Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by Industry: 2017
CIC	Industry	Obs	Employment (in 1000s)	Members (in 1000s)	Covered (in 1000s)	% Mem	% Cov
	AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, & HUNTING	1,913	1,401	36	41	2.6%	2.9%
170	Crop production	892	712	16	17	2.2%	2.4%
180	Animal production	615	406	7	9	1.6%	2.3%
190	Forestry except logging	100	53	7	8	13.2%	14.3%
270	Logging	110	76	3	3	3.6%	3.6%
280	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	46	31	2	2	5.4%	5.4%
290	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	150	123	2	2	1.9%	1.9%
	MINING	1,296	738	32	35	4.4%	4.8%
370	Oil and gas extraction	126	91	3	3	3.2%	3.2%
380	Coal mining	177	51	6	7	12.5%	13.6%
390	Metal ore mining	72	38	5	6	14.0%	15.5%
470	Nonmetallic mineral and not specified mining, and quarrying	170	94	11	11	11.7%	11.7%
490	Support activities for mining	751	462	7	8	1.4%	1.8%
	UTILITIES	11,252	9,545	1,558	1,635	16.3%	17.1%
570	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	946	710	180	186	25.3%	26.2%
580	Natural gas distribution	149	117	25	27	21.3%	23.1%
590	Electric and gas, and other combinations	157	145	39	39	27.2%	27.2%
670	Water, steam, air conditioning, and irrigation systems	330	262	64	68	24.6%	26.0%
680	Sewage treatment facilities	124	103	27	28	26.0%	27.2%
690	Not specified utilities	24	22	5	5	21.8%	21.8%
770	CONSTRUCTION	9,522	8,185	1,218	1,282	14.9%	15.7%
	NONDURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	6,435	5,491	496	553	9.0%	10.1%
1070	Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling	200	154	13	15	8.6%	9.6%
1080	Sugar and confectionery products	107	77	7	9	9.5%	11.1%
1090	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	186	152	29	31	18.8%	20.2%
1170	Dairy product manufacturing	220	160	23	23	14.2%	14.2%
1180	Animal slaughtering and processing	659	463	65	78	14.0%	16.8%
1190	Retail bakeries	296	260	20	23	7.8%	8.7%
1270	Bakeries, except retail	213	182	18	20	9.9%	11.1%
1280	Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	233	195	11	14	5.8%	7.4%
1290	Not specified food industries	87	83	10	10	12.2%	12.2%
1370	Beverage manufacturing	309	284	34	36	11.9%	12.6%
1390	Tobacco manufacturing	12	12	1	1	5.7%	5.7%
1470	Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	17	15	0	0	3.3%	3.3%
1480	Fabric mills, except knitting	118	111	4	4	3.7%	3.7%
1490	Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	8	7	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1570	Carpet and rug mills	88	91	1	1	1.4%	1.4%
1590	Textile product mills, except carpet and rug	68	57	6	6	10.8%	10.8%
1670	Knitting mills, and apparel knitting mills	23	20	0	2	1.2%	7.6%
1680	Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	223	226	4	4	1.6%	1.6%
1690	Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	5	6	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
1770	Footwear manufacturing	47	36	1	1	3.2%	3.2%
1790	Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing	19	15	0	1	0.0%	7.4%
1870	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	266	221	77	83	35.0%	37.4%
1880	Paperboard containers and boxes	99	90	14	15	15.1%	16.3%
1890	Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	103	90	7	7	7.4%	7.4%
1990	Printing and related support activities	517	450	21	22	4.6%	4.8%
2070	Petroleum refining	219	167	30	31	18.1%	18.4%
2090	Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	18	13	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
2170	Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	187	165	6	11	3.8%	6.7%
2180	Agricultural chemical manufacturing	53	38	1	1	2.7%	2.7%
2190	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	569	536	19	23	3.5%	4.3%
2270	Paint, coating, and adhesives manufacturing	58	56	4	5	7.4%	9.5%
2280	Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetic manufacturing	120	114	3	3	3.1%	3.1%
2290	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	486	405	40	47	9.8%	11.7%
2370	Plastics product manufacturing	439	401	16	17	3.9%	4.2%
2380	Tire manufacturing	80	67	7	7	10.8%	10.8%
2390	Rubber products, except tires, manufacturing	83	73	3	3	4.0%	4.0%
	DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURING	10,672	9,266	853	931	9.2%	10.1%
2470	Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing	28	22	3	3	13.4%	13.4%
2480	Structural clay product manufacturing	35	28	3	3	10.7%	10.7%
2490	Glass and glass product manufacturing	157	138	16	17	12.0%	12.1%
2570	Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	186	134	12	12	9.1%	9.1%
2590	Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	101	82	5	5	5.6%	6.2%
2670	Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	292	248	60	60	24.1%	24.3%
2680	Aluminum production and processing	74	60	11	12	18.7%	20.1%
2690	Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	65	41	8	9	20.1%	21.1%
2770	Foundries	97	92	16	17	17.6%	18.8%
2780	Metal forgings and stampings	59	52	3	5	6.1%	8.9%
2790	Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	67	57	3	3	6.0%	6.0%
2870	Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing	365	290	29	30	10.0%	10.2%
2880	Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	291	263	12	14	4.5%	5.2%
2890	Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	68	63	3	3	5.3%	5.3%
2970	Ordnance	88	59	4	5	6.8%	8.5%
2980	Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	309	265	19	22	7.3%	8.3%
2990	Not specified metal industries	22	17	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
3070	Agricultural implement manufacturing	156	106	11	11	10.6%	10.6%
3080	Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing	167	132	8	8	6.3%	6.3%
3095	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	80	64	2	2	2.4%	3.4%
3170	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	171	157	11	16	7.3%	10.1%
3180	Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	64	54	5	5	8.8%	8.8%
3190	Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	757	661	46	54	7.0%	8.1%
3365	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	171	154	2	3	1.4%	1.9%
3370	Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing	130	123	0	3	0.0%	2.6%
3380	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	228	196	9	9	4.5%	4.5%
3390	Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	735	637	16	22	2.5%	3.4%
3470	Household appliance manufacturing	94	90	9	10	9.6%	10.8%
3490	Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical	378	332	27	30	8.0%	9.0%
3570	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,448	1,383	260	271	18.8%	19.6%
3580	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	835	742	108	115	14.5%	15.5%
3590	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	64	58	4	6	7.6%	9.6%
3670	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	27	27	3	5	12.6%	17.9%
3680	Ship and boat building	227	164	23	30	14.3%	18.6%
3690	Other transportation equipment manufacturing	48	45	6	6	13.1%	13.1%
3770	Sawmills and wood preservation	171	122	6	6	5.0%	5.0%
3780	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	39	25	3	3	11.2%	11.2%
3790	Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	48	44	2	2	5.4%	5.4%
3875	Miscellaneous wood products	209	171	4	4	2.1%	2.6%
3895	Furniture and related product manufacturing	508	426	18	21	4.1%	5.0%
3960	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	649	578	15	16	2.5%	2.8%
3970	Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing	105	86	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
3980	Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	587	503	31	33	6.1%	6.7%
3990	Not specified manufacturing industries	272	274	16	19	5.8%	7.1%
	WHOLESALE TRADE	3,858	3,299	146	159	4.4%	4.8%
4070	Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	198	170	2	2	0.9%	0.9%
4080	Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers	47	45	2	2	3.6%	3.6%
4090	Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	165	142	5	6	3.5%	4.3%
4170	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	326	290	10	10	3.4%	3.5%
4180	Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	48	39	3	3	8.4%	8.4%
4195	Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers	180	151	7	7	4.5%	4.5%
4265	Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	158	133	2	3	1.7%	2.5%
4270	Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	386	313	9	12	2.9%	3.8%
4280	Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers	97	88	3	4	3.5%	4.3%
4290	Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	82	76	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
4370	Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	57	49	5	5	11.1%	11.1%
4380	Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers	261	225	8	9	3.4%	3.9%
4390	Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	78	77	3	3	3.6%	3.6%
4470	Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	949	830	65	70	7.9%	8.4%
4480	Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	101	63	0	1	0.7%	1.6%
4490	Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	156	108	4	5	4.0%	4.6%
4560	Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	168	146	12	12	8.3%	8.3%
4570	Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	70	53	1	1	1.7%	1.7%
4580	Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	192	166	2	2	1.1%	1.1%
4585	Wholesale electronics markets, agents and brokers	69	68	2	2	2.8%	2.8%
4590	Not specified wholesale trade	70	67	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
	RETAIL TRADE	18,269	15,600	703	793	4.5%	5.1%
4670	Automobile dealers	1,572	1,387	34	40	2.4%	2.9%
4680	Other motor vehicle dealers	166	117	0	1	0.1%	1.2%
4690	Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	602	474	6	7	1.3%	1.5%
4770	Furniture and home furnishings stores	544	478	7	13	1.4%	2.7%
4780	Household appliance stores	67	54	1	1	2.2%	2.2%
4795	Radio, TV, and computer stores	549	523	16	19	3.0%	3.7%
4870	Building material and supplies dealers	1,271	1,063	16	21	1.5%	2.0%
4880	Hardware stores	252	183	6	9	3.3%	4.9%
4890	Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	321	214	5	6	2.3%	2.8%
4970	Grocery stores	3,143	2,693	400	418	14.9%	15.5%
4980	Specialty food stores	256	217	5	6	2.2%	2.8%
4990	Beer, wine, and liquor stores	148	125	2	3	1.9%	2.7%
5070	Pharmacies and drug stores	1,098	940	41	44	4.4%	4.7%
5080	Health and personal care, except drug, stores	438	389	4	7	1.1%	1.8%
5090	Gasoline stations	565	449	10	15	2.2%	3.2%
5170	Clothing stores	977	903	13	18	1.4%	1.9%
5180	Shoe stores	163	159	4	4	2.6%	2.7%
5190	Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	186	156	3	4	2.2%	2.8%
5275	Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	497	414	5	8	1.2%	2.0%
5280	Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores	47	34	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5295	Music stores	43	35	2	2	5.6%	5.6%
5370	Book stores and news dealers	121	98	2	2	1.9%	1.9%
5380	Department stores and discount stores	2,499	2,110	73	82	3.5%	3.9%
5390	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	665	566	23	33	4.1%	5.8%
5470	Retail florists	88	70	1	1	1.3%	1.3%
5480	Office supplies and stationery stores	144	120	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5490	Used merchandise stores	219	188	1	1	0.6%	0.6%
5570	Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	135	100	1	1	1.0%	1.0%
5580	Miscellaneous retail stores	477	423	5	6	1.1%	1.4%
5590	Electronic shopping	303	297	3	4	1.0%	1.3%
5591	Electronic auctions	5	5	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
5592	Mail order houses	65	65	0	1	0.0%	2.0%
5670	Vending machine operators	37	35	4	4	12.3%	12.3%
5680	Fuel dealers	114	64	2	2	3.9%	3.9%
5690	Other direct selling establishments	94	77	0	2	0.0%	2.2%
5790	Not specified retail trade	398	375	6	6	1.7%	1.7%
	TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING	7,049	6,187	1,475	1,581	23.8%	25.5%
6070	Air transportation	691	603	220	230	36.5%	38.2%
6080	Rail transportation	342	240	142	143	59.3%	59.7%
6090	Water transportation	84	78	14	14	18.1%	18.7%
6170	Truck transportation	1,908	1,635	153	170	9.4%	10.4%
6180	Bus service and urban transit	602	538	177	191	32.9%	35.5%
6190	Taxi and limousine service	392	386	27	34	7.0%	8.7%
6270	Pipeline transportation	74	52	11	11	20.9%	22.0%
6280	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	45	25	0	1	1.3%	2.3%
6290	Services incidental to transportation	797	725	132	146	18.2%	20.1%
6370	Postal Service	750	609	386	409	63.3%	67.2%
6380	Couriers and messengers	781	716	180	190	25.1%	26.5%
6390	Warehousing and storage	583	582	34	42	5.8%	7.2%
	INFORMATION	3,035	2,652	298	327	11.2%	12.3%
6470	Newspaper publishers	246	177	9	9	5.2%	5.3%
6480	Periodical, book, and directory publishers	208	172	7	8	4.3%	4.8%
6490	Software publishers	118	112	1	2	1.0%	2.0%
6570	Motion pictures and video industries	389	366	42	44	11.5%	11.9%
6590	Sound recording industries	18	17	1	1	5.9%	5.9%
6670	Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	622	556	47	52	8.5%	9.3%
6672	Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals	104	106	3	4	3.1%	3.6%
6680	Wired telecommunications carriers	542	479	85	90	17.8%	18.9%
6690	Other telecommunication services	382	336	46	48	13.8%	14.4%
6695	Data processing, hosting, and related services	100	88	1	2	0.8%	1.9%
6770	Libraries and archives	262	216	53	64	24.4%	29.9%
6780	Other information services	44	27	1	1	5.1%	5.1%
	FINANCE & INSURANCE	7,946	6,842	125	170	1.8%	2.5%
6870	Banking and related activities	2,464	2,018	23	32	1.1%	1.6%
6880	Savings institutions, including credit unions	350	281	6	7	2.1%	2.6%
6890	Non-depository credit and related activities	978	889	7	13	0.8%	1.4%
6970	Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,138	1,025	16	21	1.6%	2.1%
6990	Insurance carriers and related activities	3,016	2,629	73	97	2.8%	3.7%
	REAL ESTATE & RENTAL & LEASING	2,775	2,426	134	154	5.5%	6.3%
7070	Real estate	2,334	2,053	119	138	5.8%	6.7%
7080	Automotive equipment rental and leasing	206	181	6	6	3.4%	3.4%
7170	Video tape and disk rental	10	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7180	Other consumer goods rental	89	79	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
7190	Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	136	103	9	10	8.5%	9.5%
	PROF., SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL SERVICES	11,047	9,571	209	261	2.2%	2.7%
7270	Legal services	1,569	1,281	32	41	2.5%	3.2%
7280	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,028	903	12	18	1.4%	2.0%
7290	Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,807	1,536	67	73	4.4%	4.7%
7370	Specialized design services	218	203	7	9	3.6%	4.4%
7380	Computer systems design and related services	2,907	2,702	33	49	1.2%	1.8%
7390	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,472	1,218	16	20	1.3%	1.7%
7460	Scientific research and development services	799	635	23	27	3.6%	4.3%
7470	Advertising and related services	518	466	10	11	2.1%	2.5%
7480	Veterinary services	410	341	5	6	1.6%	1.9%
7490	Other professional, scientific, and technical services	319	285	3	5	1.1%	1.8%
	MANAGEMENT & RELATED SERVICES	6,223	5,606	229	259	4.1%	4.6%
7570	Management of companies and enterprises	213	175	7	7	3.8%	3.9%
7580	Employment services	989	903	26	31	2.9%	3.5%
7590	Business support services	713	626	11	12	1.8%	1.9%
7670	Travel arrangements and reservation services	293	263	8	9	3.1%	3.5%
7680	Investigation and security services	819	733	46	52	6.2%	7.0%
7690	Services to buildings and dwellings	1,311	1,240	43	48	3.4%	3.9%
7770	Landscaping services	976	891	23	29	2.6%	3.2%
7780	Other administrative and other support services	326	281	9	9	3.2%	3.2%
7790	Waste management and remediation services	583	494	57	62	11.5%	12.6%
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	16,720	13,507	4,000	4,496	29.6%	33.3%
7860	Elementary and secondary schools	11,285	9,041	3,439	3,829	38.0%	42.4%
7870	Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	4,725	3,869	535	634	13.8%	16.4%
7880	Business, technical, and trade schools and training	103	87	9	11	10.1%	12.6%
7890	Other schools, instruction, and educational services	607	508	17	21	3.4%	4.1%
	HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	23,575	19,467	1,739	1,962	8.9%	10.1%
7970	Offices of physicians	1,721	1,479	57	68	3.8%	4.6%
7980	Offices of dentists	923	767	8	13	1.0%	1.6%
7990	Offices of chiropractors	119	97	1	1	1.1%	1.1%
8070	Offices of optometrists	164	124	4	4	3.4%	3.4%
8080	Offices of other health practitioners	171	147	15	18	10.3%	12.0%
8090	Outpatient care centers	2,012	1,609	102	112	6.4%	7.0%
8170	Home health care services	1,603	1,395	92	100	6.6%	7.2%
8180	Other health care services	1,657	1,462	93	106	6.4%	7.3%
8190	Hospitals	8,577	6,995	948	1,065	13.5%	15.2%
8270	Nursing care facilities	2,011	1,665	130	141	7.8%	8.5%
8290	Residential care facilities, without nursing	1,081	836	39	49	4.7%	5.8%
8370	Individual and family services	1,790	1,465	193	212	13.2%	14.5%
8380	Community food and housing, and emergency services	170	132	6	6	4.5%	4.5%
8390	Vocational rehabilitation services	143	114	11	11	9.4%	9.9%
8470	Child day care services	1,433	1,181	41	55	3.5%	4.7%
	ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & RECREATION	3,225	2,752	193	209	7.0%	7.6%
8560	Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, & related industrie	518	493	53	55	10.7%	11.2%
8570	Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	436	353	43	44	12.1%	12.6%
8580	Bowling centers	43	31	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8590	Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	2,228	1,876	97	109	5.2%	5.8%
	ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES	11,948	10,434	241	285	2.3%	2.7%
8660	Traveler accommodation	1,743	1,375	106	114	7.7%	8.3%
8670	Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	118	91	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
8680	Restaurants and other food services	9,791	8,717	132	168	1.5%	1.9%
8690	Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	296	251	4	4	1.4%	1.4%
	OTHER SERVICES, EXC. PUBLIC ADMIN.	7,152	6,031	171	198	2.8%	3.3%
8770	Automotive repair and maintenance	1,096	957	20	27	2.1%	2.8%
8780	Car washes	165	163	1	1	0.7%	0.7%
8790	Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	130	126	7	8	5.3%	6.4%
8870	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	269	238	13	17	5.5%	7.0%
8880	Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	107	94	5	9	5.0%	9.1%
8970	Barber shops	74	79	4	4	4.6%	4.6%
8980	Beauty salons	683	620	4	4	0.6%	0.6%
8990	Nail salons and other personal care services	411	398	4	4	1.1%	1.1%
9070	Drycleaning and laundry services	281	241	20	22	8.4%	9.3%
9080	Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	147	124	2	2	2.0%	2.0%
9090	Other personal services	363	333	8	10	2.4%	3.1%
9160	Religious organizations	1,361	1,076	8	13	0.8%	1.2%
9170	Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	1,052	753	18	18	2.4%	2.4%
9180	Labor unions	81	66	49	49	73.8%	73.8%
9190	Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	246	158	5	5	3.2%	3.3%
9290	Private households	686	604	3	5	0.6%	0.8%
	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	9,391	7,098	2,171	2,386	30.6%	33.6%
9370	Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,607	1,206	259	291	21.5%	24.1%
9380	Public finance activities	401	312	74	86	23.7%	27.6%
9390	Other general government and support	134	106	28	30	26.2%	28.4%
9470	Justice, public order, and safety activities	3,422	2,773	1,183	1,257	42.7%	45.3%
9480	Administration of human resource programs	1,339	989	273	303	27.7%	30.7%
9490	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	447	270	57	64	21.1%	23.5%
9570	Administration of economic programs and space research	778	548	163	181	29.8%	33.1%
9590	National security and international affairs	1,263	894	133	174	14.9%	19.5%
Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even.  The use of this data requires citation.