Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2015
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,859	1,319	21	34	1.6%	2.5%
170	Crop production	853	691	5	9	0.7%	1.3%
180	Animal production	638	389	8	10	2.0%	2.6%
190	Forestry except logging	83	46	5	9	10.2%	20.7%
270	Logging	97	58	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	52	30	1	1	4.6%	4.6%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	136	106	2	3	2.3%	3.1%
	MINING	1,535	867	47	57	5.4%	6.6%
370	Oil and gas extraction	141	98	4	5	4.3%	5.1%
380	Coal mining	180	64	9	10	14.6%	15.4%
390	Metal ore mining	80	48	7	8	13.8%	17.4%
470	Nonmetallic mineral and not specified mining, and quarrying	158	85	12	13	13.9%	15.6%
490	Support activities for mining	976	572	15	21	2.6%	3.7%
	UTILITIES	10,773	8,774	1,336	1,419	15.2%	16.2%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	902	677	145	152	21.4%	22.5%
580	Natural gas distribution	175	124	31	31	24.8%	25.1%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	102	85	27	27	31.6%	31.6%
670	Water, steam, air conditioning, and irrigation systems	328	269	60	70	22.4%	26.0%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	123	91	20	25	22.4%	27.4%
690	Not specified utilities	49	35	3	3	9.6%	9.6%
770	CONSTRUCTION	9,094	7,493	1,050	1,111	14.0%	14.8%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,489	5,269	496	531	9.4%	10.1%
1070	Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling	181	142	24	24	17.0%	17.0%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	108	79	6	6	7.9%	7.9%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	201	157	12	12	7.4%	7.7%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	198	139	9	9	6.1%	6.6%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	697	499	89	93	17.9%	18.7%
1190	Retail bakeries	271	219	25	26	11.6%	11.7%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	211	184	26	28	14.3%	15.3%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	262	195	18	22	9.1%	11.0%
1290	Not specified food industries	52	45	5	5	11.6%	11.6%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	246	226	30	30	13.2%	13.2%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	27	27	1	1	3.1%	3.1%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	14	14	1	1	8.4%	8.4%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	121	103	2	2	2.2%	2.2%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	14	10	0	0	3.2%	3.2%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	70	72	1	1	1.6%	1.6%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpet and rug	88	64	5	5	7.2%	8.5%
1670	Knitting mills, and apparel knitting mills	22	13	1	1	5.8%	10.5%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	226	213	9	11	4.4%	5.0%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	8	6	1	1	17.3%	17.3%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	44	34	1	1	1.9%	1.9%
1790	Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing	14	11	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	277	203	57	60	28.4%	29.8%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	99	86	8	9	8.9%	10.0%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	89	76	4	4	4.6%	5.7%
1990	Printing and related support activities	531	449	21	24	4.7%	5.2%
2070	Petroleum refining	231	175	21	23	12.1%	13.1%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	26	21	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	190	160	8	8	5.0%	5.2%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	55	40	1	1	3.4%	3.4%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	552	490	11	12	2.2%	2.5%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesives manufacturing	74	67	2	2	3.1%	3.1%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetic manufacturing	155	140	11	11	7.8%	7.9%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	525	420	52	59	12.3%	14.0%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	455	362	13	16	3.6%	4.3%
2380	Tire manufacturing	60	53	17	17	32.0%	32.0%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	95	72	4	4	5.0%	5.0%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	11,023	9,344	883	946	9.5%	10.1%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing	21	16	0	0	2.8%	2.8%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	31	24	3	3	11.4%	11.4%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	169	150	24	25	16.1%	16.8%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	208	172	16	19	9.4%	11.1%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	100	80	9	10	11.6%	13.0%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	344	299	84	87	28.0%	29.2%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	71	60	15	16	25.5%	26.5%
2690	Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	72	58	7	7	11.6%	11.6%
2770	Foundries	88	83	11	11	13.0%	13.3%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	72	64	6	7	9.6%	11.4%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	44	36	1	1	2.8%	2.8%
2870	Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing	429	354	36	37	10.3%	10.4%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	333	266	8	10	2.9%	3.7%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	79	66	3	3	4.2%	4.2%
2970	Ordnance	70	42	7	8	15.4%	18.2%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	332	279	27	30	9.7%	10.6%
2990	Not specified metal industries	36	35	1	1	2.5%	2.5%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	182	122	14	15	11.0%	12.3%
3080	Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing	259	203	11	12	5.6%	6.0%
3095	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	84	68	1	2	2.1%	3.7%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	145	124	9	10	7.2%	8.1%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	71	60	7	7	11.4%	12.2%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	753	658	43	49	6.6%	7.5%
3365	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	242	218	0	0	0.1%	0.1%
3370	Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing	135	127	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	261	213	6	7	3.0%	3.2%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	723	592	19	22	3.3%	3.8%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	92	82	11	11	13.2%	13.3%
3490	Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical	344	295	22	24	7.6%	8.0%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,352	1,286	216	222	16.8%	17.3%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	847	708	105	112	14.9%	15.9%
3590	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	125	115	9	10	7.8%	9.1%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	48	43	15	15	35.3%	35.3%
3680	Ship and boat building	237	157	25	30	16.2%	19.2%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	51	46	5	6	11.4%	13.9%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	182	119	6	6	4.8%	5.3%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	58	49	4	5	8.4%	9.2%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	40	36	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3875	Miscellaneous wood products	218	185	8	8	4.4%	4.5%
3895	Furniture and related product manufacturing	465	373	13	15	3.5%	4.0%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	660	555	13	13	2.3%	2.3%
3970	Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing	128	98	7	7	7.5%	7.5%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	550	466	31	33	6.7%	7.1%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	272	261	20	25	7.6%	9.4%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	4,024	3,349	127	140	3.8%	4.2%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	167	144	10	11	6.9%	7.5%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	62	60	2	5	3.7%	7.5%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	200	164	7	9	4.4%	5.5%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	363	312	10	11	3.1%	3.4%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	63	53	2	2	4.1%	4.1%
4195	Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers	229	209	5	5	2.2%	2.2%
4265	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	172	135	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	439	327	8	8	2.4%	2.4%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	101	95	3	5	3.6%	4.7%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	101	83	0	0	0.2%	0.2%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	60	48	3	3	6.3%	6.3%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers	254	226	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	111	113	3	3	2.2%	2.2%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	928	775	57	61	7.4%	7.9%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	117	71	0	0	0.0%	0.7%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	154	101	2	2	2.2%	2.4%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	140	117	7	8	6.1%	7.1%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	75	47	1	1	2.1%	2.1%
4580	Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	189	170	1	1	0.8%	0.8%
4585	Wholesale electronics markets, agents and brokers	54	57	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	45	42	1	1	2.9%	2.9%
	RETAIL TRADE	18,952	15,577	760	842	4.9%	5.4%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,492	1,230	48	49	3.9%	4.0%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	174	120	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	613	498	7	8	1.5%	1.6%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	546	462	8	11	1.7%	2.3%
4780	Household appliance stores	67	53	2	2	3.7%	3.7%
4795	Radio, TV, and computer stores	642	567	16	19	2.8%	3.3%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,189	939	21	27	2.3%	2.9%
4880	Hardware stores	253	177	3	4	1.6%	2.3%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	363	250	2	2	0.9%	0.9%
4970	Grocery stores	3,301	2,721	421	444	15.5%	16.3%
4980	Specialty food stores	265	227	7	11	3.2%	5.0%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	159	127	3	3	2.7%	2.7%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,059	885	58	62	6.6%	7.0%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	395	349	13	17	3.8%	4.8%
5090	Gasoline stations	666	507	11	14	2.2%	2.7%
5170	Clothing stores	1,122	1,031	12	19	1.1%	1.8%
5180	Shoe stores	177	172	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	165	139	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
5275	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	616	470	4	6	0.9%	1.2%
5280	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	72	57	2	2	2.9%	2.9%
5295	Music stores	34	28	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	119	96	1	1	1.2%	1.2%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,637	2,082	56	65	2.7%	3.1%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	698	568	20	26	3.5%	4.6%
5470	Retail florists	93	80	1	1	1.4%	1.4%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	174	144	3	3	2.2%	2.2%
5490	Used merchandise stores	254	212	2	2	1.0%	1.0%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	122	96	2	3	2.4%	3.4%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	477	393	6	7	1.5%	1.9%
5590	Electronic shopping	225	209	1	3	0.4%	1.7%
5591	Electronic auctions	12	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	102	99	4	4	3.9%	3.9%
5670	Vending machine operators	53	49	5	5	10.6%	10.6%
5680	Fuel dealers	122	79	3	3	4.3%	4.3%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	99	79	3	3	3.3%	4.4%
5790	Not specified retail trade	395	374	11	12	2.9%	3.1%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	6,843	5,750	1,489	1,579	25.9%	27.5%
6070	Air transportation	650	542	236	241	43.5%	44.5%
6080	Rail transportation	367	247	155	159	62.6%	64.4%
6090	Water transportation	83	62	12	12	19.0%	19.0%
6170	Truck transportation	1,888	1,587	149	162	9.4%	10.2%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	583	480	168	180	35.1%	37.4%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	234	226	26	29	11.7%	12.8%
6270	Pipeline transportation	78	51	5	5	9.8%	9.8%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	40	22	0	0	0.9%	0.9%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	839	715	105	110	14.7%	15.4%
6370	Postal Service	814	671	426	461	63.5%	68.6%
6380	Couriers and messengers	797	698	177	187	25.4%	26.8%
6390	Warehousing and storage	470	449	29	33	6.4%	7.5%
	INFORMATION	3,236	2,694	247	285	9.2%	10.6%
6470	Newspaper publishers	263	181	12	13	6.6%	7.2%
6480	Periodical, book, and directory publishers	266	224	6	7	2.7%	3.1%
6490	Software publishers	100	90	2	2	1.7%	1.7%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	330	293	37	40	12.6%	13.8%
6590	Sound recording industries	25	25	2	2	8.6%	8.6%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	681	570	38	50	6.7%	8.7%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals	89	86	1	2	1.2%	1.8%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	601	502	85	93	17.0%	18.5%
6690	Other telecommunication services	467	388	34	40	8.9%	10.3%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	101	89	2	4	2.1%	4.0%
6770	Libraries and archives	249	196	28	32	14.2%	16.3%
6780	Other information services	64	49	0	0	0.3%	0.3%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	8,103	6,685	126	157	1.9%	2.4%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,535	2,023	23	32	1.1%	1.6%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	298	226	7	7	3.0%	3.1%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	1,110	971	16	18	1.6%	1.9%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,116	964	15	18	1.5%	1.9%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,044	2,500	66	81	2.7%	3.2%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,749	2,301	128	139	5.6%	6.0%
7070	Real estate	2,309	1,945	114	123	5.9%	6.3%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	197	170	8	9	4.6%	5.1%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	12	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	106	82	2	2	2.8%	2.8%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	125	95	4	5	4.0%	5.3%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	10,384	8,598	182	266	2.1%	3.1%
7270	Legal services	1,646	1,284	29	36	2.3%	2.8%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,030	869	8	20	0.9%	2.2%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,684	1,344	64	78	4.8%	5.8%
7370	Specialized design services	233	209	3	6	1.5%	2.9%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,559	2,289	23	51	1.0%	2.2%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,315	1,037	16	25	1.6%	2.4%
7460	Scientific research and development services	710	545	24	29	4.4%	5.3%
7470	Advertising and related services	493	431	5	7	1.2%	1.6%
7480	Veterinary services	403	322	2	5	0.8%	1.7%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	311	267	7	8	2.7%	3.2%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,480	5,610	259	294	4.6%	5.2%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	221	181	5	5	2.9%	2.9%
7580	Employment services	1,065	953	22	30	2.3%	3.2%
7590	Business support services	836	716	12	16	1.7%	2.2%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	314	259	12	13	4.5%	5.2%
7680	Investigation and security services	845	743	51	56	6.8%	7.5%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,278	1,104	68	77	6.2%	7.0%
7770	Landscaping services	994	882	15	18	1.7%	2.0%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	295	252	10	10	3.9%	3.9%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	632	521	64	69	12.4%	13.3%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	17,241	13,349	4,186	4,664	31.4%	34.9%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,570	8,943	3,616	4,014	40.4%	44.9%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,870	3,744	529	602	14.1%	16.1%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	115	95	8	9	8.0%	9.5%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	686	567	35	39	6.1%	6.9%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,576	18,714	1,716	1,936	9.2%	10.3%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,807	1,514	54	65	3.6%	4.3%
7980	Offices of dentists	978	769	22	31	2.9%	4.0%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	121	95	1	1	0.9%	1.3%
8070	Offices of optometrists	159	129	2	3	1.7%	2.5%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	205	168	12	17	6.9%	10.3%
8090	Outpatient care centers	1,981	1,508	91	101	6.0%	6.7%
8170	Home health care services	1,516	1,284	111	128	8.7%	9.9%
8180	Other health care services	1,485	1,243	100	108	8.0%	8.7%
8190	Hospitals	8,529	6,685	904	1,024	13.5%	15.3%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,343	1,822	125	138	6.9%	7.6%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	997	777	53	55	6.8%	7.1%
8370	Individual and family services	1,749	1,377	181	194	13.2%	14.1%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	162	113	4	5	3.5%	4.3%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	150	121	8	8	6.8%	6.8%
8470	Child day care services	1,394	1,110	48	58	4.3%	5.3%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,238	2,624	192	212	7.3%	8.1%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	530	477	49	57	10.2%	11.9%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	474	367	40	45	11.0%	12.2%
8580	Bowling centers	48	34	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,186	1,746	103	110	5.9%	6.3%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	12,130	10,199	252	304	2.5%	3.0%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,995	1,509	115	126	7.7%	8.4%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	108	84	0	4	0.2%	4.3%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,773	8,405	133	171	1.6%	2.0%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	254	201	3	3	1.4%	1.5%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,290	5,902	189	242	3.2%	4.1%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,121	923	15	21	1.6%	2.2%
8780	Car washes	144	126	0	1	0.0%	0.9%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	123	102	1	3	1.4%	2.6%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	331	256	24	25	9.5%	9.8%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	117	104	2	2	2.2%	2.2%
8970	Barber shops	72	66	2	3	2.3%	4.8%
8980	Beauty salons	629	524	6	10	1.1%	1.9%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	336	303	0	4	0.1%	1.2%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	282	235	10	11	4.2%	4.8%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	150	121	6	7	4.7%	5.6%
9090	Other personal services	322	300	24	27	8.1%	8.9%
9160	Religious organizations	1,389	1,102	12	20	1.1%	1.8%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	1,024	720	28	35	3.9%	4.9%
9180	Labor unions	77	66	41	43	61.2%	65.1%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	242	143	8	8	5.4%	5.4%
9290	Private households	931	811	11	22	1.3%	2.7%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,357	6,844	2,149	2,386	31.4%	34.9%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,405	1,006	210	232	20.8%	23.0%
9380	Public finance activities	450	328	78	95	23.8%	29.0%
9390	Other general government and support	170	138	27	36	19.7%	25.7%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,601	2,839	1,239	1,304	43.6%	45.9%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,337	965	305	343	31.6%	35.6%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	449	263	52	63	19.8%	23.9%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	814	536	128	146	23.8%	27.3%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,131	770	111	167	14.4%	21.7%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.