| Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment: | |||||||
| Black Male Workers | |||||||
| Year | Sample Size | Wage | At Cap | Union Wage | Nonunion Wage | Unadjusted Union Wage Prem. | Adjusted Union Wage Prem. |
| 1973 | 1,852 | $3.72 | 0.0% | $4.27 | $3.38 | 26.3% | 22.8% |
| 1974 | 1,766 | $3.87 | 0.0% | $4.59 | $3.45 | 33.1% | 24.0% |
| 1975 | 1,683 | $4.31 | 0.2% | $5.09 | $3.85 | 32.4% | 23.4% |
| 1976 | 1,682 | $4.62 | 0.0% | $5.72 | $3.92 | 46.0% | 30.6% |
| 1977 | 1,950 | $4.81 | 0.0% | $6.00 | $4.12 | 45.6% | 26.4% |
| 1978 | 1,864 | $5.31 | 0.1% | $6.45 | $4.67 | 38.2% | 25.9% |
| 1979 | 1,910 | $6.02 | 0.3% | $6.81 | $5.50 | 23.7% | 13.4% |
| 1980 | 2,337 | $6.43 | 0.1% | $7.38 | $5.85 | 26.2% | 15.6% |
| 1981 | 499 | $6.52 | 0.2% | $7.78 | $5.85 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 1983 | 5,833 | $7.42 | 0.7% | $9.33 | $6.53 | 42.9% | 22.2% |
| 1984 | 5,925 | $7.65 | 1.0% | $9.78 | $6.75 | 44.8% | 26.0% |
| 1985 | 6,172 | $7.78 | 1.0% | $10.02 | $6.95 | 44.2% | 26.3% |
| 1986 | 6,709 | $8.20 | 1.1% | $10.57 | $7.29 | 45.1% | 24.8% |
| 1987 | 6,521 | $8.48 | 1.5% | $10.97 | $7.61 | 44.3% | 22.8% |
| 1988 | 5,989 | $8.90 | 2.0% | $11.60 | $7.96 | 45.8% | 26.4% |
| 1989 | 6,021 | $9.27 | 0.1% | $12.51 | $8.23 | 52.1% | 27.4% |
| 1990 | 6,053 | $9.65 | 0.2% | $12.53 | $8.76 | 43.0% | 25.7% |
| 1991 | 5,672 | $9.94 | 0.2% | $12.85 | $9.05 | 41.9% | 22.6% |
| 1992 | 5,497 | $10.20 | 0.3% | $13.34 | $9.23 | 44.6% | 24.5% |
| 1993 | 5,489 | $10.54 | 0.3% | $13.81 | $9.57 | 44.3% | 27.8% |
| 1994 | 7,054 | $11.23 | 0.8% | $13.95 | $10.40 | 34.2% | 25.5% |
| 1995 | 7,219 | $11.37 | 0.4% | $14.03 | $10.59 | 32.5% | 25.8% |
| 1996 | 4,201 | $11.55 | 0.5% | $14.80 | $10.65 | 38.9% | 27.7% |
| 1997 | 4,238 | $12.11 | 0.7% | $15.91 | $11.13 | 43.0% | 25.7% |
| 1998 | 4,428 | $12.63 | 0.3% | $16.09 | $11.73 | 37.2% | 25.4% |
| 1999 | 4,219 | $13.35 | 0.4% | $16.85 | $12.47 | 35.2% | 25.6% |
| 2000 | 4,268 | $14.03 | 0.6% | $17.13 | $13.29 | 28.9% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 4,123 | $14.97 | 0.5% | $19.14 | $13.96 | 37.1% | 26.4% |
| 2002 | 4,371 | $14.87 | 0.3% | $18.52 | $14.06 | 31.8% | 26.7% |
| 2003 | 3,982 | $15.48 | 0.5% | $20.01 | $14.42 | 38.8% | 25.7% |
| 2004 | 3,831 | $15.86 | 0.6% | $19.70 | $15.06 | 30.8% | 22.7% |
| 2005 | 3,888 | $16.16 | 0.7% | $20.47 | $15.34 | 33.4% | 20.4% |
| 2006 | 3,982 | $16.58 | 0.6% | $21.06 | $15.68 | 34.3% | 22.7% |
| 2007 | 4,199 | $16.94 | 0.5% | $21.39 | $16.05 | 33.2% | 26.7% |
| 2008 | 4,192 | $17.68 | 1.1% | $20.97 | $17.04 | 23.0% | 20.1% |
| 2009 | 3,960 | $17.75 | 0.8% | $22.20 | $16.90 | 31.3% | 24.4% |
| 2010 | 4,087 | $18.45 | 1.0% | $24.28 | $17.35 | 39.9% | 29.7% |
| 2011 | 3,944 | $18.43 | 1.3% | $24.65 | $17.30 | 42.5% | 23.0% |
| 2012 | 3,990 | $19.45 | 1.7% | $24.85 | $18.40 | 35.0% | 19.6% |
| 2013 | 3,888 | $19.64 | 1.8% | $24.29 | $18.79 | 29.2% | 18.3% |
| 2014 | 3,933 | $19.73 | 1.7% | $25.83 | $18.63 | 38.7% | 21.7% |
| 2015 | 4,166 | $20.68 | 2.0% | $25.78 | $19.76 | 30.4% | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 4,176 | $21.60 | 2.4% | $25.33 | $20.96 | 20.8% | 15.7% |
| 2017 | 3,984 | $21.99 | 2.3% | $25.56 | $21.34 | 19.7% | 16.9% |
| 2018 | 3,761 | $22.61 | 2.4% | $26.63 | $21.95 | 21.3% | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 3,607 | $23.72 | 2.7% | $30.11 | $22.74 | 32.4% | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 3,137 | $26.20 | 3.6% | $31.19 | $25.38 | 22.9% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 3,294 | $26.97 | 4.0% | $31.66 | $26.25 | 20.6% | 13.2% |
| 2022 | 3,327 | $29.40 | 4.6% | $36.53 | $28.22 | 29.5% | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 3,199 | $31.48 | 3.1% | $35.53 | $30.80 | 15.4% | 20.7% |
| Copyright 2024 by Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and William E. Even. The use of this data requires citation. | |||||||