40	32	4	4	11.9%	11.9%
2870	Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing	439	341	35	37	10.4%	10.7%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	300	233	9	10	3.7%	4.1%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	88	71	1	3	1.8%	3.6%
2970	Ordnance	65	38	6	7	16.9%	18.0%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	334	265	22	24	8.2%	9.0%
2990	Not specified metal industries	18	17	4	4	21.5%	21.5%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	224	128	18	18	13.8%	13.8%
3080	Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing	226	179	16	18	8.9%	10.0%
3095	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	89	74	4	5	5.2%	6.7%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	193	156	5	6	3.4%	3.9%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	77	64	8	9	12.5%	14.9%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	844	682	53	58	7.8%	8.5%
3365	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	302	244	7	7	3.0%	3.0%
3370	Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing	164	143	4	4	2.7%	2.7%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	305	226	15	15	6.8%	6.8%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	774	629	8	11	1.3%	1.8%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	90	86	12	12	13.5%	13.5%
3490	Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical	399	330	27	28	8.3%	8.4%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,336	1,242	223	233	18.0%	18.8%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	578	433	54	63	12.5%	14.5%
3590	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	427	372	57	63	15.3%	16.9%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	34	30	13	13	42.3%	42.3%
3680	Ship and boat building	244	165	25	28	15.1%	17.3%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	41	33	3	3	9.5%	10.7%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	152	107	4	6	3.8%	5.5%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	59	46	2	2	4.3%	4.3%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	44	32	1	1	3.1%	3.1%
3875	Miscellaneous wood products	232	187	6	7	3.0%	3.6%
3895	Furniture and related product manufacturing	431	363	19	23	5.1%	6.2%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	645	515	12	14	2.3%	2.7%
3970	Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing	132	103	0	1	0.4%	0.8%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	571	463	20	22	4.3%	4.8%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	257	236	19	22	8.2%	9.2%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,079	3,239	107	129	3.3%	4.0%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	189	147	3	3	1.8%	2.3%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	48	36	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	178	141	4	5	2.9%	3.5%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	366	296	7	7	2.3%	2.3%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	60	50	4	5	8.0%	10.0%
4195	Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers	241	209	3	7	1.4%	3.6%
4265	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	170	127	1	2	0.8%	1.7%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	494	366	7	9	2.0%	2.5%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	108	86	7	7	8.1%	8.1%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	103	80	1	2	1.2%	2.1%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	65	63	1	1	1.5%	1.5%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers	279	230	3	3	1.3%	1.3%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	108	95	1	2	1.0%	1.9%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	928	768	57	64	7.4%	8.4%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	105	50	0	0	0.1%	0.1%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	172	115	1	2	1.1%	1.7%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	147	119	7	7	5.6%	5.7%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	54	31	1	1	3.0%	3.0%
4580	Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	172	145	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4585	Wholesale electronics markets, agents and brokers	55	47	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	37	37	0	2	0.0%	4.3%
	RETAIL TRADE	19,095	15,259	675	781	4.4%	5.1%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,545	1,213	26	31	2.2%	2.5%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	168	107	2	2	2.0%	2.0%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	622	480	4	5	0.8%	1.0%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	612	493	5	6	0.9%	1.2%
4780	Household appliance stores	84	67	2	2	2.4%	2.4%
4795	Radio, TV, and computer stores	589	512	11	13	2.2%	2.6%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,152	889	20	27	2.2%	3.1%
4880	Hardware stores	287	203	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	376	259	4	4	1.6%	1.6%
4970	Grocery stores	3,407	2,705	389	415	14.4%	15.4%
4980	Specialty food stores	284	239	8	8	3.2%	3.2%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	152	117	7	9	6.3%	8.0%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,086	874	49	56	5.6%	6.4%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	383	303	5	5	1.7%	1.7%
5090	Gasoline stations	622	479	11	11	2.3%	2.3%
5170	Clothing stores	1,131	979	11	24	1.1%	2.5%
5180	Shoe stores	209	186	3	4	1.7%	2.4%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	187	141	3	4	2.5%	2.6%
5275	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	589	449	3	6	0.6%	1.3%
5280	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	57	40	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5295	Music stores	54	39	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	143	111	1	1	0.9%	0.9%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,605	2,151	64	76	3.0%	3.5%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	647	527	16	21	3.0%	3.9%
5470	Retail florists	101	86	0	2	0.0%	2.7%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	177	143	0	0	0.0%	0.3%
5490	Used merchandise stores	239	181	0	1	0.0%	0.6%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	164	124	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	432	353	0	6	0.0%	1.6%
5590	Electronic shopping	199	171	0	4	0.1%	2.3%
5591	Electronic auctions	23	18	0	1	0.0%	5.4%
5592	Mail order houses	93	70	4	6	5.1%	8.7%
5670	Vending machine operators	53	40	2	2	4.0%	4.0%
5680	Fuel dealers	128	72	2	2	3.3%	3.3%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	112	91	1	3	0.9%	2.9%
5790	Not specified retail trade	383	346	20	21	5.8%	6.1%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,138	5,794	1,536	1,614	26.5%	27.9%
6070	Air transportation	672	545	221	226	40.4%	41.5%
6080	Rail transportation	399	263	172	176	65.2%	67.0%
6090	Water transportation	88	62	10	11	16.2%	18.4%
6170	Truck transportation	1,965	1,571	141	156	9.0%	9.9%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	622	490	205	214	41.9%	43.7%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	249	232	33	35	14.2%	15.1%
6270	Pipeline transportation	86	53	5	5	8.5%	8.5%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	47	30	2	2	8.3%	8.3%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	850	725	98	104	13.5%	14.3%
6370	Postal Service	862	655	425	447	64.8%	68.2%
6380	Couriers and messengers	799	697	195	205	28.0%	29.4%
6390	Warehousing and storage	499	471	30	32	6.4%	6.8%
	INFORMATION	3,548	2,872	271	307	9.5%	10.7%
6470	Newspaper publishers	314	222	15	15	7.0%	7.0%
6480	Periodical, book, and directory publishers	284	227	4	5	1.8%	2.3%
6490	Software publishers	150	134	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	362	324	25	29	7.8%	8.8%
6590	Sound recording industries	24	25	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	735	579	41	44	7.1%	7.6%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals	91	88	2	2	2.7%	2.7%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	637	506	86	96	17.1%	19.0%
6690	Other telecommunication services	503	416	49	56	11.8%	13.5%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	109	84	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
6770	Libraries and archives	293	230	46	57	19.8%	24.9%
6780	Other information services	46	38	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,406	6,550	122	144	1.9%	2.2%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,709	2,083	34	40	1.6%	1.9%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	327	222	6	6	2.6%	2.7%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,017	817	10	11	1.2%	1.4%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,196	978	15	18	1.5%	1.8%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,157	2,451	57	70	2.3%	2.8%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,654	2,173	101	112	4.6%	5.2%
7070	Real estate	2,225	1,827	84	95	4.6%	5.2%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	199	158	6	7	4.0%	4.4%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	9	4	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	116	103	5	5	4.5%	4.5%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	105	81	5	6	6.7%	7.2%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	10,357	8,299	148	202	1.8%	2.4%
7270	Legal services	1,674	1,288	29	40	2.3%	3.1%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,012	817	12	16	1.4%	1.9%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,657	1,279	38	46	3.0%	3.6%
7370	Specialized design services	271	236	3	3	1.4%	1.4%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,441	2,086	24	36	1.1%	1.7%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,334	1,034	13	21	1.3%	2.0%
7460	Scientific research and development services	721	519	12	17	2.4%	3.2%
7470	Advertising and related services	579	501	6	8	1.3%	1.7%
7480	Veterinary services	369	287	6	7	2.1%	2.3%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	299	250	4	7	1.7%	3.0%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,435	5,444	244	282	4.5%	5.2%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	230	176	3	3	1.6%	1.9%
7580	Employment services	1,120	959	28	38	3.0%	4.0%
7590	Business support services	839	699	13	14	1.8%	2.1%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	318	241	7	10	3.0%	4.1%
7680	Investigation and security services	795	693	47	53	6.8%	7.7%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,253	1,069	57	67	5.3%	6.3%
7770	Landscaping services	988	879	26	26	2.9%	3.0%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	279	229	8	9	3.5%	4.0%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	613	498	55	60	11.0%	12.0%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,142	12,948	4,003	4,448	30.9%	34.4%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,571	8,763	3,464	3,821	39.5%	43.6%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,809	3,577	501	581	14.0%	16.2%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	109	83	10	11	12.5%	13.8%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	653	525	27	34	5.2%	6.6%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,786	18,369	1,646	1,878	9.0%	10.2%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,762	1,441	31	42	2.2%	2.9%
7980	Offices of dentists	986	760	15	18	1.9%	2.4%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	128	92	2	2	2.6%	2.6%
8070	Offices of optometrists	139	114	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	184	141	9	12	6.4%	8.3%
8090	Outpatient care centers	2,077	1,523	89	105	5.8%	6.9%
8170	Home health care services	1,490	1,237	95	106	7.7%	8.6%
8180	Other health care services	1,508	1,239	86	99	6.9%	8.0%
8190	Hospitals	8,638	6,613	929	1,052	14.0%	15.9%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,431	1,839	121	139	6.6%	7.6%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	1,068	818	52	59	6.4%	7.2%
8370	Individual and family services	1,748	1,315	172	195	13.1%	14.8%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	156	111	3	3	2.8%	2.8%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	183	128	6	9	4.7%	6.7%
8470	Child day care services	1,288	998	35	37	3.5%	3.7%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,236	2,497	189	212	7.6%	8.5%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	459	400	47	49	11.7%	12.4%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	466	335	43	45	12.9%	13.5%
8580	Bowling centers	45	37	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,266	1,726	99	117	5.7%	6.8%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,175	9,956	256	307	2.6%	3.1%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,931	1,389	131	144	9.4%	10.4%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	108	82	1	1	1.4%	1.4%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,837	8,237	122	158	1.5%	1.9%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	299	248	3	4	1.1%	1.6%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,386	5,850	183	206	3.1%	3.5%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,137	921	16	22	1.8%	2.3%
8780	Car washes	156	150	4	6	2.6%	4.2%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	142	113	3	4	2.8%	3.8%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	305	241	12	14	5.0%	5.7%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	116	90	1	2	1.0%	2.6%
8970	Barber shops	69	70	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8980	Beauty salons	695	572	2	4	0.4%	0.7%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	352	310	3	3	0.8%	0.8%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	319	251	15	16	6.0%	6.5%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	176	143	7	7	4.9%	4.9%
9090	Other personal services	306	269	24	24	8.8%	8.8%
9160	Religious organizations	1,323	1,045	15	21	1.4%	2.0%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	1,009	682	16	18	2.3%	2.6%
9180	Labor unions	90	63	47	47	74.3%	74.3%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	240	134	3	4	2.5%	2.7%
9290	Private households	951	795	15	16	1.9%	2.0%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,406	6,740	2,174	2,393	32.3%	35.5%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,400	978	229	255	23.4%	26.1%
9380	Public finance activities	464	327	99	114	30.2%	35.0%
9390	Other general government and support	184	139	38	43	27.0%	30.9%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,574	2,803	1,205	1,273	43.0%	45.4%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,357	968	295	332	30.5%	34.3%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	457	255	54	66	21.1%	25.9%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	818	502	129	153	25.6%	30.5%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,152	767	126	156	16.5%	20.4%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.