Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1987 (details in table note)
Code Metropolitan Area Sector Obs Employment Members Covered %Mem %Cov
CMSAs (sorted by CPS size code):
7 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Total 5,691 1,926,546 309,723 327,063 16.1 17.0
Private 4,992 1,689,699 173,365 182,811 10.3 10.8
Public 699 236,848 136,358 144,252 57.6 60.9
Priv Const 249 85,498 18,936 19,847 22.1 23.2
Priv Manuf 1,353 454,010 58,944 60,626 13.0 13.4
30 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY Total 879 482,006 152,636 154,501 31.7 32.1
Private 725 397,777 96,876 97,652 24.4 24.5
Public 154 84,229 55,760 56,850 66.2 67.5
Priv Const 46 25,325 10,623 10,623 41.9 41.9
Priv Manuf 191 105,491 46,365 46,365 44.0 44.0
3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Total 5,263 3,458,012 775,108 848,867 22.4 24.5
Private 4,583 3,014,670 551,717 593,671 18.3 19.7
Public 680 443,342 223,391 255,196 50.4 57.6
Priv Const 233 157,006 79,711 82,103 50.8 52.3
Priv Manuf 1,168 776,452 217,109 228,259 28.0 29.4
22 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,281 733,615 127,115 138,340 17.3 18.9
Private 1,116 640,267 92,424 97,804 14.4 15.3
Public 165 93,347 34,691 40,536 37.2 43.4
Priv Const 43 24,609 6,744 6,744 27.4 27.4
Priv Manuf 353 200,478 51,363 53,072 25.6 26.5
11 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Total 2,048 1,162,282 285,807 305,518 24.6 26.3
Private 1,744 987,390 195,892 208,035 19.8 21.1
Public 304 174,892 89,914 97,483 51.4 55.7
Priv Const 84 47,486 19,203 19,844 40.4 41.8
Priv Manuf 512 288,892 91,737 97,104 31.8 33.6
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,123 1,833,403 120,629 149,024 6.6 8.1
Private 1,887 1,632,638 91,107 113,076 5.6 6.9
Public 236 200,765 29,522 35,948 14.7 17.9
Priv Const 128 117,049 4,502 5,412 3.8 4.6
Priv Manuf 399 347,937 45,585 57,092 13.1 16.4
21 Denver-Boulder, CO Total 1,249 871,720 104,388 123,556 12.0 14.2
Private 1,030 719,527 66,477 73,027 9.2 10.1
Public 219 152,193 37,911 50,529 24.9 33.2
Priv Const 62 45,045 6,708 6,708 14.9 14.9
Priv Manuf 181 127,071 18,336 21,265 14.4 16.7
6 Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Total 3,926 1,989,863 535,229 576,229 26.9 29.0
Private 3,410 1,730,507 376,487 408,196 21.8 23.6
Public 516 259,355 158,742 168,033 61.2 64.8
Priv Const 145 76,535 20,511 23,094 26.8 30.2
Priv Manuf 1,071 542,998 215,956 225,728 39.8 41.6
36 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Total 751 542,689 96,056 106,084 17.7 19.5
Private 660 476,856 51,422 60,135 10.8 12.6
Public 91 65,833 44,634 45,949 67.8 69.8
Priv Const 25 18,825 6,401 6,401 34.0 34.0
Priv Manuf 194 136,427 27,191 30,776 19.9 22.6
8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,718 1,580,795 104,918 129,569 6.6 8.2
Private 1,460 1,351,066 66,904 77,267 5.0 5.7
Public 258 229,728 38,014 52,302 16.5 22.8
Priv Const 113 100,442 6,600 11,408 6.6 11.4
Priv Manuf 222 202,492 25,850 27,401 12.8 13.5
2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Total 7,845 5,689,125 1,001,894 1,164,148 17.6 20.5
Private 6,822 4,954,157 658,782 750,038 13.3 15.1
Public 1,023 734,969 343,112 414,111 46.7 56.3
Priv Const 367 296,060 71,357 78,099 24.1 26.4
Priv Manuf 1,898 1,389,137 237,064 269,407 17.1 19.4
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,966 1,220,465 101,551 124,570 8.3 10.2
Private 1,727 1,078,071 50,247 56,859 4.7 5.3
Public 239 142,394 51,304 67,711 36.0 47.6
Priv Const 108 69,501 4,736 4,736 6.8 6.8
Priv Manuf 220 140,008 3,444 3,444 2.5 2.5
24 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 977 759,771 184,283 192,081 24.3 25.3
Private 845 655,702 124,483 131,404 19.0 20.0
Public 132 104,069 59,800 60,677 57.5 58.3
Priv Const 35 27,757 11,031 11,817 39.7 42.6
Priv Manuf 284 219,445 74,453 76,040 33.9 34.7
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Total 13,852 7,487,822 2,071,755 2,231,309 27.7 29.8
Private 11,584 6,255,118 1,246,657 1,361,745 19.9 21.8
Public 2,268 1,232,703 825,098 869,563 66.9 70.5
Priv Const 602 325,505 126,947 129,694 39.0 39.8
Priv Manuf 2,518 1,338,659 322,071 346,360 24.1 25.9
4 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,559 2,533,892 586,908 659,617 23.2 26.0
Private 4,692 2,130,003 371,647 413,929 17.4 19.4
Public 867 403,889 215,260 245,688 53.3 60.8
Priv Const 303 139,855 52,115 52,963 37.3 37.9
Priv Manuf 1,109 487,217 141,347 151,719 29.0 31.1
13 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Total 1,399 883,499 191,951 207,364 21.7 23.5
Private 1,239 781,190 141,199 149,387 18.1 19.1
Public 160 102,309 50,752 57,977 49.6 56.7
Priv Const 72 45,698 15,728 16,347 34.4 35.8
Priv Manuf 231 146,174 59,053 61,075 40.4 41.8
26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA Total 942 612,961 115,801 144,318 18.9 23.5
Private 799 519,722 74,270 87,831 14.3 16.9
Public 143 93,239 41,531 56,487 44.5 60.6
Priv Const 32 23,093 7,256 7,256 31.4 31.4
Priv Manuf 157 105,996 24,738 26,124 23.3 24.6
34 Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA Total 2,004 546,005 116,333 120,947 21.3 22.2
Private 1,719 469,966 64,602 68,111 13.7 14.5
Public 285 76,039 51,731 52,835 68.0 69.5
Priv Const 101 28,510 8,565 8,811 30.0 30.9
Priv Manuf 606 166,669 27,149 28,418 16.3 17.1
14 St. Louis, MO-IL Total 1,283 991,785 225,127 240,589 22.7 24.3
Private 1,115 866,510 193,208 200,254 22.3 23.1
Public 168 125,275 31,919 40,335 25.5 32.2
Priv Const 61 48,791 25,257 25,257 51.8 51.8
Priv Manuf 266 205,479 77,414 80,780 37.7 39.3
5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,825 2,704,894 584,004 644,017 21.6 23.8
Private 2,380 2,280,937 400,921 427,922 17.6 18.8
Public 445 423,957 183,083 216,095 43.2 51.0
Priv Const 122 119,507 55,159 56,772 46.2 47.5
Priv Manuf 594 568,888 78,160 80,795 13.7 14.2
18 Seattle-Tacoma, WA Total 1,125 1,021,451 260,746 290,119 25.5 28.4
Private 937 852,732 174,835 189,563 20.5 22.2
Public 188 168,718 85,911 100,556 50.9 59.6
Priv Const 47 43,972 13,710 14,408 31.2 32.8
Priv Manuf 222 204,508 68,243 74,563 33.4 36.5
9 Washington, DC-MD-VA Total 4,078 1,996,588 250,533 317,342 12.5 15.9
Private 2,733 1,380,407 115,222 144,817 8.3 10.5
Public 1,345 616,181 135,311 172,525 22.0 28.0
Priv Const 200 112,738 16,376 18,440 14.5 16.4
Priv Manuf 184 108,170 6,442 7,741 6.0 7.2
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH, PMSA Total 510 287,595 67,094 72,170 23.3 25.1
Private 446 252,185 48,201 52,122 19.1 20.7
Public 64 35,410 18,892 20,048 53.4 56.6
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY  MSA Total 687 386,032 112,147 122,497 29.1 31.7
Private 501 282,320 45,449 51,347 16.1 18.2
Public 186 103,712 66,697 71,150 64.3 68.6
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 792 221,604 20,328 27,029 9.2 12.2
Private 616 172,832 10,157 11,328 5.9 6.6
Public 176 48,773 10,171 15,701 20.9 32.2
240 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ  MSA Total 427 271,114 58,038 63,604 21.4 23.5
Private 374 237,861 45,964 48,358 19.3 20.3
Public 53 33,253 12,074 15,246 36.3 45.8
280 Altoona, PA  MSA Total 103 65,221 22,520 22,520 34.5 34.5
Private 90 57,007 16,157 16,157 28.3 28.3
Public 13 8,214 6,363 6,363 77.5 77.5
360 Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA  PMSA Total 1,117 1,089,974 163,851 189,980 15.0 17.4
Private 993 972,023 107,595 122,797 11.1 12.6
Public 124 117,951 56,256 67,184 47.7 57.0
380 Anchorage, AK  MSA Total 1,383 97,257 20,397 23,408 21.0 24.1
Private 1,012 71,520 7,598 8,604 10.6 12.0
Public 371 25,737 12,799 14,804 49.7 57.5
400 Anderson, IN  MSA Total 113 95,997 22,419 22,419 23.4 23.4
Private 96 80,871 16,999 16,999 21.0 21.0
Public 17 15,126 5,420 5,420 35.8 35.8
405 Anderson, SC  MSA Total 159 84,574 1,314 1,768 1.6 2.1
Private 139 74,687 1,314 1,314 1.8 1.8
Public 20 9,887 0 454 0.0 4.6
440 Ann Arbor, MI  PMSA Total 179 89,820 16,128 17,137 18.0 19.1
Private 134 67,380 8,053 9,063 12.0 13.5
Public 45 22,439 8,074 8,074 36.0 36.0
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenaht, WI  MSA Total 215 167,187 30,641 32,918 18.3 19.7
Private 183 143,230 22,398 22,398 15.6 15.6
Public 32 23,956 8,243 10,520 34.4 43.9
480 Asheville, NC  MSA Total 188 69,997 4,621 4,962 6.6 7.1
Private 157 58,853 2,963 3,304 5.0 5.6
Public 31 11,144 1,658 1,658 14.9 14.9
520 Atlanta, GA  MSA Total 1,132 1,376,234 119,816 138,963 8.7 10.1
Private 965 1,173,350 79,906 93,095 6.8 7.9
Public 167 202,885 39,910 45,868 19.7 22.6
600 Augusta, GA-SC  MSA Total 197 177,751 16,383 16,825 9.2 9.5
Private 163 146,581 11,736 11,736 8.0 8.0
Public 34 31,169 4,647 5,089 14.9 16.3
620 Aurora-Elgin, IL  PMSA Total 233 147,285 30,336 34,338 20.6 23.3
Private 211 133,980 22,543 25,280 16.8 18.9
Public 22 13,305 7,793 9,058 58.6 68.1
640 Austin, TX  MSA Total 428 379,591 18,246 25,163 4.8 6.6
Private 317 288,175 9,948 12,246 3.5 4.2
Public 111 91,416 8,299 12,917 9.1 14.1
680 Bakersfield, CA  MSA Total 199 192,113 29,297 34,410 15.2 17.9
Private 166 161,475 15,401 17,293 9.5 10.7
Public 33 30,638 13,896 17,116 45.4 55.9
720 Baltimore, MD  MSA Total 1,297 952,327 159,200 191,042 16.7 20.1
Private 1,001 738,702 92,542 105,671 12.5 14.3
Public 296 213,625 66,658 85,372 31.2 40.0
760 Baton Rouge, LA  MSA Total 268 240,354 15,895 16,676 6.6 6.9
Private 185 167,527 10,046 10,046 6.0 6.0
Public 83 72,828 5,850 6,630 8.0 9.1
780 Battle Creek, MI  MSA Total 128 62,893 13,988 15,884 22.2 25.3
Private 110 54,193 11,047 12,506 20.4 23.1
Public 18 8,701 2,941 3,378 33.8 38.8
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, FL  MSA Total 182 159,821 33,982 38,883 21.3 24.3
Private 153 136,185 28,123 30,763 20.7 22.6
Public 29 23,636 5,859 8,119 24.8 34.4
845 Beaver County, PA  PMSA Total 139 86,328 19,222 20,451 22.3 23.7
Private 125 78,020 15,501 16,152 19.9 20.7
Public 14 8,308 3,721 4,299 44.8 51.7
860 Bellingham, WA  MSA Total 96 81,795 15,316 16,100 18.7 19.7
Private 78 67,120 8,764 8,764 13.1 13.1
Public 18 14,675 6,552 7,336 44.6 50.0
870 Benton Harbor, MI  MSA Total 130 62,364 11,437 11,929 18.3 19.1
Private 108 51,846 5,777 5,777 11.1 11.1
Public 22 10,519 5,659 6,152 53.8 58.5
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ  PMSA Total 1,315 573,769 123,604 134,337 21.5 23.4
Private 1,169 511,201 82,844 91,579 16.2 17.9
Public 146 62,568 40,761 42,758 65.1 68.3
920 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS  MSA Total 137 56,687 5,012 5,328 8.8 9.4
Private 100 41,656 2,121 2,121 5.1 5.1
Public 37 15,031 2,890 3,207 19.2 21.3
960 Binghamton, NY  MSA Total 215 125,852 21,188 22,950 16.8 18.2
Private 180 105,007 8,219 8,219 7.8 7.8
Public 35 20,845 12,970 14,731 62.2 70.7
1000 Birmingham, AL  MSA Total 497 365,977 37,085 44,135 10.1 12.1
Private 428 313,877 26,085 28,694 8.3 9.1
Public 69 52,100 11,000 15,441 21.1 29.6
1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL  MSA Total 147 89,271 15,421 16,061 17.3 18.0
Private 112 68,283 10,889 10,889 15.9 15.9
Public 35 20,989 4,531 5,172 21.6 24.6
1080 Boise City, ID  MSA Total 469 83,842 7,424 9,574 8.9 11.4
Private 375 67,508 3,435 4,609 5.1 6.8
Public 94 16,334 3,990 4,965 24.4 30.4
1120 Boston, MA  PMSR Total 3,744 1,295,745 205,031 215,560 15.8 16.6
Private 3,270 1,131,116 111,558 117,355 9.9 10.4
Public 474 164,629 93,473 98,206 56.8 59.7
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO  PMSA Total 151 103,187 10,184 10,873 9.9 10.5
Private 126 86,706 6,219 6,219 7.2 7.2
Public 25 16,481 3,965 4,654 24.1 28.2
1140 Bradenton, FL  MSA Total 133 80,275 4,171 6,290 5.2 7.8
Private 115 70,227 1,343 1,343 1.9 1.9
Public 18 10,048 2,828 4,947 28.1 49.2
1145 Brazoria, TX  PMSA Total 68 57,471 6,472 6,472 11.3 11.3
Private 55 46,429 5,583 5,583 12.0 12.0
Public 13 11,042 890 890 8.1 8.1
1160 Bridgeport-Milford, CT  PMSA Total 288 202,416 44,299 46,898 21.9 23.2
Private 241 169,039 24,698 26,060 14.6 15.4
Public 47 33,376 19,601 20,837 58.7 62.4
1200 Brockton, MA  PMSA Total 240 82,897 16,566 18,864 20.0 22.8
Private 203 69,813 8,740 9,792 12.5 14.0
Public 37 13,084 7,826 9,072 59.8 69.3
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX  MSA Total 124 85,254 2,962 5,594 3.5 6.6
Private 106 73,465 2,382 3,560 3.2 4.8
Public 18 11,789 580 2,034 4.9 17.3
1280 Buffalo, NY  PMSA Total 709 388,598 119,049 120,915 30.6 31.1
Private 583 319,872 72,112 72,888 22.5 22.8
Public 126 68,726 46,937 48,027 68.3 69.9
1305 Burlington, VT  MSA Total 524 69,720 6,925 8,527 9.9 12.2
Private 455 60,394 3,347 4,290 5.5 7.1
Public 69 9,325 3,578 4,237 38.4 45.4
1320 Canton, OH  MSA Total 295 166,177 43,631 47,043 26.3 28.3
Private 258 146,102 34,317 35,951 23.5 24.6
Public 37 20,075 9,314 11,092 46.4 55.3
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA  MSA Total 173 87,402 11,211 13,904 12.8 15.9