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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 38. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by sex, annual averages, 1983-2008
YearTotal
employed
Members of unions (1)Represented by unions (2)
TotalPercent of
employed
TotalPercent of
employed
Total, both sexes

1983

88,29017,71720.120,53223.3

1984

92,19417,34018.819,93221.6

1985

94,52116,99618.019,35820.5

1986 (3)

96,90316,97517.519,27819.9

1987

99,30316,91317.019,05119.2

1988

101,40717,00216.819,24119.0

1989

103,48016,96016.419,19818.6

1990 (3)

104,87616,77616.019,10518.2

1991

103,72316,61216.018,79018.1

1992

104,66816,41815.718,57817.7

1993

106,10116,62715.718,68217.6

1994 (3)

107,98916,74815.518,85017.5

1995

110,03816,36014.918,34616.7

1996

111,96016,26914.518,15816.2

1997 (3)

114,53316,11014.117,92315.6

1998 (3)

116,73016,21113.917,91815.4

1999 (3)

118,96316,47713.918,18215.3

2000 (3)

122,08916,33413.418,15314.9

2001

122,22916,30513.318,02614.7

2002

121,82616,14513.317,69514.5

2003 (3)

122,35815,77612.917,44814.3

2004

123,55415,47212.517,08713.8

2005

125,88915,68512.517,22313.7

2006

128,23715,35912.016,86013.1

2007

129,76715,67012.117,24313.3

2008 (3)

129,37716,09812.417,76113.7
Women

1983

40,4335,90814.67,26218.0

1984

42,1725,82913.87,10016.8

1985

43,5065,73213.26,91015.9

1986 (3)

44,9615,80212.96,96115.5

1987

46,3655,84212.66,90714.9

1988

47,4955,98212.67,10915.0

1989

48,6916,14112.67,24314.9

1990 (3)

49,3236,17912.57,33014.9

1991

49,1056,14212.57,24714.8

1992

49,8426,27412.67,41114.9

1993

50,6266,51612.97,61015.0

1994 (3)

51,4196,64212.97,74015.1

1995

52,3696,43012.37,47914.3

1996

53,4886,41012.07,39713.8

1997 (3)

54,7086,34711.67,30413.4

1998 (3)

55,7576,36211.47,28013.1

1999 (3)

57,0506,52811.47,42513.0

2000 (3)

58,4276,67111.47,66213.1

2001

58,5826,76811.67,67213.1

2002

58,5556,82011.67,62913.0

2003 (3)

59,1226,73211.47,60112.9

2004

59,4086,59311.17,45012.5

2005

60,4236,81511.37,62612.6

2006

61,4266,70210.97,50112.2

2007

62,2996,90311.17,74912.4

2008 (3)

62,5327,16011.48,03612.9
Men

1983

47,85611,80924.713,27027.7

1984

50,02211,51123.012,83225.7

1985

51,01511,26422.112,44824.4

1986 (3)

51,94211,17321.512,31723.7

1987

52,93811,07120.912,14422.9

1988

53,91211,01920.412,13222.5

1989

54,78910,82019.711,95521.8

1990 (3)

55,55310,59719.111,77521.2

1991

54,61810,47019.211,54221.1

1992

54,82610,14418.511,16720.4

1993

55,47510,11218.211,07220.0

1994 (3)

56,57010,10617.911,11019.6

1995

57,6699,92917.210,86818.8

1996

58,4739,85916.910,76118.4

1997 (3)

59,8259,76316.310,61917.7

1998 (3)

60,9739,85016.210,63817.4

1999 (3)

61,9149,94916.110,75817.4

2000 (3)

63,6629,66415.210,49116.5

2001

63,6479,53815.010,35416.3

2002

63,2729,32514.710,06615.9

2003 (3)

63,2369,04414.39,84815.6

2004

64,1458,87813.89,63815.0

2005

65,4668,87013.59,59714.7

2006

66,8118,65713.09,36014.0

2007

67,4688,76713.09,49414.1

2008 (3)

66,8468,93813.49,72414.5

Footnotes:
(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
(2) Data refer to workers who are not members of unions but whose jobs are covered by a union or employee association contract, as well as to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
(3) Not strictly comparable with data for prior years. For an explanation, see the Historical Comparability documentation provided at www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.

NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.