Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1992 (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 5,138 1,853,277 292,095 317,281 15.8 17.1
Private 4,447 1,605,135 146,218 162,510 9.1 10.1
Public 691 248,142 145,877 154,770 58.8 62.4
Priv Const 136 49,226 12,631 12,631 25.7 25.7
Priv Manuf 909 327,582 40,385 43,748 12.3 13.4
30 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY Total 866 518,374 149,827 156,321 28.9 30.2
Private 704 421,778 84,718 87,752 20.1 20.8
Public 162 96,596 65,109 68,569 67.4 71.0
Priv Const 28 16,928 5,797 6,995 34.2 41.3
Priv Manuf 152 88,294 32,008 32,008 36.3 36.3
3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Total 5,150 3,613,596 761,927 810,172 21.1 22.4
Private 4,486 3,158,826 525,470 556,872 16.6 17.6
Public 664 454,770 236,457 253,300 52.0 55.7
Priv Const 197 146,552 76,916 77,494 52.5 52.9
Priv Manuf 1,034 749,907 173,642 180,007 23.2 24.0
22 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,358 768,536 134,925 149,397 17.6 19.4
Private 1,164 657,202 89,083 94,496 13.6 14.4
Public 194 111,334 45,842 54,901 41.2 49.3
Priv Const 50 28,301 9,163 10,256 32.4 36.2
Priv Manuf 318 175,819 46,189 47,822 26.3 27.2
11 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Total 2,027 1,135,983 213,540 231,038 18.8 20.3
Private 1,730 968,866 139,111 146,933 14.4 15.2
Public 297 167,116 74,429 84,105 44.5 50.3
Priv Const 64 35,971 13,047 13,047 36.3 36.3
Priv Manuf 479 268,510 59,268 60,972 22.1 22.7
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,011 1,932,957 145,983 178,167 7.6 9.2
Private 1,765 1,693,143 99,133 117,370 5.9 6.9
Public 246 239,814 46,850 60,797 19.5 25.4
Priv Const 77 77,817 5,519 5,519 7.1 7.1
Priv Manuf 347 330,330 35,196 44,591 10.7 13.5
21 Denver-Boulder, CO Total 1,297 895,896 101,144 113,014 11.3 12.6
Private 1,077 744,941 67,217 70,182 9.0 9.4
Public 220 150,955 33,928 42,832 22.5 28.4
Priv Const 65 47,643 5,639 5,639 11.8 11.8
Priv Manuf 156 106,784 9,580 9,580 9.0 9.0
6 Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Total 3,968 1,978,591 499,596 532,861 25.3 26.9
Private 3,412 1,704,003 332,218 355,644 19.5 20.9
Public 556 274,588 167,378 177,217 61.0 64.5
Priv Const 137 69,636 21,960 23,921 31.5 34.4
Priv Manuf 992 501,648 177,249 183,106 35.3 36.5
36 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Total 603 539,976 103,431 109,068 19.2 20.2
Private 526 472,419 56,499 59,809 12.0 12.7
Public 77 67,557 46,932 49,259 69.5 72.9
Priv Const 14 13,628 3,704 3,704 27.2 27.2
Priv Manuf 120 106,526 23,117 23,117 21.7 21.7
8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,760 1,706,077 132,757 172,478 7.8 10.1
Private 1,493 1,450,544 81,968 104,063 5.7 7.2
Public 267 255,533 50,789 68,415 19.9 26.8
Priv Const 142 135,851 6,733 7,669 5.0 5.6
Priv Manuf 249 244,468 25,803 32,790 10.6 13.4
2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Total 7,755 5,903,537 1,027,327 1,189,475 17.4 20.1
Private 6,691 5,078,077 618,767 694,530 12.2 13.7
Public 1,064 825,459 408,560 494,945 49.5 60.0
Priv Const 314 251,804 53,013 56,309 21.1 22.4
Priv Manuf 1,659 1,265,244 175,708 195,896 13.9 15.5
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,772 1,289,230 126,969 168,391 9.8 13.1
Private 1,487 1,082,984 47,771 64,354 4.4 5.9
Public 285 206,246 79,198 104,037 38.4 50.4
Priv Const 77 57,473 4,851 6,153 8.4 10.7
Priv Manuf 172 128,213 4,966 6,405 3.9 5.0
24 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 1,062 823,582 177,124 191,060 21.5 23.2
Private 934 726,682 119,030 128,378 16.4 17.7
Public 128 96,900 58,094 62,682 60.0 64.7
Priv Const 44 34,785 14,072 14,072 40.5 40.5
Priv Manuf 314 242,921 62,087 67,467 25.6 27.8
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Total 13,353 6,983,295 1,841,571 1,968,336 26.4 28.2
Private 11,041 5,754,688 995,696 1,083,865 17.3 18.8
Public 2,312 1,228,607 845,875 884,472 68.8 72.0
Priv Const 470 249,212 97,125 103,340 39.0 41.5
Priv Manuf 2,073 1,064,275 219,501 231,533 20.6 21.8
4 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,286 2,516,647 498,249 571,936 19.8 22.7
Private 4,429 2,111,837 289,927 329,629 13.7 15.6
Public 857 404,810 208,322 242,308 51.5 59.9
Priv Const 219 102,264 32,212 33,241 31.5 32.5
Priv Manuf 916 421,056 107,549 115,190 25.5 27.4
13 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Total 1,544 950,385 185,572 196,055 19.5 20.6
Private 1,355 834,363 117,436 121,699 14.1 14.6
Public 189 116,022 68,136 74,356 58.7 64.1
Priv Const 72 44,644 12,103 12,103 27.1 27.1
Priv Manuf 210 129,339 41,660 42,235 32.2 32.7
26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA Total 1,000 685,403 114,000 127,008 16.6 18.5
Private 861 587,493 66,558 72,441 11.3 12.3
Public 139 97,910 47,442 54,567 48.5 55.7
Priv Const 37 24,812 6,807 7,693 27.4 31.0
Priv Manuf 177 123,555 17,411 18,761 14.1 15.2
34 Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA Total 1,836 515,116 100,299 109,279 19.5 21.2
Private 1,545 431,672 50,333 56,909 11.7 13.2
Public 291 83,445 49,965 52,370 59.9 62.8
Priv Const 52 15,010 2,771 2,771 18.5 18.5
Priv Manuf 449 125,779 17,599 22,092 14.0 17.6
14 St. Louis, MO-IL Total 1,027 1,075,639 197,009 213,056 18.3 19.8
Private 894 940,355 160,210 169,100 17.0 18.0
Public 133 135,284 36,799 43,955 27.2 32.5
Priv Const 38 36,447 19,498 19,498 53.5 53.5
Priv Manuf 180 188,354 57,924 58,682 30.8 31.2
5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,506 2,752,539 589,178 649,715 21.4 23.6
Private 2,117 2,330,076 364,583 392,944 15.6 16.9
Public 389 422,462 224,594 256,770 53.2 60.8
Priv Const 94 107,503 34,619 34,619 32.2 32.2
Priv Manuf 447 484,982 53,716 59,256 11.1 12.2
18 Seattle-Tacoma, WA Total 1,159 1,211,084 284,646 316,005 23.5 26.1
Private 963 1,007,185 170,193 187,191 16.9 18.6
Public 196 203,899 114,452 128,813 56.1 63.2
Priv Const 47 49,830 15,686 16,488 31.5 33.1
Priv Manuf 207 217,332 58,215 65,162 26.8 30.0
9 Washington, DC-MD-VA Total 3,030 1,894,939 228,584 280,589 12.1 14.8
Private 2,115 1,356,142 115,927 137,651 8.5 10.2
Public 915 538,797 112,657 142,938 20.9 26.5
Priv Const 110 97,339 12,495 13,696 12.8 14.1
Priv Manuf 117 79,680 7,332 9,649 9.2 12.1
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH, PMSA Total 516 282,425 47,206 51,291 16.7 18.2
Private 442 242,998 34,906 35,382 14.4 14.6
Public 74 39,428 12,300 15,909 31.2 40.4
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY  MSA Total 556 327,525 85,644 89,061 26.1 27.2
Private 384 226,496 23,745 24,293 10.5 10.7
Public 172 101,029 61,898 64,769 61.3 64.1
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 721 228,372 25,214 31,725 11.0 13.9
Private 561 176,474 10,353 11,723 5.9 6.6
Public 160 51,898 14,861 20,002 28.6 38.5
240 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ  MSA Total 434 262,972 61,025 63,976 23.2 24.3
Private 379 230,141 40,192 41,360 17.5 18.0
Public 55 32,831 20,833 22,617 63.5 68.9
280 Altoona, PA  MSA Total 129 77,061 20,874 21,385 27.1 27.8
Private 111 66,378 13,655 13,655 20.6 20.6
Public 18 10,683 7,219 7,730 67.6 72.4
360 Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA  PMSA Total 1,072 1,191,534 145,652 177,197 12.2 14.9
Private 962 1,067,416 88,087 95,351 8.3 8.9
Public 110 124,118 57,565 81,846 46.4 65.9
380 Anchorage, AK  MSA Total 1,333 111,312 21,897 23,437 19.7 21.1
Private 1,002 84,864 7,848 8,271 9.2 9.7
Public 331 26,448 14,049 15,166 53.1 57.3
400 Anderson, IN  MSA Total 99 88,502 24,448 25,349 27.6 28.6
Private 90 80,868 20,298 21,200 25.1 26.2
Public 9 7,634 4,149 4,149 54.4 54.4
405 Anderson, SC  MSA Total 179 109,955 5,135 6,152 4.7 5.6
Private 159 99,239 3,226 4,243 3.3 4.3
Public 20 10,716 1,909 1,909 17.8 17.8
440 Ann Arbor, MI  PMSA Total 230 112,900 26,803 28,392 23.7 25.1
Private 142 70,406 8,332 9,441 11.8 13.4
Public 88 42,494 18,471 18,952 43.5 44.6
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenaht, WI  MSA Total 193 146,727 34,975 37,867 23.8 25.8
Private 168 128,214 23,045 23,712 18.0 18.5
Public 25 18,512 11,931 14,155 64.4 76.5
480 Asheville, NC  MSA Total 179 66,985 3,704 3,704 5.5 5.5
Private 140 52,476 1,478 1,478 2.8 2.8
Public 39 14,509 2,226 2,226 15.3 15.3
520 Atlanta, GA  MSA Total 1,052 1,447,841 103,860 122,262 7.2 8.4
Private 919 1,270,602 82,689 89,878 6.5 7.1
Public 133 177,240 21,171 32,384 11.9 18.3
600 Augusta, GA-SC  MSA Total 194 186,137 10,140 10,140 5.4 5.4
Private 159 147,027 7,669 7,669 5.2 5.2
Public 35 39,111 2,471 2,471 6.3 6.3
620 Aurora-Elgin, IL  PMSA Total 273 180,353 40,752 43,264 22.6 24.0
Private 236 156,774 28,808 30,740 18.4 19.6
Public 37 23,580 11,945 12,524 50.7 53.1
640 Austin, TX  MSA Total 481 470,499 26,198 32,299 5.6 6.9
Private 341 342,076 8,679 9,532 2.5 2.8
Public 140 128,424 17,519 22,767 13.6 17.7
680 Bakersfield, CA  MSA Total 189 202,853 47,231 49,503 23.3 24.4
Private 159 170,469 32,977 32,977 19.3 19.3
Public 30 32,384 14,254 16,526 44.0 51.0
720 Baltimore, MD  MSA Total 953 1,111,613 187,707 215,934 16.9 19.4
Private 730 857,906 98,511 108,915 11.5 12.7
Public 223 253,707 89,196 107,019 35.2 42.2
760 Baton Rouge, LA  MSA Total 209 185,400 17,125 19,458 9.2 10.5
Private 146 126,590 10,629 12,073 8.4 9.5
Public 63 58,810 6,496 7,384 11.0 12.6
780 Battle Creek, MI  MSA Total 116 57,709 18,115 19,548 31.4 33.9
Private 90 45,297 10,268 10,268 22.7 22.7
Public 26 12,412 7,847 9,280 63.2 74.8
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, FL  MSA Total 166 152,387 15,362 15,362 10.1 10.1
Private 147 134,230 13,674 13,674 10.2 10.2
Public 19 18,157 1,688 1,688 9.3 9.3
845 Beaver County, PA  PMSA Total 110 66,237 16,484 16,997 24.9 25.7
Private 94 56,880 10,234 10,748 18.0 18.9
Public 16 9,357 6,250 6,250 66.8 66.8
860 Bellingham, WA  MSA Total 145 141,159 34,990 37,519 24.8 26.6
Private 118 114,179 15,741 17,433 13.8 15.3
Public 27 26,981 19,248 20,086 71.3 74.4
870 Benton Harbor, MI  MSA Total 101 49,583 7,911 7,911 16.0 16.0
Private 89 44,073 5,233 5,233 11.9 11.9
Public 12 5,510 2,679 2,679 48.6 48.6
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ  PMSA Total 1,323 548,435 110,494 118,567 20.1 21.6
Private 1,150 475,496 64,951 70,618 13.7 14.9
Public 173 72,939 45,544 47,949 62.4 65.7
920 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS  MSA Total 152 58,943 4,894 6,466 8.3 11.0
Private 111 43,777 2,286 2,638 5.2 6.0
Public 41 15,165 2,609 3,828 17.2 25.2
960 Binghamton, NY  MSA Total 167 100,058 15,036 15,582 15.0 15.6
Private 134 80,575 4,873 4,873 6.0 6.0
Public 33 19,482 10,162 10,709 52.2 55.0
1000 Birmingham, AL  MSA Total 534 374,875 38,933 44,258 10.4 11.8
Private 449 313,974 28,073 29,146 8.9 9.3
Public 85 60,902 10,860 15,112 17.8 24.8
1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL  MSA Total 149 95,399 13,047 17,453 13.7 18.3
Private 129 83,222 9,489 10,889 11.4 13.1
Public 20 12,177 3,558 6,565 29.2 53.9
1080 Boise City, ID  MSA Total 549 109,108 4,852 7,003 4.4 6.4
Private 456 90,344 2,838 3,823 3.1 4.2
Public 93 18,764 2,015 3,181 10.7 17.0
1120 Boston, MA  PMSR Total 3,377 1,220,432 197,684 215,108 16.2 17.6
Private 2,903 1,049,071 96,700 108,785 9.2 10.4
Public 474 171,361 100,984 106,323 58.9 62.0
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO  PMSA Total 193 134,808 13,421 13,421 10.0 10.0
Private 147 102,447 8,068 8,068 7.9 7.9
Public 46 32,361 5,353 5,353 16.5 16.5
1140 Bradenton, FL  MSA Total 109 99,384 7,398 11,020 7.4 11.1
Private 88 80,073 4,479 4,479 5.6 5.6
Public 21 19,311 2,919 6,541 15.1 33.9
1145 Brazoria, TX  PMSA Total 72 68,172 6,970 6,970 10.2 10.2
Private 62 58,776 6,145 6,145 10.5 10.5
Public 10 9,396 825 825 8.8 8.8
1160 Bridgeport-Milford, CT  PMSA Total 253 225,620 40,133 40,133 17.8 17.8
Private 228 203,933 28,449 28,449 14.0 14.0
Public 25 21,687 11,684 11,684 53.9 53.9
1200 Brockton, MA  PMSA Total 234 84,778 17,537 19,285 20.7 22.7
Private 209 75,747 11,701 13,449 15.4 17.8
Public 25 9,031 5,836 5,836 64.6 64.6
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX  MSA Total 96 61,527 4,000 4,662 6.5 7.6
Private 74 47,335 1,443 2,106 3.0 4.4
Public 22 14,192 2,557 2,557 18.0 18.0
1280 Buffalo, NY  PMSA Total 659 396,326 111,343 116,732 28.1 29.5
Private 532 320,184 60,092 63,125 18.8 19.7
Public 127 76,142 51,252 53,607 67.3 70.4
1305 Burlington, VT  MSA Total 409 71,482 8,523 9,782 11.9 13.7
Private 330 58,199 2,599 3,148 4.5 5.4
Public 79 13,283 5,924 6,634 44.6 49.9
1320 Canton, OH  MSA Total 308 189,328 46,076 52,837 24.3 27.9
Private 264 164,108 31,257 35,827 19.0 21.8
Public 44 25,220 14,819 17,009 58.8 67.4
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA  MSA Total 188 94,950 14,438 19,689 15.2