Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1995 (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 4,639 2,413,074 358,944 395,556 14.9 16.4
Private 4,019 2,105,857 178,384 201,491 8.5 9.6
Public 620 307,217 180,560 194,065 58.8 63.2
Priv Const 197 100,366 22,676 23,432 22.6 23.3
Priv Manuf 856 441,913 40,824 46,629 9.2 10.6
14 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Total 5,103 3,783,414 780,950 838,725 20.6 22.2
Private 4,465 3,319,213 537,948 577,934 16.2 17.4
Public 638 464,201 243,003 260,791 52.3 56.2
Priv Const 231 176,221 83,609 86,191 47.4 48.9
Priv Manuf 1,040 775,125 174,069 182,900 22.5 23.6
21 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,126 813,085 120,726 136,508 14.8 16.8
Private 972 699,626 75,765 84,352 10.8 12.1
Public 154 113,459 44,961 52,155 39.6 46.0
Priv Const 50 37,279 4,344 4,969 11.7 13.3
Priv Manuf 220 158,395 36,387 36,387 23.0 23.0
28 Cleveland-Akron, OH Total 1,912 1,310,511 253,241 267,721 19.3 20.4
Private 1,654 1,131,298 152,077 161,107 13.4 14.2
Public 258 179,213 101,164 106,613 56.4 59.5
Priv Const 85 59,438 15,117 15,117 25.4 25.4
Priv Manuf 454 311,429 68,037 70,155 21.8 22.5
31 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,025 2,237,122 143,663 177,964 6.4 8.0
Private 1,792 1,982,729 89,706 110,929 4.5 5.6
Public 233 254,393 53,958 67,035 21.2 26.4
Priv Const 106 119,524 7,005 8,170 5.9 6.8
Priv Manuf 361 394,519 23,253 27,914 5.9 7.1
34 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Total 1,433 1,110,776 119,791 135,439 10.8 12.2
Private 1,207 938,952 75,503 82,921 8.0 8.8
Public 226 171,825 44,287 52,518 25.8 30.6
Priv Const 86 70,027 10,351 10,351 14.8 14.8
Priv Manuf 184 141,438 13,222 13,971 9.3 9.9
35 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Total 3,658 2,312,910 607,497 651,224 26.3 28.2
Private 3,219 2,041,011 443,769 476,525 21.7 23.3
Public 439 271,899 163,728 174,699 60.2 64.3
Priv Const 128 82,345 27,440 27,440 33.3 33.3
Priv Manuf 1,009 640,826 266,457 274,545 41.6 42.8
42 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,711 1,867,634 139,580 157,992 7.5 8.5
Private 1,467 1,613,158 81,996 91,028 5.1 5.6
Public 244 254,476 57,584 66,964 22.6 26.3
Priv Const 133 152,708 8,157 9,120 5.3 6.0
Priv Manuf 206 224,404 22,865 26,143 10.2 11.6
49 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Total 6,463 5,809,892 893,272 1,004,599 15.4 17.3
Private 5,601 5,022,763 481,431 537,755 9.6 10.7
Public 862 787,129 411,841 466,844 52.3 59.3
Priv Const 246 231,216 44,088 47,854 19.1 20.7
Priv Manuf 1,300 1,179,436 94,509 110,896 8.0 9.4
56 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,696 1,498,067 119,001 152,781 7.9 10.2
Private 1,456 1,286,034 52,999 61,758 4.1 4.8
Public 240 212,033 66,002 91,023 31.1 42.9
Priv Const 92 85,590 6,637 7,735 7.8 9.0
Priv Manuf 138 122,334 3,781 4,581 3.1 3.7
63 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 915 894,223 195,700 205,302 21.9 23.0
Private 798 780,605 119,873 124,689 15.4 16.0
Public 117 113,618 75,827 80,613 66.7 71.0
Priv Const 34 32,795 12,362 12,362 37.7 37.7
Priv Manuf 237 229,582 59,736 59,736 26.0 26.0
70 New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Total 11,867 8,106,741 2,024,217 2,130,164 25.0 26.3
Private 9,874 6,758,867 1,083,845 1,153,464 16.0 17.1
Public 1,993 1,347,874 940,372 976,700 69.8 72.5
Priv Const 410 286,952 114,652 118,005 40.0 41.1
Priv Manuf 1,634 1,114,950 189,773 200,657 17.0 18.0
77 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 4,460 2,527,855 449,066 508,524 17.8 20.1
Private 3,837 2,184,928 278,517 311,108 12.7 14.2
Public 623 342,927 170,549 197,416 49.7 57.6
Priv Const 176 104,896 42,060 42,060 40.1 40.1
Priv Manuf 719 398,384 88,230 94,651 22.1 23.8
79 Portland-Salem, OR-WA Total 1,180 917,295 181,921 194,983 19.8 21.3
Private 999 779,396 100,268 107,273 12.9 13.8
Public 181 137,899 81,653 87,711 59.2 63.6
Priv Const 63 48,873 7,302 8,866 14.9 18.1
Priv Manuf 187 144,628 34,570 35,325 23.9 24.4
82 Sacramento-Yolo, CA Total 545 685,635 131,225 155,707 19.1 22.7
Private 416 526,770 59,829 65,431 11.4 12.4
Public 129 158,864 71,397 90,275 44.9 56.8
Priv Const 25 31,326 5,763 5,763 18.4 18.4
Priv Manuf 43 56,382 8,984 8,984 15.9 15.9
84 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,298 2,865,634 553,734 608,602 19.3 21.2
Private 1,961 2,447,745 332,996 364,769 13.6 14.9
Public 337 417,888 220,738 243,833 52.8 58.3
Priv Const 80 100,077 31,021 31,021 31.0 31.0
Priv Manuf 435 535,737 54,546 57,131 10.2 10.7
91 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Total 1,200 1,442,472 310,924 336,170 21.6 23.3
Private 994 1,199,820 194,420 210,567 16.2 17.5
Public 206 242,653 116,504 125,603 48.0 51.8
Priv Const 60 72,738 22,371 23,673 30.8 32.5
Priv Manuf 182 218,874 65,707 74,703 30.0 34.1
97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Total 4,101 3,323,878 410,962 493,695 12.4 14.9
Private 2,866 2,414,943 171,992 193,639 7.1 8.0
Public 1,235 908,935 238,970 300,056 26.3 33.0
Priv Const 167 169,475 16,694 16,694 9.9 9.9
Priv Manuf 251 245,414 38,862 43,387 15.8 17.7
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH PMSA Total 466 316,818 59,570 62,453 18.8 19.7
Private 395 268,607 31,396 32,926 11.7 12.3
Public 71 48,212 28,174 29,527 58.4 61.2
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Total 414 320,583 97,786 104,495 30.5 32.6
Private 299 231,967 30,515 33,485 13.2 14.4
Public 115 88,616 67,271 71,010 75.9 80.1
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 810 274,840 30,094 38,469 10.9 14.0
Private 629 213,350 13,422 15,012 6.3 7.0
Public 181 61,490 16,672 23,457 27.1 38.1
240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA Total 370 250,180 53,326 56,081 21.3 22.4
Private 326 221,148 36,466 38,005 16.5 17.2
Public 44 29,032 16,860 18,076 58.1 62.3
380 Anchorage, AK MSA Total 830 117,241 25,563 27,267 21.8 23.3
Private 615 88,130 10,195 10,805 11.6 12.3
Public 215 29,111 15,368 16,462 52.8 56.5
440 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA Total 481 297,046 56,036 65,280 18.9 22.0
Private 415 257,043 40,239 46,238 15.7 18.0
Public 66 40,003 15,798 19,042 39.5 47.6
450 Anniston, AL MSA Total 76 67,940 11,377 13,090 16.7 19.3
Private 65 57,850 7,210 7,845 12.5 13.6
Public 11 10,090 4,166 5,245 41.3 52.0
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA Total 176 166,881 29,004 32,689 17.4 19.6
Private 162 152,953 19,201 22,885 12.6 15.0
Public 14 13,927 9,804 9,804 70.4 70.4
480 Asheville, NC MSA Total 162 92,894 4,208 4,208 4.5 4.5
Private 136 78,269 2,755 2,755 3.5 3.5
Public 26 14,625 1,453 1,453 9.9 9.9
520 Atlanta, GA MSA Total 1,400 1,706,512 121,758 142,820 7.1 8.4
Private 1,197 1,461,085 91,859 104,466 6.3 7.1
Public 203 245,427 29,900 38,354 12.2 15.6
560 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA Total 197 121,561 32,313 32,313 26.6 26.6
Private 166 102,724 23,781 23,781 23.2 23.2
Public 31 18,838 8,532 8,532 45.3 45.3
600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Total 164 181,536 12,020 13,156 6.6 7.2
Private 135 148,997 10,708 11,843 7.2 7.9
Public 29 32,539 1,313 1,313 4.0 4.0
640 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA Total 465 488,328 26,712 36,584 5.5 7.5
Private 341 358,449 12,586 15,793 3.5 4.4
Public 124 129,879 14,126 20,791 10.9 16.0
680 Bakersfield, CA MSA Total 196 246,594 37,922 40,406 15.4 16.4
Private 153 194,145 14,675 14,675 7.6 7.6
Public 43 52,449 23,248 25,731 44.3 49.1
720 Baltimore, MD PMSA Total 926 1,148,396 162,329 199,378 14.1 17.4
Private 689 857,637 61,907 71,676 7.2 8.4
Public 237 290,758 100,422 127,701 34.5 43.9
760 Balton Rouge, LA MSA Total 274 243,874 19,960 31,906 8.2 13.1
Private 201 179,409 12,973 19,562 7.2 10.9
Public 73 64,465 6,987 12,344 10.8 19.1
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Total 151 162,672 14,394 18,321 8.8 11.3
Private 126 134,303 10,282 11,420 7.7 8.5
Public 25 28,370 4,112 6,901 14.5 24.3
860 Bellingham, WA MSA Total 126 154,719 18,017 19,473 11.6 12.6
Private 109 132,804 10,364 10,364 7.8 7.8
Public 17 21,915 7,654 9,109 34.9 41.6
870 Benton Harbor, MI MSA Total 80 51,119 6,245 8,215 12.2 16.1
Private 72 46,142 4,309 6,280 9.3 13.6
Public 8 4,977 1,936 1,936 38.9 38.9
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA Total 993 608,629 123,629 133,649 20.3 22.0
Private 873 534,675 73,780 80,924 13.8 15.1
Public 120 73,954 49,850 52,725 67.4 71.3
960 Binghamton, NY MSA Total 134 102,365 19,080 20,636 18.6 20.2
Private 103 78,752 3,643 3,643 4.6 4.6
Public 31 23,613 15,437 16,993 65.4 72.0
1000 Birmingham, AL MSA Total 450 408,458 50,583 61,856 12.4 15.1
Private 371 337,182 28,895 32,363 8.6 9.6
Public 79 71,276 21,688 29,493 30.4 41.4
1080 Boise City, ID MSA Total 737 173,890 13,437 16,401 7.7 9.4
Private 612 144,926 5,832 6,784 4.0 4.7
Public 125 28,964 7,605 9,617 26.3 33.2
1120 Boston, MA-NH PMSA Total 2,546 1,430,102 222,824 245,175 15.6 17.1
Private 2,208 1,243,105 112,780 127,694 9.1 10.3
Public 338 186,996 110,044 117,481 58.8 62.8
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA Total 163 128,733 11,363 12,112 8.8 9.4
Private 128 100,455 3,857 4,606 3.8 4.6
Public 35 28,277 7,506 7,506 26.5 26.5
1145 Brazoria, TX PMSA Total 64 71,461 8,255 10,466 11.6 14.6
Private 57 64,311 5,318 7,529 8.3 11.7
Public 7 7,150 2,937 2,937 41.1 41.1
1160 Bridgeport, CT PMSA Total 223 201,843 37,469 37,469 18.6 18.6
Private 202 183,128 21,622 21,622 11.8 11.8
Public 21 18,716 15,847 15,847 84.7 84.7
1200 Brockton, MA PMSA Total 200 110,774 20,635 21,028 18.6 19.0
Private 171 95,551 11,201 11,594 11.7 12.1
Public 29 15,223 9,434 9,434 62.0 62.0
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA Total 101 114,422 4,451 6,026 3.9 5.3
Private 81 92,281 2,016 3,591 2.2 3.9
Public 20 22,141 2,435 2,435 11.0 11.0
1280 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA Total 598 471,796 123,330 127,485 26.1 27.0
Private 492 389,938 64,961 66,659 16.7 17.1
Public 106 81,858 58,368 60,825 71.3 74.3
1305 Burlington, VT MSA Total 467 75,030 6,946 8,349 9.3 11.1
Private 389 62,762 2,620 3,211 4.2 5.1
Public 78 12,268 4,326 5,138 35.3 41.9
1320 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA Total 284 192,126 38,340 43,231 20.0 22.5
Private 243 165,796 23,760 26,406 14.3 15.9
Public 41 26,330 14,580 16,825 55.4 63.9
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA Total 145 87,664 13,257 15,386 15.1 17.6
Private 130 79,166 8,983 8,983 11.3 11.3
Public 15 8,498 4,274 6,403 50.3 75.3
1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA Total 264 252,565 14,411 24,853 5.7 9.8
Private 202 192,749 8,883 14,465 4.6 7.5
Public 62 59,816 5,528 10,389 9.2 17.4
1480 Charleston, WV MSA Total 360 125,425 16,502 17,876 13.2 14.3
Private 299 104,364 12,965 13,325 12.4 12.8
Public 61 21,061 3,537 4,551 16.8 21.6
1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA Total 1,062 679,333 33,478 41,671 4.9 6.1
Private 946 606,644 21,652 27,228 3.6 4.5
Public 116 72,690 11,826 14,443 16.3 19.9
1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Total 180 210,432 22,827 25,171 10.8 12.0
Private 148 172,460 14,580 14,580 8.5 8.5
Public 32 37,972 8,247 10,591 21.7 27.9
1600 Chicago, IL PMSA Total 4,907 3,544,089 704,721 756,200 19.9 21.3
Private 4,285 3,098,263 467,425 501,116 15.1 16.2
Public 622 445,827 237,296 255,085 53.2 57.2
1620 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA Total 92 117,680 14,823 17,513 12.6 14.9
Private 71 90,752 6,225 7,740 6.9 8.5
Public 21 26,928 8,598 9,773 31.9 36.3
1640 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA Total 961 695,637 102,927 116,673 14.8 16.8
Private 829 597,385 65,267 73,854 10.9 12.4
Public 132 98,252 37,660 42,819 38.3 43.6
1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA Total 64 73,553 6,076 6,076 8.3 8.3
Private 50 56,984 3,410 3,410 6.0 6.0
Public 14 16,569 2,666 2,666 16.1 16.1
1680 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA Total 1,446 993,693 193,671 205,268 19.5 20.7
Private 1,259 862,692 120,681 128,182 14.0 14.9
Public 187 131,001 72,990 77,086 55.7 58.8
1720 Colorado Springs, CO MSA Total 284 215,454 14,903 18,226 6.9 8.5
Private 240 181,817 8,399 10,157 4.6 5.6
Public 44 33,638 6,504 8,069 19.3 24.0
1760 Columbia, SC MSA Total 262 247,998 10,791 12,723 4.4 5.1
Private 179 170,047 4,583 5,581 2.7 3.3
Public 83 77,951 6,208 7,143 8.0 9.2
1800 Columbus, GA-AL MSA Total 236 277,238 15,545 21,963 5.6 7.9
Private 194 228,154 8,193 10,369 3.6 4.5
Public 42 49,084 7,353 11,594 15.0 23.6
1840 Columbus, OH MSA Total 909 643,354 75,849 84,706 11.8 13.2
Private 743 527,048 35,522 38,082 6.7 7.2
Public 166 116,307 40,327 46,624 34.7 40.1
1880 Corpus Christi, TX MSA Total 96 106,154 7,376 10,686 6.9 10.1
Private 73 81,114 3,261 4,267 4.0 5.3
Public 23 25,040 4,115 6,420 16.4 25.6
1920 Dallas, TX PMSA Total 1,353 1,508,335 76,256 96,130 5.1 6.4
Private 1,208 1,347,487 46,325 58,341 3.4 4.3
Public 145 160,848 29,932 37,789 18.6 23.5
1930 Danbury, CT PMSA Total 115 104,187 23,504 23,504 22.6 22.6
Private 95 86,410 11,148 11,148 12.9 12.9
Public 20 17,777 12,356 12,356 69.5 69.5
1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Total 233 148,718 27,836 33,492 18.7 22.5
Private 190 120,252 14,205 16,053 11.8 13.3
Public 43 28,466 13,631 17,438 47.9 61.3
2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA Total 606 419,558 73,151