Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1991 (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 5,144 1,840,994 296,796 317,329 16.1 17.2
Private 4,451 1,594,693 143,817 159,825 9.0 10.0
Public 693 246,302 152,979 157,504 62.1 63.9
Priv Const 142 50,997 10,865 10,865 21.3 21.3
Priv Manuf 973 346,360 39,298 44,374 11.3 12.8
30 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY Total 867 496,588 159,285 166,014 32.1 33.4
Private 727 418,143 99,216 103,206 23.7 24.7
Public 140 78,445 60,069 62,808 76.6 80.1
Priv Const 29 16,729 7,283 7,283 43.5 43.5
Priv Manuf 182 104,160 46,913 47,470 45.0 45.6
3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Total 5,354 3,618,947 768,735 833,929 21.2 23.0
Private 4,639 3,142,666 534,875 577,498 17.0 18.4
Public 715 476,282 233,860 256,431 49.1 53.8
Priv Const 215 153,980 78,545 86,596 51.0 56.2
Priv Manuf 1,132 778,315 181,744 187,853 23.4 24.1
22 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,380 792,283 136,461 146,762 17.2 18.5
Private 1,195 686,696 95,732 98,469 13.9 14.3
Public 185 105,587 40,729 48,293 38.6 45.7
Priv Const 54 31,085 5,913 5,913 19.0 19.0
Priv Manuf 329 185,019 53,254 54,927 28.8 29.7
11 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Total 1,949 1,092,898 216,488 232,611 19.8 21.3
Private 1,664 933,991 138,884 149,107 14.9 16.0
Public 285 158,907 77,604 83,504 48.8 52.5
Priv Const 70 39,874 13,751 13,751 34.5 34.5
Priv Manuf 442 250,030 62,208 65,824 24.9 26.3
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,151 1,994,139 144,461 170,192 7.2 8.5
Private 1,871 1,736,300 93,815 110,172 5.4 6.3
Public 280 257,839 50,647 60,021 19.6 23.3
Priv Const 80 76,553 3,563 3,563 4.7 4.7
Priv Manuf 401 367,654 38,072 44,396 10.4 12.1
21 Denver-Boulder, CO Total 1,289 900,447 91,296 108,820 10.1 12.1
Private 1,078 752,995 60,714 65,984 8.1 8.8
Public 211 147,452 30,582 42,836 20.7 29.1
Priv Const 47 32,604 5,077 5,077 15.6 15.6
Priv Manuf 176 124,359 9,764 11,133 7.9 9.0
6 Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Total 3,923 1,956,354 490,562 520,712 25.1 26.6
Private 3,357 1,678,817 327,092 343,770 19.5 20.5
Public 566 277,537 163,470 176,942 58.9 63.8
Priv Const 141 70,908 27,964 27,964 39.4 39.4
Priv Manuf 989 495,542 171,869 178,852 34.7 36.1
36 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Total 588 508,436 98,174 102,691 19.3 20.2
Private 506 437,864 49,963 52,825 11.4 12.1
Public 82 70,571 48,211 49,866 68.3 70.7
Priv Const 21 17,464 3,845 3,845 22.0 22.0
Priv Manuf 118 102,554 13,836 16,698 13.5 16.3
8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,755 1,649,645 97,216 114,728 5.9 7.0
Private 1,511 1,422,616 61,222 74,330 4.3 5.2
Public 244 227,030 35,994 40,398 15.9 17.8
Priv Const 154 143,693 7,790 8,799 5.4 6.1
Priv Manuf 225 209,488 22,010 24,701 10.5 11.8
2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Total 8,231 5,896,121 1,038,543 1,203,779 17.6 20.4
Private 7,068 5,052,968 631,366 710,998 12.5 14.1
Public 1,163 843,153 407,177 492,781 48.3 58.4
Priv Const 371 285,055 67,317 71,066 23.6 24.9
Priv Manuf 1,745 1,246,299 181,408 199,266 14.6 16.0
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,875 1,267,674 118,484 175,538 9.3 13.8
Private 1,580 1,067,935 32,477 59,654 3.0 5.6
Public 295 199,738 86,007 115,884 43.1 58.0
Priv Const 87 62,520 3,556 4,267 5.7 6.8
Priv Manuf 198 135,421 3,474 6,775 2.6 5.0
24 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 1,073 816,872 198,040 206,802 24.2 25.3
Private 916 697,884 132,907 137,228 19.0 19.7
Public 157 118,988 65,134 69,574 54.7 58.5
Priv Const 33 25,863 12,650 12,650 48.9 48.9
Priv Manuf 303 232,300 82,307 82,307 35.4 35.4
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Total 13,742 7,167,650 1,945,711 2,092,990 27.1 29.2
Private 11,373 5,922,740 1,081,467 1,185,705 18.3 20.0
Public 2,369 1,244,910 864,244 907,285 69.4 72.9
Priv Const 530 276,112 111,498 118,169 40.4 42.8
Priv Manuf 2,190 1,118,895 242,260 260,441 21.7 23.3
4 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,322 2,490,425 548,766 610,611 22.0 24.5
Private 4,489 2,097,394 332,643 370,732 15.9 17.7
Public 833 393,031 216,123 239,879 55.0 61.0
Priv Const 224 100,022 38,992 39,692 39.0 39.7
Priv Manuf 997 453,436 130,127 140,527 28.7 31.0
13 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Total 1,500 930,101 201,769 221,242 21.7 23.8
Private 1,304 808,784 133,222 140,463 16.5 17.4
Public 196 121,317 68,547 80,780 56.5 66.6
Priv Const 76 47,719 16,088 16,088 33.7 33.7
Priv Manuf 222 137,331 43,656 45,975 31.8 33.5
26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA Total 1,000 673,565 123,047 142,657 18.3 21.2
Private 863 580,537 71,940 84,026 12.4 14.5
Public 137 93,028 51,107 58,631 54.9 63.0
Priv Const 42 28,811 12,486 14,255 43.3 49.5
Priv Manuf 190 126,968 17,650 18,434 13.9 14.5
34 Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA Total 1,818 509,618 106,986 112,651 21.0 22.1
Private 1,520 424,545 49,625 51,114 11.7 12.0
Public 298 85,073 57,361 61,537 67.4 72.3
Priv Const 71 20,077 4,762 4,762 23.7 23.7
Priv Manuf 439 121,123 15,921 16,286 13.1 13.4
14 St. Louis, MO-IL Total 990 1,032,574 183,886 197,117 17.8 19.1
Private 843 895,371 152,420 154,426 17.0 17.2
Public 147 137,202 31,466 42,691 22.9 31.1
Priv Const 46 47,286 18,071 18,071 38.2 38.2
Priv Manuf 195 202,801 60,210 61,570 29.7 30.4
5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,715 2,719,694 538,625 584,651 19.8 21.5
Private 2,328 2,330,232 336,956 364,820 14.5 15.7
Public 387 389,462 201,670 219,831 51.8 56.4
Priv Const 111 115,956 34,414 35,587 29.7 30.7
Priv Manuf 558 550,998 64,463 67,097 11.7 12.2
18 Seattle-Tacoma, WA Total 1,253 1,213,184 277,835 316,511 22.9 26.1
Private 1,040 1,009,605 171,486 197,971 17.0 19.6
Public 213 203,578 106,349 118,540 52.2 58.2
Priv Const 55 52,188 12,674 15,022 24.3 28.8
Priv Manuf 236 229,231 72,317 83,715 31.5 36.5
9 Washington, DC-MD-VA Total 3,237 1,961,490 221,957 278,914 11.3 14.2
Private 2,202 1,350,411 124,778 137,482 9.2 10.2
Public 1,035 611,079 97,179 141,432 15.9 23.1
Priv Const 104 85,565 10,035 10,260 11.7 12.0
Priv Manuf 161 120,062 13,711 14,770 11.4 12.3
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH, PMSA Total 489 270,289 49,970 56,196 18.5 20.8
Private 399 221,229 31,350 34,811 14.2 15.7
Public 90 49,060 18,620 21,385 38.0 43.6
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY  MSA Total 642 373,093 103,268 112,329 27.7 30.1
Private 434 254,088 31,604 36,009 12.4 14.2
Public 208 119,005 71,664 76,321 60.2 64.1
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 712 210,496 27,549 32,531 13.1 15.5
Private 525 155,700 13,033 13,382 8.4 8.6
Public 187 54,795 14,516 19,149 26.5 34.9
240 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ  MSA Total 454 279,049 58,683 62,345 21.0 22.3
Private 411 252,974 45,405 47,849 17.9 18.9
Public 43 26,075 13,278 14,495 50.9 55.6
280 Altoona, PA  MSA Total 131 80,602 14,679 16,589 18.2 20.6
Private 108 66,364 9,195 11,104 13.9 16.7
Public 23 14,238 5,485 5,485 38.5 38.5
360 Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA  PMSA Total 1,083 1,107,383 153,052 168,031 13.8 15.2
Private 965 987,633 99,051 103,042 10.0 10.4
Public 118 119,750 54,000 64,989 45.1 54.3
380 Anchorage, AK  MSA Total 1,471 114,798 22,342 24,751 19.5 21.6
Private 1,104 86,843 9,359 10,121 10.8 11.7
Public 367 27,955 12,983 14,630 46.4 52.3
400 Anderson, IN  MSA Total 108 100,387 31,715 34,135 31.6 34.0
Private 97 87,806 26,339 26,339 30.0 30.0
Public 11 12,581 5,376 7,796 42.7 62.0
405 Anderson, SC  MSA Total 162 93,792 6,859 6,859 7.3 7.3
Private 135 79,713 5,466 5,466 6.9 6.9
Public 27 14,079 1,393 1,393 9.9 9.9
440 Ann Arbor, MI  PMSA Total 186 91,724 19,317 20,369 21.1 22.2
Private 127 63,762 7,255 7,723 11.4 12.1
Public 59 27,962 12,062 12,647 43.1 45.2
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenaht, WI  MSA Total 183 135,961 36,329 39,458 26.7 29.0
Private 159 118,241 23,725 25,336 20.1 21.4
Public 24 17,719 12,604 14,123 71.1 79.7
480 Asheville, NC  MSA Total 178 66,165 6,302 6,302 9.5 9.5
Private 146 54,147 3,250 3,250 6.0 6.0
Public 32 12,018 3,052 3,052 25.4 25.4
520 Atlanta, GA  MSA Total 1,032 1,440,715 101,939 137,659 7.1 9.6
Private 877 1,229,152 72,805 92,140 5.9 7.5
Public 155 211,563 29,134 45,519 13.8 21.5
600 Augusta, GA-SC  MSA Total 173 154,829 11,203 14,633 7.2 9.5
Private 134 112,977 8,785 9,957 7.8 8.8
Public 39 41,852 2,418 4,676 5.8 11.2
620 Aurora-Elgin, IL  PMSA Total 263 166,713 35,122 36,533 21.1 21.9
Private 229 145,914 22,678 24,089 15.5 16.5
Public 34 20,800 12,444 12,444 59.8 59.8
640 Austin, TX  MSA Total 479 474,908 28,893 39,072 6.1 8.2
Private 319 311,608 9,305 10,878 3.0 3.5
Public 160 163,300 19,588 28,194 12.0 17.3
680 Bakersfield, CA  MSA Total 224 221,652 39,952 41,808 18.0 18.9
Private 184 183,486 17,354 17,354 9.5 9.5
Public 40 38,167 22,598 24,454 59.2 64.1
720 Baltimore, MD  MSA Total 969 1,076,270 160,053 183,266 14.9 17.0
Private 736 818,623 91,866 97,705 11.2 11.9
Public 233 257,647 68,186 85,561 26.5 33.2
760 Baton Rouge, LA  MSA Total 250 219,591 15,470 16,211 7.0 7.4
Private 195 171,773 13,771 14,512 8.0 8.4
Public 55 47,818 1,699 1,699 3.6 3.6
780 Battle Creek, MI  MSA Total 124 61,464 17,825 21,207 29.0 34.5
Private 100 49,511 11,752 13,146 23.7 26.6
Public 24 11,953 6,074 8,061 50.8 67.4
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, FL  MSA Total 185 162,879 22,145 22,145 13.6 13.6
Private 165 144,807 19,424 19,424 13.4 13.4
Public 20 18,072 2,721 2,721 15.1 15.1
845 Beaver County, PA  PMSA Total 89 53,992 18,070 18,070 33.5 33.5
Private 75 45,887 12,327 12,327 26.9 26.9
Public 14 8,105 5,742 5,742 70.9 70.9
860 Bellingham, WA  MSA Total 146 131,809 26,576 28,635 20.2 21.7
Private 116 103,465 12,089 12,089 11.7 11.7
Public 30 28,343 14,487 16,546 51.1 58.4
870 Benton Harbor, MI  MSA Total 96 45,881 5,585 5,585 12.2 12.2
Private 89 42,652 4,242 4,242 9.9 9.9
Public 7 3,229 1,343 1,343 41.6 41.6
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ  PMSA Total 1,302 544,833 117,638 122,636 21.6 22.5
Private 1,129 473,910 71,530 74,366 15.1 15.7
Public 173 70,923 46,107 48,270 65.0 68.1
920 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS  MSA Total 159 61,400 5,155 7,289 8.4 11.9
Private 122 46,895 2,790 4,104 5.9 8.8
Public 37 14,505 2,366 3,185 16.3 22.0
960 Binghamton, NY  MSA Total 200 115,243 22,845 23,461 19.8 20.4
Private 177 102,044 13,119 13,735 12.9 13.5
Public 23 13,199 9,726 9,726 73.7 73.7
1000 Birmingham, AL  MSA Total 519 379,229 43,258 50,678 11.4 13.4
Private 443 322,164 30,375 32,338 9.4 10.0
Public 76 57,065 12,882 18,341 22.6 32.1
1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL  MSA Total 159 96,494 15,797 17,056 16.4 17.7
Private 134 82,042 12,194 12,194 14.9 14.9
Public 25 14,452 3,603 4,862 24.9 33.6
1080 Boise City, ID  MSA Total 586 110,126 6,642 7,371 6.0 6.7
Private 479 90,066 3,131 3,343 3.5 3.7
Public 107 20,061 3,511 4,028 17.5 20.1
1120 Boston, MA  PMSR Total 3,404 1,222,032 193,972 207,377 15.9 17.0
Private 2,950 1,059,404 91,422 103,488 8.6 9.8
Public 454 162,628 102,550 103,888 63.1 63.9
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO  PMSA Total 178 122,315 9,959 11,277 8.1 9.2
Private 140 96,164 7,189 8,507 7.5 8.8
Public 38 26,151 2,770 2,770 10.6 10.6
1140 Bradenton, FL  MSA Total 135 104,040 10,974 16,522 10.5 15.9
Private 105 77,470 3,375 4,854 4.4 6.3
Public 30 26,570 7,599 11,668 28.6 43.9
1145 Brazoria, TX  PMSA Total 80 74,247 1,625 2,414 2.2 3.3
Private 71 66,644 1,625 1,625 2.4 2.4
Public 9 7,603 0 788 0.0 10.4
1160 Bridgeport-Milford, CT  PMSA Total 280 253,807 43,523 46,137 17.1 18.2
Private 254 229,225 23,456 26,070 10.2 11.4
Public 26 24,583 20,068 20,068 81.6 81.6
1200 Brockton, MA  PMSA Total 205 75,506 13,587 13,928 18.0 18.4
Private 180 66,639 8,191 8,191 12.3 12.3
Public 25 8,866 5,396 5,738 60.9 64.7
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX  MSA Total 124 76,575 4,110 4,638 5.4 6.1
Private 97 60,031 1,099 1,099 1.8 1.8
Public 27 16,544 3,011 3,540 18.2 21.4
1280 Buffalo, NY  PMSA Total 676 387,486 119,168 125,896 30.8 32.5
Private 565 325,782 72,292 76,281 22.2 23.4
Public 111 61,705 46,876 49,615 76.0 80.4
1305 Burlington, VT  MSA Total 425 72,050 6,867 8,308 9.5 11.5
Private 361 60,981 2,142 2,414 3.5 4.0
Public 64 11,069 4,725 5,894 42.7 53.2
1320 Canton, OH  MSA Total 297 181,297 47,624 49,578 26.3 27.3
Private 254 155,890 36,295 37,257 23.3 23.9
Public 43 25,407 11,330 12,322 44.6 48.5
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA  MSA Total 170 84,427 13,408 20,542