Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1999 (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 4,110 2,541,899 391,005 411,554 15.4 16.2
Private 3,586 2,224,352 229,563 241,558 10.3 10.9
Public 524 317,547 161,442 169,996 50.8 53.5
Priv Const 167 107,013 31,760 33,115 29.7 30.9
Priv Manuf 665 399,877 51,603 54,189 12.9 13.6
14 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Total 5,215 3,895,193 739,064 792,497 19.0 20.3
Private 4,535 3,390,379 486,928 526,803 14.4 15.5
Public 680 504,813 252,135 265,694 49.9 52.6
Priv Const 224 166,855 85,430 88,380 51.2 53.0
Priv Manuf 866 644,277 128,638 137,449 20.0 21.3
21 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,147 844,240 119,072 137,687 14.1 16.3
Private 1,017 747,328 84,147 94,203 11.3 12.6
Public 130 96,912 34,925 43,483 36.0 44.9
Priv Const 66 48,632 8,100 10,009 16.7 20.6
Priv Manuf 223 160,774 37,287 39,238 23.2 24.4
28 Cleveland-Akron, OH Total 1,938 1,434,208 213,279 220,656 14.9 15.4
Private 1,713 1,268,586 129,298 133,085 10.2 10.5
Public 225 165,622 83,981 87,571 50.7 52.9
Priv Const 83 62,655 21,546 21,546 34.4 34.4
Priv Manuf 386 281,173 48,157 48,961 17.1 17.4
31 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,268 2,575,230 129,852 148,268 5.0 5.8
Private 2,028 2,307,908 86,020 94,246 3.7 4.1
Public 240 267,321 43,832 54,023 16.4 20.2
Priv Const 123 144,114 6,995 6,995 4.9 4.9
Priv Manuf 343 385,830 24,338 25,290 6.3 6.6
34 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Total 1,634 1,219,260 118,788 131,610 9.7 10.8
Private 1,363 1,018,253 57,474 62,423 5.6 6.1
Public 271 201,007 61,314 69,187 30.5 34.4
Priv Const 88 68,950 8,176 8,176 11.9 11.9
Priv Manuf 195 145,393 7,936 9,269 5.5 6.4
35 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Total 3,578 2,585,104 583,417 618,296 22.6 23.9
Private 3,125 2,262,647 405,139 431,537 17.9 19.1
Public 453 322,457 178,278 186,759 55.3 57.9
Priv Const 155 113,326 40,993 41,684 36.2 36.8
Priv Manuf 851 613,684 203,534 210,889 33.2 34.4
42 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,912 2,161,553 147,704 178,599 6.8 8.3
Private 1,678 1,906,921 84,170 103,409 4.4 5.4
Public 234 254,631 63,534 75,190 25.0 29.5
Priv Const 141 159,418 11,299 16,696 7.1 10.5
Priv Manuf 256 286,230 22,930 25,007 8.0 8.7
49 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA Total 6,988 6,457,941 980,224 1,086,737 15.2 16.8
Private 6,013 5,543,641 508,469 563,560 9.2 10.2
Public 975 914,300 471,756 523,177 51.6 57.2
Priv Const 322 308,855 52,589 53,370 17.0 17.3
Priv Manuf 1,247 1,146,799 85,106 96,131 7.4 8.4
56 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,885 1,676,501 127,353 151,382 7.6 9.0
Private 1,631 1,451,744 50,289 61,093 3.5 4.2
Public 254 224,757 77,064 90,289 34.3 40.2
Priv Const 119 106,623 7,744 8,692 7.3 8.2
Priv Manuf 153 137,837 2,692 2,692 2.0 2.0
63 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 863 898,980 189,755 198,187 21.1 22.0
Private 754 785,511 108,973 114,539 13.9 14.6
Public 109 113,469 80,782 83,648 71.2 73.7
Priv Const 46 47,463 19,560 20,633 41.2 43.5
Priv Manuf 223 226,342 49,196 51,861 21.7 22.9
70 New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Total 10,900 8,530,482 2,017,799 2,134,583 23.7 25.0
Private 9,105 7,147,411 1,058,950 1,141,395 14.8 16.0
Public 1,795 1,383,071 958,848 993,188 69.3 71.8
Priv Const 421 335,869 106,964 111,022 31.8 33.1
Priv Manuf 1,346 1,045,164 155,854 168,837 14.9 16.2
77 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 4,451 2,675,184 477,836 519,819 17.9 19.4
Private 3,835 2,298,127 274,171 295,937 11.9 12.9
Public 616 377,057 203,665 223,882 54.0 59.4
Priv Const 190 109,261 31,587 32,558 28.9 29.8
Priv Manuf 611 355,076 64,759 66,817 18.2 18.8
79 Portland-Salem, OR-WA Total 1,303 1,010,188 151,246 162,056 15.0 16.0
Private 1,136 884,449 87,823 93,501 9.9 10.6
Public 167 125,739 63,423 68,555 50.4 54.5
Priv Const 55 46,112 9,694 9,694 21.0 21.0
Priv Manuf 225 172,995 24,801 26,397 14.3 15.3
82 Sacramento-Yolo, CA Total 555 694,802 150,780 169,294 21.7 24.4
Private 416 524,472 58,723 61,476 11.2 11.7
Public 139 170,330 92,056 107,818 54.0 63.3
Priv Const 33 41,268 13,304 13,304 32.2 32.2
Priv Manuf 35 43,867 6,257 6,257 14.3 14.3
84 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,580 3,294,373 605,692 654,337 18.4 19.9
Private 2,214 2,831,249 352,802 378,659 12.5 13.4
Public 366 463,125 252,890 275,678 54.6 59.5
Priv Const 142 183,180 65,931 65,931 36.0 36.0
Priv Manuf 408 517,399 51,668 58,093 10.0 11.2
91 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Total 1,365 1,655,064 351,926 401,794 21.3 24.3
Private 1,128 1,371,730 219,155 250,819 16.0 18.3
Public 237 283,334 132,771 150,975 46.9 53.3
Priv Const 80 99,424 30,665 30,665 30.8 30.8
Priv Manuf 221 261,447 66,888 74,575 25.6 28.5
97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Total 4,181 3,537,207 435,203 532,605 12.3 15.1
Private 3,080 2,647,649 196,748 222,175 7.4 8.4
Public 1,101 889,557 238,456 310,430 26.8 34.9
Priv Const 176 173,730 15,668 15,668 9.0 9.0
Priv Manuf 230 231,371 43,271 44,517 18.7 19.2
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH PMSA Total 476 334,835 48,895 50,914 14.6 15.2
Private 412 290,408 22,740 24,166 7.8 8.3
Public 64 44,427 26,155 26,748 58.9 60.2
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Total 362 286,433 76,790 77,619 26.8 27.1
Private 260 206,237 21,430 21,430 10.4 10.4
Public 102 80,196 55,360 56,189 69.0 70.1
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 926 297,555 28,414 36,734 9.5 12.3
Private 714 231,505 13,747 15,050 5.9 6.5
Public 212 66,050 14,667 21,684 22.2 32.8
240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA Total 386 265,477 43,313 45,476 16.3 17.1
Private 350 240,940 27,007 27,611 11.2 11.5
Public 36 24,538 16,306 17,866 66.5 72.8
380 Anchorage, AK MSA Total 865 117,831 22,416 25,044 19.0 21.3
Private 652 89,722 9,739 10,680 10.9 11.9
Public 213 28,109 12,677 14,364 45.1 51.1
440 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA Total 442 316,551 56,938 62,292 18.0 19.7
Private 355 255,909 32,659 37,328 12.8 14.6
Public 87 60,642 24,279 24,963 40.0 41.2
450 Anniston, AL MSA Total 94 84,744 5,157 8,278 6.1 9.8
Private 81 71,333 1,603 3,964 2.2 5.6
Public 13 13,411 3,555 4,314 26.5 32.2
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA Total 126 127,731 20,659 23,431 16.2 18.3
Private 120 122,323 17,955 20,727 14.7 16.9
Public 6 5,408 2,704 2,704 50.0 50.0
480 Asheville, NC MSA Total 152 112,192 5,529 5,529 4.9 4.9
Private 123 90,141 711 711 0.8 0.8
Public 29 22,052 4,818 4,818 21.8 21.8
520 Atlanta, GA MSA Total 1,470 1,909,628 129,308 159,040 6.8 8.3
Private 1,289 1,672,825 89,275 107,763 5.3 6.4
Public 181 236,803 40,033 51,277 16.9 21.7
560 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA Total 208 146,237 33,940 36,140 23.2 24.7
Private 167 117,265 16,196 17,660 13.8 15.1
Public 41 28,972 17,744 18,480 61.2 63.8
600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA Total 168 198,129 5,640 9,978 2.8 5.0
Private 127 153,895 3,007 6,225 2.0 4.0
Public 41 44,234 2,633 3,753 6.0 8.5
640 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA Total 461 504,710 24,008 25,023 4.8 5.0
Private 370 406,068 9,220 10,235 2.3 2.5
Public 91 98,643 14,788 14,788 15.0 15.0
680 Bakersfield, CA MSA Total 214 272,143 40,539 44,061 14.9 16.2
Private 165 210,368 13,659 13,659 6.5 6.5
Public 49 61,775 26,881 30,402 43.5 49.2
720 Baltimore, MD PMSA Total 896 1,175,630 187,190 214,053 15.9 18.2
Private 684 895,833 89,208 91,282 10.0 10.2
Public 212 279,797 97,982 122,771 35.0 43.9
760 Balton Rouge, LA MSA Total 254 220,250 19,695 21,774 8.9 9.9
Private 191 166,629 10,480 10,480 6.3 6.3
Public 63 53,621 9,216 11,295 17.2 21.1
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Total 156 166,496 10,356 10,356 6.2 6.2
Private 127 136,658 7,374 7,374 5.4 5.4
Public 29 29,838 2,982 2,982 10.0 10.0
860 Bellingham, WA MSA Total 109 130,640 27,572 31,288 21.1 23.9
Private 89 105,758 15,297 16,589 14.5 15.7
Public 20 24,882 12,275 14,699 49.3 59.1
870 Benton Harbor, MI MSA Total 66 48,965 9,949 9,949 20.3 20.3
Private 62 45,917 9,046 9,046 19.7 19.7
Public 4 3,048 903 903 29.6 29.6
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA Total 809 581,800 103,490 109,007 17.8 18.7
Private 710 512,614 61,337 65,014 12.0 12.7
Public 99 69,186 42,152 43,992 60.9 63.6
960 Binghamton, NY MSA Total 128 100,238 19,135 19,135 19.1 19.1
Private 99 77,671 3,777 3,777 4.9 4.9
Public 29 22,567 15,358 15,358 68.1 68.1
1000 Birmingham, AL MSA Total 545 486,246 45,139 46,032 9.3 9.5
Private 480 425,784 25,142 26,035 5.9 6.1
Public 65 60,462 19,997 19,997 33.1 33.1
1080 Boise City, ID MSA Total 813 200,017 14,174 18,293 7.1 9.1
Private 693 171,061 6,687 9,199 3.9 5.4
Public 120 28,956 7,487 9,094 25.9 31.4
1120 Boston, MA-NH PMSA Total 2,135 1,516,015 236,224 248,636 15.6 16.4
Private 1,872 1,333,842 142,690 150,374 10.7 11.3
Public 263 182,173 93,533 98,262 51.3 53.9
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA Total 213 158,605 8,861 11,046 5.6 7.0
Private 169 125,043 3,090 4,459 2.5 3.6
Public 44 33,562 5,771 6,587 17.2 19.6
1145 Brazoria, TX PMSA Total 99 106,773 14,206 16,402 13.3 15.4
Private 87 94,210 8,133 10,328 8.6 11.0
Public 12 12,563 6,073 6,073 48.3 48.3
1160 Bridgeport, CT PMSA Total 212 183,053 43,262 44,063 23.6 24.1
Private 184 160,043 24,394 24,394 15.2 15.2
Public 28 23,010 18,868 19,669 82.0 85.5
1200 Brockton, MA PMSA Total 216 150,452 29,772 30,481 19.8 20.3
Private 184 128,696 18,243 18,952 14.2 14.7
Public 32 21,756 11,529 11,529 53.0 53.0
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA Total 104 113,252 7,521 7,521 6.6 6.6
Private 76 83,109 1,001 1,001 1.2 1.2
Public 28 30,143 6,520 6,520 21.6 21.6
1280 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA Total 649 521,172 142,327 154,066 27.3 29.6
Private 526 423,772 73,390 80,723 17.3 19.0
Public 123 97,399 68,936 73,344 70.8 75.3
1305 Burlington, VT MSA Total 450 77,942 7,304 8,519 9.4 10.9
Private 399 69,426 3,827 4,508 5.5 6.5
Public 51 8,515 3,477 4,010 40.8 47.1
1320 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA Total 237 165,341 39,160 42,382 23.7 25.6
Private 205 142,563 26,792 26,792 18.8 18.8
Public 32 22,777 12,368 15,590 54.3 68.4
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA Total 139 83,909 11,951 12,514 14.2 14.9
Private 122 74,271 7,871 7,871 10.6 10.6
Public 17 9,638 4,080 4,643 42.3 48.2
1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA Total 254 260,167 17,268 17,268 6.6 6.6
Private 201 209,345 10,305 10,305 4.9 4.9
Public 53 50,822 6,962 6,962 13.7 13.7
1480 Charleston, WV MSA Total 308 113,941 11,326 11,668 9.9 10.2
Private 262 97,450 7,529 7,529 7.7 7.7
Public 46 16,491 3,797 4,139 23.0 25.1
1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA Total 858 671,905 37,127 42,222 5.5 6.3
Private 751 590,075 22,158 24,981 3.8 4.2
Public 107 81,831 14,968 17,241 18.3 21.1
1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Total 177 203,514 14,187 20,161 7.0 9.9
Private 150 171,860 10,264 10,264 6.0 6.0
Public 27 31,654 3,923 9,897 12.4 31.3
1600 Chicago, IL PMSA Total 5,006 3,637,728 679,540 728,932 18.7 20.0
Private 4,348 3,160,651 433,046 468,879 13.7 14.8
Public 658 477,077 246,495 260,053 51.7 54.5
1620 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA Total 111 141,826 14,144 16,545 10.0 11.7
Private 99 127,358 9,185 9,185 7.2 7.2
Public 12 14,468 4,959 7,360 34.3 50.9
1640 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA Total 983 723,563 98,870 112,193 13.7 15.5
Private 874 641,936 69,833 77,308 10.9 12.0
Public 109 81,628 29,037 34,885 35.6 42.7
1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA Total 81 90,318 10,098 10,098 11.2 11.2
Private 57 65,361 3,295 3,295 5.0 5.0
Public 24 24,957 6,803 6,803 27.3 27.3
1680 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA Total 1,462 1,099,373 164,384 169,742 15.0 15.4
Private 1,301 978,178 106,558 108,919 10.9 11.1
Public 161 121,195 57,826 60,823 47.7 50.2
1720 Colorado Springs, CO MSA Total 323 244,044 14,839 17,827 6.1 7.3
Private 274 208,563 8,115 8,784 3.9 4.2
Public 49 35,481 6,725 9,044 19.0 25.5
1760 Columbia, SC MSA Total 261 254,469 2,743 2,743 1.1 1.1
Private 186 181,691 1,886 1,886 1.0 1.0
Public 75 72,778 858 858 1.2 1.2
1800 Columbus, GA-AL MSA Total 274 341,343 20,369 27,551 6.0 8.1
Private 220 276,448 14,706 14,706 5.3 5.3
Public 54 64,895 5,663 12,845 8.7 19.8
1840 Columbus, OH MSA Total 1,022 752,180 96,992 109,387 12.9 14.5
Private 851 628,212 49,329 54,751 7.9 8.7
Public 171 123,968 47,663 54,636 38.4 44.1
1880 Corpus Christi, TX MSA Total 119 129,544 2,040 3,039 1.6 2.3
Private 96 104,864 1,012 2,011 1.0 1.9
Public 23 24,680 1,028 1,028 4.2 4.2
1920 Dallas, TX PMSA Total 1,583 1,823,356 80,548 90,804 4.4 5.0
Private 1,421 1,641,338 52,861 56,788 3.2 3.5
Public 162 182,018 27,687 34,016 15.2 18.7
1930 Danbury, CT PMSA Total 133 111,631 17,233 19,704 15.4 17.7
Private 114 96,254 5,206 6,845 5.4 7.1
Public 19 15,377 12,027 12,858 78.2 83.6
1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Total 291 186,202 27,033 30,265 14.5 16.3
Private 244 156,938 16,531 17,128 10.5 10.9
Public 47 29,265 10,502 13,137 35.9 44.9
2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA Total 591 422,382 71,845 75,874 17.0