Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 2002 (details in table note)
Code Metropolitan Area Sector Obs Employment Members Covered %Mem %Cov
CMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
7 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT Total 4,823 2,600,350 355,853 391,192 13.7 15.0
Private 4,188 2,261,760 157,817 179,983 7.0 8.0
Public 635 338,591 198,036 211,209 58.5 62.4
Priv Const 231 124,628 30,151 30,978 24.2 24.9
Priv Manuf 706 341,568 28,000 30,337 8.2 8.9
14 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Total 5,099 3,764,442 738,149 780,715 19.6 20.7
Private 4,503 3,327,394 516,328 540,977 15.5 16.3
Public 596 437,048 221,821 239,739 50.8 54.9
Priv Const 265 193,605 95,781 95,781 49.5 49.5
Priv Manuf 780 572,588 104,411 107,635 18.2 18.8
21 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,163 863,539 96,563 108,714 11.2 12.6
Private 1,034 766,594 55,160 64,470 7.2 8.4
Public 129 96,944 41,403 44,244 42.7 45.6
Priv Const 36 26,671 3,103 3,103 11.6 11.6
Priv Manuf 190 138,821 20,756 22,345 15.0 16.1
28 Cleveland-Akron, OH Total 1,862 1,437,514 252,653 261,543 17.6 18.2
Private 1,613 1,245,221 145,369 149,462 11.7 12.0
Public 249 192,293 107,284 112,080 55.8 58.3
Priv Const 68 50,473 12,723 12,723 25.2 25.2
Priv Manuf 318 246,115 48,353 50,983 19.6 20.7
31 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,204 2,627,728 136,678 168,915 5.2 6.4
Private 1,953 2,329,301 87,493 101,712 3.8 4.4
Public 251 298,428 49,185 67,203 16.5 22.5
Priv Const 171 204,257 8,526 10,811 4.2 5.3
Priv Manuf 276 330,554 24,491 24,491 7.4 7.4
34 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Total 2,498 1,264,689 105,268 122,027 8.3 9.6
Private 2,092 1,060,447 59,168 66,028 5.6 6.2
Public 406 204,242 46,100 55,999 22.6 27.4
Priv Const 199 102,029 15,052 17,087 14.8 16.7
Priv Manuf 247 124,594 5,943 6,462 4.8 5.2
35 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Total 2,993 2,371,556 533,575 556,818 22.5 23.5
Private 2,617 2,076,767 372,015 386,666 17.9 18.6
Public 376 294,789 161,560 170,151 54.8 57.7
Priv Const 132 107,506 33,386 34,214 31.1 31.8
Priv Manuf 661 521,289 172,151 175,418 33.0 33.7
42 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,778 2,131,617 108,505 142,379 5.1 6.7
Private 1,517 1,825,733 59,369 77,298 3.3 4.2
Public 261 305,884 49,136 65,080 16.1 21.3
Priv Const 167 189,239 11,469 11,469 6.1 6.1
Priv Manuf 197 229,659 14,059 17,850 6.1 7.8
49 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Total 6,868 6,805,783 1,178,840 1,269,444 17.3 18.7
Private 5,839 5,782,177 587,577 625,004 10.2 10.8
Public 1,029 1,023,606 591,263 644,440 57.8 63.0
Priv Const 343 360,339 57,565 58,334 16.0 16.2
Priv Manuf 1,048 1,017,350 100,087 106,401 9.8 10.5
56 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,772 1,593,455 109,741 136,346 6.9 8.6
Private 1,525 1,373,449 42,169 54,976 3.1 4.0
Public 247 220,006 67,572 81,369 30.7 37.0
Priv Const 112 101,932 5,843 6,958 5.7 6.8
Priv Manuf 131 117,488 2,653 5,166 2.3 4.4
63 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 1,375 865,035 142,814 151,846 16.5 17.6
Private 1,213 763,421 84,565 90,968 11.1 11.9
Public 162 101,614 58,249 60,879 57.3 59.9
Priv Const 54 36,123 16,524 16,524 45.7 45.7
Priv Manuf 320 199,753 35,580 37,089 17.8 18.6
70 New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Total 11,367 8,550,752 1,963,967 2,056,398 23.0 24.0
Private 9,544 7,156,034 1,024,069 1,087,757 14.3 15.2
Public 1,823 1,394,718 939,899 968,641 67.4 69.5
Priv Const 498 385,260 132,619 136,686 34.4 35.5
Priv Manuf 1,271 902,407 120,479 128,479 13.4 14.2
77 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,043 2,769,201 460,950 482,744 16.6 17.4
Private 4,390 2,411,042 265,317 275,679 11.0 11.4
Public 653 358,159 195,633 207,065 54.6 57.8
Priv Const 239 129,673 39,887 41,676 30.8 32.1
Priv Manuf 612 301,220 51,101 51,101 17.0 17.0
79 Portland-Salem, OR-WA Total 1,899 1,028,774 176,614 185,046 17.2 18.0
Private 1,616 881,114 99,490 104,038 11.3 11.8
Public 283 147,660 77,124 81,009 52.2 54.9
Priv Const 87 47,131 10,771 10,771 22.9 22.9
Priv Manuf 299 162,707 23,506 24,105 14.4 14.8
82 Sacramento-Yolo, CA Total 606 847,748 224,351 235,048 26.5 27.7
Private 427 602,080 76,840 80,065 12.8 13.3
Public 179 245,668 147,511 154,983 60.0 63.1
Priv Const 44 64,178 16,525 16,525 25.7 25.7
Priv Manuf 32 44,683 2,291 2,291 5.1 5.1
84 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,310 3,204,874 542,202 562,911 16.9 17.6
Private 1,969 2,738,184 281,415 292,273 10.3 10.7
Public 341 466,690 260,786 270,637 55.9 58.0
Priv Const 114 159,994 46,337 46,337 29.0 29.0
Priv Manuf 354 486,190 36,107 37,426 7.4 7.7
91 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Total 1,943 1,555,769 298,387 324,518 19.2 20.9
Private 1,606 1,288,697 181,597 192,693 14.1 15.0
Public 337 267,072 116,790 131,825 43.7 49.4
Priv Const 104 85,344 22,413 23,327 26.3 27.3
Priv Manuf 275 221,083 56,680 59,144 25.6 26.8
97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Total 5,961 3,707,024 449,177 537,105 12.1 14.5
Private 4,442 2,838,873 205,391 242,603 7.2 8.5
Public 1,519 868,151 243,786 294,502 28.1 33.9
Priv Const 284 200,357 29,718 31,973 14.8 16.0
Priv Manuf 296 206,572 26,188 27,942 12.7 13.5
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH PMSA Total 449 335,094 56,026 56,026 16.7 16.7
Private 379 285,277 28,153 28,153 9.9 9.9
Public 70 49,816 27,873 27,873 56.0 56.0
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Total 510 415,813 103,020 111,413 24.8 26.8
Private 392 320,371 35,947 40,139 11.2 12.5
Public 118 95,442 67,073 71,275 70.3 74.7
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 835 287,486 30,746 36,064 10.7 12.5
Private 669 230,366 14,457 14,979 6.3 6.5
Public 166 57,119 16,289 21,085 28.5 36.9
240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA Total 397 277,998 38,435 43,682 13.8 15.7
Private 352 247,476 19,480 22,138 7.9 8.9
Public 45 30,522 18,954 21,544 62.1 70.6
380 Anchorage, AK MSA Total 1,212 121,710 27,610 29,762 22.7 24.5
Private 923 93,207 11,256 12,133 12.1 13.0
Public 289 28,503 16,354 17,629 57.4 61.8
440 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA Total 345 270,305 55,278 56,979 20.5 21.1
Private 270 212,393 33,436 33,436 15.7 15.7
Public 75 57,911 21,842 23,543 37.7 40.7
450 Anniston, AL MSA Total 73 51,832 4,332 7,487 8.4 14.4
Private 56 38,443 2,633 2,633 6.9 6.9
Public 17 13,389 1,698 4,853 12.7 36.3
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA Total 220 141,591 21,374 22,570 15.1 15.9
Private 195 125,524 13,410 14,606 10.7 11.6
Public 25 16,067 7,964 7,964 49.6 49.6
480 Asheville, NC MSA Total 87 74,123 1,830 1,830 2.5 2.5
Private 73 62,949 959 959 1.5 1.5
Public 14 11,174 871 871 7.8 7.8
520 Atlanta, GA MSA Total 1,517 2,140,494 98,891 118,452 4.6 5.5
Private 1,348 1,905,431 61,749 71,893 3.2 3.8
Public 169 235,062 37,141 46,560 15.8 19.8
560 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA Total 223 166,925 40,150 40,150 24.1 24.1
Private 178 133,002 20,339 20,339 15.3 15.3
Public 45 33,923 19,811 19,811 58.4 58.4
600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Total 200 213,729 9,154 9,862 4.3 4.6
Private 143 157,171 4,951 5,659 3.1 3.6
Public 57 56,558 4,203 4,203 7.4 7.4
640 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA Total 471 551,620 35,762 41,669 6.5 7.6
Private 350 410,318 12,208 14,843 3.0 3.6
Public 121 141,302 23,554 26,826 16.7 19.0
680 Bakersfield, CA MSA Total 231 321,818 62,957 66,738 19.6 20.7
Private 182 255,993 29,383 30,771 11.5 12.0
Public 49 65,825 33,575 35,967 51.0 54.6
720 Baltimore, MD PMSA Total 1,322 1,052,465 177,165 194,538 16.8 18.5
Private 1,030 823,120 80,340 86,279 9.8 10.5
Public 292 229,345 96,825 108,258 42.2 47.2
760 Balton Rouge, LA MSA Total 228 204,178 19,605 24,311 9.6 11.9
Private 176 158,485 11,677 13,461 7.4 8.5
Public 52 45,693 7,928 10,850 17.3 23.7
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Total 132 155,869 18,030 18,030 11.6 11.6
Private 109 127,712 10,937 10,937 8.6 8.6
Public 23 28,157 7,093 7,093 25.2 25.2
860 Bellingham, WA MSA Total 235 180,825 35,158 35,158 19.4 19.4
Private 197 152,229 25,901 25,901 17.0 17.0
Public 38 28,596 9,257 9,257 32.4 32.4
870 Benton Harbor, MI MSA Total 39 29,708 3,683 3,683 12.4 12.4
Private 36 27,449 2,172 2,172 7.9 7.9
Public 3 2,259 1,511 1,511 66.9 66.9
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA Total 746 562,484 105,311 114,899 18.7 20.4
Private 646 485,351 59,227 63,506 12.2 13.1
Public 100 77,133 46,085 51,393 59.7 66.6
960 Binghamton, NY MSA Total 125 102,182 26,013 26,013 25.5 25.5
Private 88 72,214 5,882 5,882 8.1 8.1
Public 37 29,968 20,131 20,131 67.2 67.2
1000 Birmingham, AL MSA Total 679 490,285 40,941 43,932 8.4 9.0
Private 582 417,852 16,747 18,821 4.0 4.5
Public 97 72,433 24,194 25,111 33.4 34.7
1080 Boise City, ID MSA Total 830 207,250 12,138 14,618 5.9 7.1
Private 711 178,184 7,239 8,490 4.1 4.8
Public 119 29,065 4,899 6,128 16.9 21.1
1120 Boston, MA-NH PMSA Total 2,050 1,537,716 207,972 234,226 13.5 15.2
Private 1,793 1,346,628 97,389 116,276 7.2 8.6
Public 257 191,088 110,583 117,950 57.9 61.7
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA Total 328 169,308 8,941 9,578 5.3 5.7
Private 270 139,582 5,537 5,537 4.0 4.0
Public 58 29,727 3,404 4,041 11.5 13.6
1145 Brazoria, TX PMSA Total 94 113,506 10,118 11,069 8.9 9.8
Private 75 90,307 5,561 5,561 6.2 6.2
Public 19 23,200 4,557 5,508 19.6 23.7
1160 Bridgeport, CT PMSA Total 438 190,863 38,413 40,755 20.1 21.4
Private 382 167,204 21,318 22,258 12.7 13.3
Public 56 23,658 17,095 18,497 72.3 78.2
1200 Brockton, MA PMSA Total 188 133,993 27,313 29,576 20.4 22.1
Private 157 112,899 11,712 12,450 10.4 11.0
Public 31 21,094 15,601 17,126 74.0 81.2
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA Total 95 109,537 10,738 10,738 9.8 9.8
Private 73 82,735 2,864 2,864 3.5 3.5
Public 22 26,802 7,874 7,874 29.4 29.4
1280 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA Total 616 494,322 149,213 155,670 30.2 31.5
Private 482 389,728 77,277 82,192 19.8 21.1
Public 134 104,594 71,937 73,478 68.8 70.3
1305 Burlington, VT MSA Total 909 90,500 9,273 10,724 10.2 11.9
Private 794 79,769 5,195 5,865 6.5 7.4
Public 115 10,731 4,078 4,859 38.0 45.3
1320 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA Total 266 194,493 34,139 36,397 17.6 18.7
Private 228 167,513 21,224 22,792 12.7 13.6
Public 38 26,980 12,914 13,606 47.9 50.4
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA Total 236 93,382 11,320 12,139 12.1 13.0
Private 215 85,574 8,087 8,087 9.5 9.5
Public 21 7,807 3,234 4,053 41.4 51.9
1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA Total 345 268,767 21,820 26,289 8.1 9.8
Private 267 208,652 16,185 19,221 7.8 9.2
Public 78 60,115 5,635 7,067 9.4 11.8
1480 Charleston, WV MSA Total 380 113,292 17,678 18,487 15.6 16.3
Private 295 87,870 10,567 10,771 12.0 12.3
Public 85 25,423 7,111 7,715 28.0 30.3
1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA Total 764 665,960 38,332 43,760 5.8 6.6
Private 670 584,176 24,783 28,129 4.2 4.8
Public 94 81,784 13,549 15,632 16.6 19.1
1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Total 184 214,851 13,228 15,355 6.2 7.1
Private 150 177,855 7,330 7,330 4.1 4.1
Public 34 36,997 5,898 8,025 15.9 21.7
1600 Chicago, IL PMSA Total 4,756 3,505,109 676,890 710,234 19.3 20.3
Private 4,205 3,101,135 466,529 485,969 15.0 15.7
Public 551 403,973 210,360 224,265 52.1 55.5
1620 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA Total 135 190,417 26,723 29,319 14.0 15.4
Private 111 156,402 10,054 10,054 6.4 6.4
Public 24 34,015 16,669 19,265 49.0 56.6
1640 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA Total 1,000 741,933 78,635 89,953 10.6 12.1
Private 901 668,121 45,484 54,793 6.8 8.2
Public 99 73,812 33,151 35,160 44.9 47.6
1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA Total 113 124,111 5,864 7,910 4.7 6.4
Private 90 98,457 3,510 3,510 3.6 3.6
Public 23 25,654 2,355 4,400 9.2 17.2
1680 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA Total 1,413 1,102,421 196,627 205,517 17.8 18.6
Private 1,234 959,944 117,216 121,310 12.2 12.6
Public 179 142,477 79,411 84,207 55.7 59.1
1720 Colorado Springs, CO MSA Total 453 233,487 7,187 9,517 3.1 4.1
Private 382 196,761 2,631 3,834 1.3 1.9
Public 71 36,726 4,556 5,683 12.4 15.5
1760 Columbia, SC MSA Total 362 276,765 18,368 24,236 6.6 8.8
Private 260 200,191 8,205 9,723 4.1 4.9
Public 102 76,574 10,164 14,513 13.3 19.0
1800 Columbus, GA-AL MSA Total 221 302,438 10,623 10,623 3.5 3.5
Private 183 252,366 3,756 3,756 1.5 1.5
Public 38 50,072 6,867 6,867 13.7 13.7
1840 Columbus, OH MSA Total 992 741,529 93,015 104,689 12.5 14.1
Private 822 616,379 50,478 54,217 8.2 8.8
Public 170 125,150 42,537 50,472 34.0 40.3
1880 Corpus Christi, TX MSA Total 142 167,751 3,678 3,678 2.2 2.2
Private 120 140,983 0 0 0.0 0.0
Public 22 26,768 3,678 3,678 13.7 13.7
1920 Dallas, TX PMSA Total 1,454 1,736,878 64,546 80,039 3.7 4.6
Private 1,290 1,538,938 37,235 44,315 2.4 2.9
Public 164 197,940 27,311 35,724 13.8 18.0
1930 Danbury, CT PMSA Total 248 107,836 17,609 18,367 16.3 17.0
Private 205 89,320 4,673 4,673 5.2 5.2
Public 43 18,516 12,936 13,693 69.9 74.0
1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Total 307 158,398 23,823 28,034 15.0 17.7
Private 255 130,701 11,494 13,333 8.8 10.2
Public 52 27,697 12,328 14,701 44.5 53.1
2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA Total 527 375,825 59,293 66,370 15.8 17.7
Private 446 318,658 37,839 41,342 11.9 13.0
Public 81 57,167 21,454 25,028 37.5 43.8
2020 Daytona Beach, FL MSA Total 166 144,713 5,931 7,702 4.1 5.3
Private 143 124,857 1,057 1,057 0.8 0.8
Public 23 19,856 4,874 6,645 24.5 33.5
2030 Decatur, AL MSA Total 204 142,082 13,241 14,171 9.3 10.0
Private 164 115,363 7,933 7,933 6.9 6.9
Public 40 26,719 5,308 6,238 19.9 23.3
2040 Decatur, IL MSA Total 151 209,540 39,560 41,119 18.9 19.6
Private 134 186,453 29,558 31,116 15.9 16.7
Public 17 23,088 10,003 10,003 43.3 43.3
2080 Denver, CO PMSA Total 1,979 1,000,034 91,938 107,576 9.2 10.8