Today's Labor Force
Opinions Of American Workers
Job Satisfaction
According to an August 2005 Gallup Poll of adults who were employed full- or part-time, 42% were completely satisfied with their current job, 44% were somewhat satisfied, and 11% were somewhat dissatisfied. Only 3% expressed complete dissatisfaction with their job. The percent of American workers reporting that they are "completely satisfied" with their jobs has increased over the past two decades. In a survey taken in July 1989, 28% said they were completely satisfied, while 61% were somewhat satisfied, 8% were somewhat dissatisfied, and 3% were completely dissatisfied. The highest level of worker satisfaction reported by Gallup in Work and Workplace was recorded in August 2004, when a full 50% of those surveyed expressed complete satisfaction with their jobs. At that time 39% were somewhat satisfied, 7% were somewhat dissatisfied, and 4% were completely dissatisfied.
Job Security
In August 2005 more than eight of ten respondents were not worried about the possibilities of being laid off (84%), working reduced hours (87%), or having jobs moved offshore (88%), and 71% reported that their own employer had not laid off any workers during the previous six months. When asked in an April 2005 survey if they personally knew anyone who had lost their job within the last six months because their employer moved that job to another country, 77% said they did not know anyone in that situation, while 22% did. At that time, 45% of people polled said that they did not know anyone who had been laid off within the past six months, though 55% of people did know someone who had recently lost their job. These percentages were down somewhat from a similar poll taken in April 2003, when 63% of people surveyed did know someone who had been laid off in the TABLE 1.18 Employed persons by demographic characteristics, 2004–05past six months, and 37% said they did not know anyone in that situation.
| TABLE 1.18 | ||||||
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| Employed persons by demographic characteristics, 2004–05 | ||||||
| [Percent distributon] | ||||||
| Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | Total | Men | Women | |||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 139,252 | 141,730 | 74,524 | 75,973 | 64,728 | 65,757 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 34.9 | 34.7 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 37.7 | 37.9 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 14.5 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Professional and related occupations | 20.3 | 20.3 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 |
| Service occupations | 16.3 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 19.9 | 20.2 |
| Sales and office occupations | 25.5 | 25.4 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 35.0 | 34.6 |
| Sales and related occupations | 11.5 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 14.0 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 10.5 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | .7 | .7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 6.1 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 11.7 | .3 | .4 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.6 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | .4 | .3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 12.9 | 12.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Production occupations | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| White | ||||||
| Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 115,239 | 116,949 | 62,712 | 63,763 | 52,527 | 53,186 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management, Professional, and related occupations | 35.6 | 35.5 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 38.6 | 38.8 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 15.3 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Professional and related occupations | 20.3 | 20.4 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 25.0 | 25.2 |
| Service occupations | 15.2 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 18.8 | 19.0 |
| Sales and office occupations | 25.5 | 25.4 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 35.6 | 35.1 |
| Sales and related occupations | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 13.7 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 23.2 | 22.6 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 11.2 | 11.6 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | .8 | .8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .3 | .4 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 6.6 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 12.4 | .4 | .4 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | .3 | .3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 12.4 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Production occupations | 6.6 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 5.9 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Black or African American | ||||||
| Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 14,909 | 15,313 | 6,912 | 7,155 | 7,997 | 8,158 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 26.5 | 26.0 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 30.6 | 30.4 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Professional and related occupations | 17.0 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 20.7 | 20.4 |
| Service occupations | 23.8 | 23.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 27.3 |
| Sales and office occupations | 26.3 | 26.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 33.3 | 33.4 |
| Sales and related occupations | 9.6 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 16.7 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 6.8 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 14.2 | .9 | .9 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | .4 | .3 | .6 | .5 | .1 | .2 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 3.8 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | .3 | .3 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | .5 | .4 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 16.7 | 16.7 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Production occupations | 7.5 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 9.2 | 9.1 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Job Prospects
According to a Gallup Poll conducted February 6-9, 2006, 40% of adults polled nationally thought it was a good time to find a quality job, as compared with 56% who thought it was a bad time to look for a job. To put these figures into perspective, these survey results are nearly identical to those from a poll taken August 16-19, 2001, when 39% believed it was a good time to find a quality job, and 56% believed it was not a good time. A survey taken October 11-14, 2001, just one month after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., showed that 25% of those interviewed still considered it a good time to find a quality job, while 71% thought that it was a bad time. The most negative assessment of employment prospects during the period 2001 through 2006 came when the same question was posed March 3-5, 2003: at that time only 16% of people said it was a good time to find a quality job, with 81% believing it was a bad time to find a job.
TABLE 1.18 Employed persons by demographic characteristics, 2004–05 [CONTINUED]
| TABLE 1.18 | ||||||
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| Employed persons by demographic characteristics, 2004–05 [CONTINUED] | ||||||
| [Percent distribution] | ||||||
| Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | Total | Men | Women | |||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Note: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. | ||||||
| SOURCE: "10. Employed Persons by Occupation, Race, Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex," in Employment and Earnings, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2006, http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat10.pdf (accessed January 9, 2006) | ||||||
| Asian | ||||||
| Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 5,994 | 6,244 | 3,243 | 3,359 | 2,751 | 2,885 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 45.2 | 46.4 | 46.3 | 48.0 | 43.8 | 44.5 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 15.6 |
| Professional and related occupations | 30.0 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 32.1 | 29.2 | 29.0 |
| Service occupations | 16.2 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| Sales and office occupations | 23.0 | 23.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 28.2 | 28.7 |
| Sales and related occupations | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 11.8 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 16.8 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | .6 | .7 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | .4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | .3 | .3 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .1 | .1 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .3 | .3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 11.2 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Production occupations | 8.4 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | ||||||
| Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 17,930 | 18,632 | 10,832 | 11,337 | 7,098 | 7,295 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 17.3 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Professional and related occupations | 10.1 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Service occupations | 24.2 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 30.3 | 30.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 21.3 | 21.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 33.2 | 33.0 |
| Sales and related occupations | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 12.1 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 18.0 | 19.1 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 11.9 | 13.1 | 19.4 | 21.2 | .4 | .7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 4.0 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | .5 | .3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 19.2 | 18.6 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Production occupations | 10.6 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 8.7 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
TABLE 1.19 Employed persons by sex, occupation, class of worker, full- or part-time status, and race, 2004–05
| TABLE 1.19 | ||||||||
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| Employed persons by sex, occupation, class of worker, full- or part-time status, and race, 2004–05 | ||||||||
| [Numbers in thousands] | ||||||||
| Category | Total | White | Black or African American | Asian | ||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | |||
| *Employed persons are classified as full- or part-time workers based on their usual weekly hours at all jobs regardless of the number of hours they are at work during the reference week. Persons absent from work also are classified according to their usual status. | ||||||||
| Note: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 12. Employed Persons by Sex, Occupation, Class of Worker, Full- or Part-Time Status, and Race," in Current Population Survey, U.S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2006, http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat12.pdf (accessed March 21, 2006) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Total, 16 years and over | 139,252 | 141,730 | 115,239 | 116,949 | 14,909 | 15,313 | 5,994 | 6,244 |
| Men | 74,524 | 75,973 | 62,712 | 63,763 | 6,912 | 7,155 | 3,243 | 3,359 |
| Women | 64,728 | 65,757 | 52,527 | 53,186 | 7,997 | 8,158 | 2,751 | 2,885 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 48,532 | 49,245 | 41,027 | 41,475 | 3,949 | 3,985 | 2,707 | 2,898 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 20,235 | 20,450 | 17,590 | 17,668 | 1,408 | 1,451 | 906 | 983 |
| Management occupations | 14,555 | 14,685 | 12,873 | 12,945 | 864 | 888 | 584 | 611 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 5,680 | 5,765 | 4,717 | 4,723 | 544 | 564 | 322 | 372 |
| Professional and related occupations | 28,297 | 28,795 | 23,438 | 23,807 | 2,541 | 2,533 | 1,801 | 1,915 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 3,140 | 3,246 | 2,410 | 2,481 | 236 | 224 | 439 | 479 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 2,760 | 2,793 | 2,343 | 2,327 | 135 | 143 | 231 | 277 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 1,365 | 1,406 | 1,143 | 1,171 | 76 | 71 | 126 | 142 |
| Community and social services occupations | 2,170 | 2,138 | 1,650 | 1,654 | 415 | 365 | 62 | 60 |
| Legal occupations | 1,554 | 1,614 | 1,380 | 1,451 | 100 | 96 | 47 | 41 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 7,900 | 8,114 | 6,741 | 6,866 | 742 | 804 | 271 | 302 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 2,687 | 2,736 | 2,336 | 2,402 | 164 | 160 | 128 | 117 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 6,721 | 6,748 | 5,435 | 5,455 | 673 | 670 | 497 | 496 |
| Service occupations | 22,720 | 23,133 | 17,544 | 17,817 | 3,543 | 3,656 | 972 | 983 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 2,921 | 3,092 | 1,991 | 2,121 | 758 | 766 | 102 | 127 |
| Protective service occupations | 2,847 | 2,894 | 2,197 | 2,195 | 510 | 560 | 54 | 46 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 7,279 | 7,347 | 5,854 | 5,888 | 835 | 857 | 377 | 397 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 5,185 | 5,241 | 4,094 | 4,130 | 773 | 828 | 159 | 142 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 4,488 | 4,531 | 3,407 | 3,484 | 667 | 645 | 281 | 271 |
| Sales and office occupations | 35,464 | 35,962 | 29,399 | 29,658 | 3,918 | 4,033 | 1,380 | 1,455 |
| Sales and related occupations | 15,938 | 16,433 | 13,557 | 13,881 | 1,430 | 1,507 | 676 | 721 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 19,481 | 19,529 | 15,842 | 15,777 | 2,487 | 2,526 | 705 | 733 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 14,582 | 15,348 | 12,928 | 13,582 | 1,012 | 1,086 | 261 | 277 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 991 | 976 | 885 | 882 | 53 | 50 | 21 | 15 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 8,522 | 9,145 | 7,642 | 8,158 | 572 | 643 | 87 | 106 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 5,069 | 5,226 | 4,401 | 4,542 | 387 | 394 | 153 | 155 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 17,954 | 18,041 | 14,340 | 14,418 | 2,488 | 2,552 | 674 | 632 |
| Production occupations | 9,462 | 9,378 | 7,594 | 7,526 | 1,124 | 1,160 | 501 | 457 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 8,491 | 8,664 | 6,746 | 6,892 | 1,364 | 1,393 | 173 | 175 |
| Class of worker | ||||||||
| Agriculture: | ||||||||
| Wage and salary workers | 1,242 | 1,212 | 1,141 | 1,126 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 11 |
| Self-employed workers | 964 | 955 | 934 | 922 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Unpaid family workers | 27 | 30 | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| Nonagricultural industries: | ||||||||
| Wage and salary workers | 127,463 | 129,931 | 104,812 | 106,549 | 14,253 | 14,611 | 5,550 | 5,789 |
| Government | 19,983 | 20,357 | 15,793 | 16,109 | 2,965 | 2,994 | 722 | 711 |
| Private industries | 107,480 | 109,573 | 89,019 | 90,440 | 11,287 | 11,616 | 4,428 | 5,079 |
| Private households | 779 | 812 | 628 | 674 | 103 | 92 | 23 | 23 |
| Other industries | 106,701 | 108,761 | 88,391 | 89,766 | 11,184 | 11,525 | 4,805 | 5,056 |
| Self-employed workers | 9,467 | 9,509 | 8,252 | 8,247 | 600 | 648 | 411 | 421 |
| Unpaid family workers | 90 | 93 | 74 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| Full- or part-time status* | ||||||||
| Full-time workers | 114,518 | 117,016 | 94,166 | 95,928 | 12,774 | 13,132 | 5,085 | 5,328 |
| Part-time workers | 24,734 | 24,714 | 21,073 | 21,021 | 2,135 | 2,181 | 910 | 916 |
TABLE 1.20 Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 1983–2004
| TABLE 1.20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by age and sex, selected years, 1983–2004 | ||||||||
| Age and sex | January 1983 | January 1987 | January 1991 | February 1996 | February 1998 | February 2000 | January 2002 | January 2004 |
| Note: Data exclude the incorporated and unincorporated self-employed. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 1. Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers by Age and Sex, Selected Years, 1983–2004," in Employee Tenure in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 21, 2004, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/tenure.pdf (accessed January 9, 2006) | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| 16 years and over | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 16 to 17 years | .7 | .6 | .7 | .7 | .6 | .6 | .7 | .7 |
| 18 to 19 years | .8 | .7 | .8 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .8 | .8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 25 years and over | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 25 to 34 years | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 35 to 44 years | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 45 to 54 years | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| 55 to 64 years | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 65 years and over | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Men | ||||||||
| 16 years and over | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 16 to 17 years | .7 | .6 | .7 | .6 | .6 | .6 | .8 | .7 |
| 18 to 19 years | .8 | .7 | .8 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .8 | .8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 25 years and over | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| 35 to 44 years | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 45 to 54 years | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 55 to 64 years | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| 65 years and over | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Women | ||||||||
| 16 years and over | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 16 to 17 years | .7 | .6 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .6 | .7 | .6 |
| 18 to 19 years | .8 | .7 | .8 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 25 years and over | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 35 to 44 years | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 45 to 54 years | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 55 to 64 years | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| 65 years and over | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
TABLE 1.21 Distribution of employed wage and salary workers by tenure with current employer and demographic characteristics, January 2004
| TABLE 1.21 | ||||||||||
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| Distribution of employed wage and salary workers by tenure with current employer and demographic characteristics, January 2004 | ||||||||||
| Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | Number employed (in thousands) | Percent distribution by tenure with current employer | ||||||||
| Tatal | 12 moths or less | 13 to 23 moths | 2 years | 3 to 4 years | 5 to 9 years | 10 to 14 years | 15 to 19 years | 20 years of more | ||
| *Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as their main race. | ||||||||||
| Note: Detail for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Data exclude the incorporated and unincorporated self-employed. Dash represents zero or rounds to zero. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 3. Distribution of Employed Wage and Salary Workers by Tenure with Current Employer, Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, January 2004," in Employee Tenure in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 21, 2004, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/tenure.pdf (accessed January 9, 2006) | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 121,753 | 100.0 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 9.7 |
| 16 to 19 years | 5,433 | 100.0 | 73.2 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | .3 | — | — | — |
| 20 years and over | 116,320 | 100.0 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 13,028 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 20.8 | 6.6 | .1 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 27,877 | 100.0 | 26.9 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 5.9 | .9 | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 30.314 | 100.0 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 19.1 | 25.1 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 5.0 |
| 45 to 54 years | 27,713 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 20.9 |
| 55 to 64 years | 13,983 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 26.0 |
| 65 years and over | 3,405 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 20.2 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 25.5 |
| Men | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 63,146 | 100.0 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 10.9 |
| 16 to 19 years | 2,683 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | .4 | — | — | — |
| 20 years and over | 60.462 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 11.4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 6,798 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 21.5 | 7.4 | .1 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 15,209 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 6.6 | .9 | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 15,885 | 100.0 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 25.1 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 5.6 |
| 45 to 54 years | 13,785 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 19.1 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 25.3 |
| 55 to 64 years | 7,026 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 29.7 |
| 65 years and over | 1,761 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 24.9 |
| Women | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 58,608 | 100.0 | 23.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| 16 to 19 years | 2,750 | 100.0 | 75.5 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | .3 | — | — | — |
| 20 years and over | 55,858 | 100.0 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 6,230 | 100.0 | 49.2 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 20.1 | 5.8 | .1 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 12,668 | 100.0 | 27.9 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 5.2 | .8 | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 14,429 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 20.1 | 25.0 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 4.3 |
| 45 to 54 years | 13,929 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 16.8 | 22.3 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 16.6 |
| 55 to 64 years | 6,957 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 13.6 | 20.2 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 22.2 |
| 65 years and over | 1,644 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 26.1 |
| White* | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 100,243 | 100.0 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 10.2 |
| Men | 52,758 | 100.0 | 22.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 11.5 |
| Women | 47,485 | 100.0 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 8.7 |
| Black or African American* | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 13,401 | 100.0 | 24.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 9.1 |
| Men | 6,097 | 100.0 | 23.4 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 9.8 |
| Women | 7,304 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| Asian* | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 5,131 | 100.0 | 22.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Men | 2,678 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Women | 2,453 | 100.0 | 24.3 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | ||||||||||
| 16 years and over | 16,338 | 100.0 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Men | 9,778 | 100.0 | 26.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Women | 6,560 | 100.0 | 27.6 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
TABLE 1.22 Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry, selected years, 2000–04
| TABLE 1.22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry, selected years, 2000–04 | |||
| Industry | February 2000 | January 2002 | January 2004 |
| Total, 16 years and over | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Private sector | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Agriculture and related industries | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Nonagricultural industries | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Mining | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Construction | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Manufacturing | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Durable goods manufacturing | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Primary metals and fabricated metal products | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Computers and electronic products | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Electrical equipment and appliances | 5.0 | 5.5 | 9.8 |
| Transportation equipment | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| Wood products | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Nondurable goods manufacturing | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Food manufacturing | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 5.5 | 4.6 | 8.0 |
| Textiles, apparel, and leather | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Paper and printing | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 9.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| Chemicals | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Retail trade | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Transportation and utilities | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Utilities | 11.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Information* | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Publishing, except internet | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Broadcasting, except internet | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Telecommunications | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Financial activities | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Finance | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Insurance | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Real estate | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Rental and leasing services | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Professional and business services | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Professional and technical services | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Management, administrative, and waste services* | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Administrative and support services | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Waste management and remediation services | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Education and health services | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Educational services | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Hospitals | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Health services, except hospitals | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Social assistance | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
TABLE 1.22 Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry, selected years, 2000–04 [CONTINUED]
| TABLE 1.22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by industry, selected years, 2000–04 [CONTINUED] | |||
| Industry | February 2000 | January 2002 | January 2004 |
| *Includes other industries, not shown separately. | |||
| Note: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. | |||
| SOURCE: "Table 5. Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers by Industry, Selected Years, 2000–04," in Employee Tenure in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 21, 2004, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/tenure.pdf (accessed January 9, 2006) | |||
| Industry | February 2000 | January 2002 | January 2004 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Food services and drinking places | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Other services | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Other services, except private households | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Membership associations and organizations | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Other services, private households | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Public sector | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Federal government | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| State government | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Local government | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
TABLE 1.23 Number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 38, by demographic characteristics, 1978–2002
| TABLE 1.23 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of jobs held by individuals from age 18 to age 38, by demographic characteristics, 1978–2002 | |||||
| Characteristic | Average number of jobs for persons ages 18 to 38 in 1978–2002 | ||||
| Total* | Ages 18 to 22 | Ages 23 to 27 | Ages 28 to 32 | Ages 33 to 38 | |
| *Jobs that were held in more than one of the age categories were counted in each appropriate column, but only once in the total column. | |||||
| Notes: The first two columns exclude individuals who turned age 18 before January 1,1978. The first and last columns exclude individuals who had not yet turned age 39 when interviewed in 2002. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 consists of men and women who were born in the years 1957–64 and were ages 14 to 22 when first interviewed in 1979. These individuals were ages 37 to 45 in 2002. Educational attainment is defined as of the 2002 survey. Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are included in the overall totals, are not shown separately because their representation in the survey sample is not sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable estimates. | |||||
| SOURCE: "Table 1. Number of Jobs Held by Individuals from Age 18 to Age 38 in 1978–2002 by Educational Attainment, Sex, Race, Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Age," in Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results from a Longitudinal Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 25, 2004, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf (accessed January 2, 2006) | |||||
| Total | 10.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 10.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| High school graduates, no college | 9.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 10.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 10.6 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Men | 10.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 11.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| High school graduates, no college | 10.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 10.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 10.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Women | 9.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| High school graduates, no college | 9.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 10.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 11.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| White non-Hispanic | 10.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 10.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| High school graduates, no college | 9.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 10.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 10.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 9.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 9.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| High school graduates, no college | 9.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 9.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 9.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 9.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| High school graduates, no college | 9.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Less than a bachelor's degree | 9.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 10.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
TABLE 1.24 Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2004–05
| TABLE 1.24 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2004–05 | ||||||||||
| [Numbers in thousands] | ||||||||||
| Characteristic | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Total employed | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Total employed | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | |||||
| Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | |||
| aData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. | ||||||||||
| bData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. | ||||||||||
| cThe distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders. | ||||||||||
| Notes: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 1. Union Affiliation of Employed Wage and Salary Workers by Selected Characteristics," in Union Members in 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 20, 2006, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf (accessed January 27, 2006) | ||||||||||
| Age and sex | ||||||||||
| Total, 16 years and over | 123,554 | 15,472 | 12.5 | 17,087 | 13.8 | 125,889 | 15,685 | 2.5 | 17,223 | 13.7 |
| 16 to 24 years | 19,109 | 890 | 4.7 | 1,019 | 5.3 | 19,283 | 878 | 4.6 | 1,019 | 5.3 |
| 25 years and over | 104,444 | 14,581 | 14.0 | 16,069 | 15.4 | 106,606 | 14,808 | 13.9 | 16,204 | 15.2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 28,202 | 2,982 | 10.6 | 3,316 | 11.8 | 28,450 | 3,044 | 10.7 | 3,368 | 11.8 |
| 35 to 44 years | 30,470 | 4,173 | 13.7 | 4,590 | 15.1 | 30,654 | 4,211 | 13.7 | 4,579 | 14.9 |
| 45 to 54 years | 28,039 | 4,771 | 17.0 | 5,233 | 18.7 | 28,714 | 4,731 | 16.5 | 5,158 | 18.0 |
| 55 to 64 years | 14,239 | 2,390 | 16.8 | 2,617 | 18.4 | 15,158 | 2,496 | 16.5 | 2,732 | 18.0 |
| 65 years and over | 3,495 | 264 | 7.5 | 314 | 9.0 | 3,631 | 325 | 8.9 | 366 | 10.1 |
| Men, 16 years and over | 64,145 | 8,878 | 13.8 | 9,638 | 15.0 | 65,466 | 8,870 | 13.5 | 9,597 | 14.7 |
| 16 to 24 years | 9,835 | 557 | 5.7 | 627 | 6.4 | 9,860 | 523 | 5.3 | 603 | 6.1 |
| 25 years and over | 54,310 | 8,321 | 15.3 | 9,010 | 16.6 | 55,606 | 8,347 | 15.0 | 8,994 | 16.2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 15,391 | 1,722 | 11.2 | 1,873 | 12.2 | 15,559 | 1,754 | 11.3 | 1,915 | 12.3 |
| 35 to 44 years | 16,035 | 2,449 | 15.3 | 2,658 | 16.6 | 16,196 | 2,422 | 15.0 | 2,582 | 15.9 |
| 45 to 54 years | 14,026 | 2,699 | 19.2 | 2,903 | 20.7 | 14,421 | 2,658 | 18.4 | 2,849 | 19.8 |
| 55 to 64 years | 7,117 | 1,309 | 18.4 | 1,414 | 19.9 | 7,606 | 1,346 | 17.7 | 1,458 | 19.2 |
| 65 years and over | 1,741 | 142 | 8.2 | 163 | 9.4 | 1,824 | 167 | 9.1 | 190 | 10.4 |
| Women, 16 years and over | 59,408 | 6,593 | 11.1 | 7,450 | 12.5 | 60,423 | 6,815 | 11.3 | 7,626 | 12.6 |
| 16 to 24 years | 9,274 | 333 | 3.6 | 391 | 4.2 | 9,423 | 354 | 3.8 | 417 | 4.4 |
| 25 years and over | 50,134 | 6,260 | 12.5 | 7,058 | 14.1 | 51,000 | 6,461 | 12.7 | 7,210 | 14.1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 12,811 | 1,261 | 9.8 | 1,443 | 11.3 | 12,891 | 1,290 | 10.0 | 1,454 | 11.3 |
| 35 to 44 years | 14,435 | 1,725 | 11.9 | 1,931 | 13.4 | 14,457 | 1,790 | 12.4 | 1,997 | 13.8 |
| 45 to 54 years | 14,014 | 2,072 | 14.8 | 2,330 | 16.6 | 14,293 | 2,073 | 14.5 | 2,309 | 16.2 |
| 55 to 64 years | 7,122 | 1,081 | 15.2 | 1,203 | 16.9 | 7,552 | 1,150 | 15.2 | 1,274 | 16.9 |
| 65 years and over | 1,753 | 121 | 6.9 | 151 | 8.6 | 1,806 | 158 | 8.8 | 176 | 9.8 |
| Race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex | ||||||||||
| White, 16 years and over | 101,340 | 12,381 | 12.2 | 13,657 | 13.5 | 102,967 | 12,520 | 12.2 | 3,755 | 13.4 |
| Men | 53,432 | 7,260 | 13.6 | 7,854 | 14.7 | 54,462 | 7,275 | 13.4 | 7,858 | 14.4 |
| Women | 47,908 | 5,121 | 10.7 | 5,803 | 12.1 | 48,505 | 5,245 | 10.8 | 5,897 | 12.2 |
| Black or African American, 16 years and over | 14,090 | 2,130 | 15.1 | 2,355 | 16.7 | 14,459 | 2,178 | 15.1 | 2,391 | 16.5 |
| Men | 6,409 | 1,085 | 16.9 | 1,185 | 18.5 | 6,603 | 1,062 | 16.1 | 1,166 | 17.7 |
| Women | 7,681 | 1,045 | 13.6 | 1,170 | 15.2 | 7,857 | 1,115 | 14.2 | 1,225 | 15.6 |
| Asian, 16 years and over | 5,280 | 603 | 11.4 | 670 | 12.7 | 5,479 | 614 | 11.2 | 666 | 12.2 |
| Men | 2,815 | 328 | 11.7 | 371 | 13.2 | 2,881 | 314 | 10.9 | 337 | 11.7 |
| Women | 2,465 | 275 | 11.1 | 299 | 12.1 | 2,598 | 299 | 11.5 | 329 | 12.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over | 16,533 | 1,676 | 10.1 | 1,888 | 11.4 | 17,191 | 1,793 | 10.4 | 1,981 | 11.5 |
| Men | 9,857 | 1,016 | 10.3 | 1,130 | 11.5 | 10,324 | 1,093 | 10.6 | 1,185 | 11.5 |
| Women | 6,676 | 661 | 9.9 | 758 | 11.4 | 6,866 | 700 | 10.2 | 796 | 11.6 |
| Full- or part-time statusc | ||||||||||
| Full-time workers | 101,224 | 14,029 | 13.9 | 15,463 | 15.3 | 103,560 | 14,207 | 13.7 | 15,551 | 15.0 |
| Part-time workers | 22,047 | 1,406 | 6.4 | 1,587 | 7.2 | 22,052 | 1,441 | 6.5 | 1,630 | 7.4 |
TABLE 1.25 Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry, 2004–05
| TABLE 1.25 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry, 2004–05 | ||||||||||
| [Numbers in thousands] | ||||||||||
| Occupation and industry | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Total employed | Members of Unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Total employed | Members of Unionsa | Represented by unionsb | |||||
| Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | |||
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 41,451 | 5,418 | 13.1 | 6,256 | 15.1 | 42,226 | 5,639 | 13.4 | 6,385 | 15.1 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 15,758 | 732 | 4.6 | 895 | 5.7 | 15,955 | 793 | 5.0 | 939 | 5.9 |
| Management occupations | 10,796 | 441 | 4.1 | 553 | 5.1 | 10,921 | 485 | 4.4 | 585 | 5.4 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 4,962 | 291 | 5.9 | 342 | 6.9 | 5,034 | 308 | 6.1 | 354 | 7.0 |
| Professional and related occupations | 25,693 | 4,686 | 18.2 | 5,361 | 20.9 | 26,271 | 4,845 | 18.4 | 5,447 | 20.7 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 2,962 | 128 | 4.3 | 171 | 5.8 | 3,067 | 142 | 4.6 | 172 | 5.6 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 2,597 | 209 | 8.0 | 246 | 9.5 | 2,593 | 221 | 8.5 | 259 | 10.0 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 1,204 | 106 | 8.8 | 129 | 10.7 | 1,305 | 125 | 9.6 | 140 | 10.7 |
| Community and social services occupations | 2,132 | 370 | 17.4 | 422 | 19.8 | 2,100 | 346 | 16.5 | 376 | 17.9 |
| Legal occupations | 1,216 | 75 | 6.2 | 92 | 7.6 | 1,261 | 71 | 5.6 | 83 | 6.6 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 7,636 | 2,874 | 37.6 | 3,235 | 42.4 | 7,813 | 3,006 | 38.5 | 3,354 | 42.9 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 1,894 | 162 | 8.6 | 184 | 9.7 | 1,957 | 152 | 7.8 | 171 | 8.8 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 6,052 | 762 | 12.6 | 882 | 14.6 | 6,175 | 782 | 12.7 | 892 | 14.4 |
| Service occupations | 20,724 | 2,371 | 11.4 | 2,552 | 12.3 | 21,074 | 2,446 | 11.6 | 2,659 | 12.6 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 2,791 | 290 | 10.4 | 315 | 11.3 | 2,971 | 286 | 9.6 | 317 | 10.7 |
| Protective service occupations | 2,840 | 1,059 | 37.3 | 1,118 | 39.4 | 2,843 | 1,051 | 37.0 | 1,109 | 39.0 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 7,164 | 294 | 4.1 | 337 | 4.7 | 7,361 | 316 | 4.3 | 362 | 4.9 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 4,597 | 490 | 10.7 | 529 | 11.5 | 4,525 | 504 | 11.1 | 553 | 12.2 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 3,331 | 238 | 7.1 | 254 | 7.6 | 3,373 | 288 | 8.5 | 317 | 9.4 |
| Sales and office occupations | 32,322 | 2,493 | 7.7 | 2,780 | 8.6 | 32,541 | 2,385 | 7.3 | 2,671 | 8.2 |
| Sales and related occupations | 13,527 | 488 | 3.6 | 548 | 4.1 | 13,630 | 451 | 3.3 | 519 | 3.8 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 18,795 | 2,005 | 10.7 | 2,232 | 11.9 | 18,911 | 1,934 | 10.2 | 2,152 | 11.4 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 12,081 | 2,222 | 18.4 | 2,343 | 19.4 | 12,907 | 2,129 | 16.5 | 2,238 | 17.3 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 862 | 27 | 3.1 | 34 | 3.9 | 898 | 35 | 3.9 | 38 | 4.3 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 6,680 | 1,312 | 19.6 | 1,370 | 20.5 | 7,296 | 1,283 | 17.6 | 1,348 | 18.5 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 4,540 | 883 | 19.4 | 939 | 20.7 | 4,713 | 811 | 17.2 | 851 | 18.1 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 16,976 | 2,968 | 17.5 | 3,156 | 18.6 | 17,142 | 3,086 | 18.0 | 3,271 | 19.1 |
| Production occupations | 9,085 | 1,485 | 16.3 | 1,582 | 17.4 | 9,007 | 1,539 | 17.1 | 1,617 | 17.9 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 7,891 | 1,483 | 18.8 | 1,574 | 20.0 | 8,135 | 1,547 | 19.0 | 1,655 | 20.3 |
TABLE 1.25 Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry, 2004–05 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.25 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by occupation and industry, 2004–05 (CONTINUED) | ||||||||||
| [Numbers in thousands] | ||||||||||
| Occupation and industry | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Total employed | Members of Unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Total employed | Members of Unionsa | Represented by unionsb | |||||
| Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | Total | Percent of employed | |||
| aData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. | ||||||||||
| bData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. | ||||||||||
| cIncludes other industries, not shown separately. | ||||||||||
| Notes: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 3. Union Affiliation of Employed Wage and Salary Workers by Occupation and Industry," in Union Members in 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 20, 2006, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf (accessed January 27, 2006) | ||||||||||
| Industry | ||||||||||
| Private sector | 103,584 | 8,205 | 7.9 | 8,956 | 8.6 | 105,508 | 8,255 | 7.8 | 8,962 | 8.5 |
| Agriculture and related industries | 1,023 | 23 | 2.2 | 30 | 2.9 | 1,021 | 28 | 2.7 | 30 | 3.0 |
| Nonagricultural industries | 102,560 | 8,182 | 8.0 | 8,926 | 8.7 | 104,487 | 8,227 | 7.9 | 8,931 | 8.5 |
| Mining | 496 | 57 | 11.4 | 58 | 11.7 | 600 | 48 | 8.0 | 57 | 9.5 |
| Construction | 7,550 | 1,110 | 14.7 | 1,162 | 15.4 | 8,053 | 1,057 | 13.1 | 1,111 | 13.8 |
| Manufacturing | 15,754 | 2,036 | 12.9 | 2,183 | 13.9 | 15,518 | 2,017 | 13.0 | 2,127 | 13.7 |
| Durable goods | 9,885 | 1,316 | 13.3 | 1,407 | 14.2 | 9,845 | 1,310 | 13.3 | 1,382 | 14.0 |
| Nondurable goods | 5,869 | 720 | 12.3 | 776 | 13.2 | 5,673 | 707 | 12.5 | 746 | 13.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 18,754 | 1,028 | 5.5 | 1,107 | 5.9 | 18,989 | 1,021 | 5.4 | 1,122 | 5.9 |
| Wholesale trade | 4,083 | 189 | 4.6 | 214 | 5.2 | 4,017 | 236 | 5.9 | 259 | 6.4 |
| Retail trade | 14,671 | 839 | 5.7 | 893 | 6.1 | 14,973 | 785 | 5.2 | 864 | 5.8 |
| Transportation and utilities | 4,893 | 1,218 | 24.9 | 1,287 | 26.3 | 5,212 | 1,252 | 24.0 | 1,309 | 25.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,043 | 976 | 24.2 | 1,031 | 25.5 | 4,379 | 1,024 | 23.4 | 1,071 | 24.4 |
| Utilities | 850 | 241 | 28.4 | 256 | 30.1 | 833 | 228 | 27.4 | 239 | 28.6 |
| Informationc | 3,058 | 433 | 14.2 | 470 | 15.4 | 2,934 | 398 | 13.6 | 422 | 14.4 |
| Publishing, except internet | 778 | 52 | 6.7 | 59 | 7.6 | 765 | 68 | 8.8 | 74 | 9.7 |
| Motion pictures and sound recording | 329 | 52 | 15.7 | 54 | 16.4 | 277 | 42 | 15.0 | 43 | 15.5 |
| Broadcasting, except internet | 502 | 47 | 9.3 | 53 | 10.5 | 534 | 46 | 8.6 | 48 | 9.0 |
| Telecommunications | 1,218 | 273 | 22.4 | 292 | 24.0 | 1,096 | 234 | 21.4 | 248 | 22.6 |
| Financial activities | 8,490 | 171 | 2.0 | 209 | 2.5 | 8,619 | 195 | 2.3 | 238 | 2.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 6,301 | 96 | 1.5 | 124 | 2.0 | 6,304 | 102 | 1.6 | 132 | 2.1 |
| Finance | 4,111 | 56 | 1.4 | 73 | 1.8 | 4,114 | 59 | 1.4 | 77 | 1.9 |
| Insurance | 2,191 | 40 | 1.8 | 51 | 2.3 | 2,190 | 44 | 2.0 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,188 | 76 | 3.5 | 85 | 3.9 | 2,315 | 92 | 4.0 | 107 | 4.6 |
| Professional and business services | 10,815 | 246 | 2.3 | 306 | 2.8 | 10,951 | 292 | 2.7 | 341 | 3.1 |
| Professional and technical services | 6,263 | 70 | 1.1 | 102 | 1.6 | 6,468 | 98 | 1.5 | 120 | 1.9 |
| Management, administrative, and waste services | 4,552 | 177 | 3.9 | 204 | 4.5 | 4,483 | 194 | 4.3 | 221 | 4.9 |
| Education and health services | 16,870 | 1,405 | 8.3 | 1,593 | 9.4 | 17,357 | 1,434 | 8.3 | 1,632 | 9.4 |
| Educational services | 3,243 | 421 | 13.0 | 475 | 14.6 | 3,312 | 435 | 13.1 | 511 | 15.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 13,627 | 984 | 7.2 | 1,119 | 8.2 | 14,045 | 999 | 7.1 | 1,121 | 8.0 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 10,326 | 319 | 3.1 | 368 | 3.6 | 10,658 | 333 | 3.1 | 377 | 3.5 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1,777 | 114 | 6.4 | 123 | 6.9 | 1,869 | 118 | 6.3 | 134 | 7.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 8,548 | 205 | 2.4 | 245 | 2.9 | 8,790 | 215 | 2.4 | 243 | 2.8 |
| Accommodation | 1,431 | 117 | 8.2 | 132 | 9.2 | 1,459 | 122 | 8.3 | 130 | 8.9 |
| Food services and drinking places | 7,117 | 88 | 1.2 | 112 | 1.6 | 7,331 | 93 | 1.3 | 113 | 1.5 |
| Other servicesc | 5,556 | 158 | 2.8 | 183 | 3.3 | 5,596 | 181 | 3.2 | 194 | 3.5 |
| Other services, except private households | 4,782 | 148 | 3.1 | 172 | 3.6 | 4,799 | 175 | 3.7 | 188 | 3.9 |
| Public sector | 19,970 | 7,267 | 36.4 | 8,131 | 40.7 | 20,381 | 7,430 | 36.5 | 8,262 | 40.5 |
| Federal goverment | 3,298 | 985 | 29.9 | 1,153 | 35.0 | 3,427 | 954 | 27.8 | 1,134 | 33.1 |
| State government | 5,712 | 1,751 | 30.7 | 1,961 | 34.3 | 5,874 | 1,838 | 31.3 | 2,056 | 35.0 |
| Local government | 10,961 | 4,532 | 41.3 | 5,017 | 45.8 | 11,080 | 4,638 | 41.9 | 5,071 | 45.8 |
TABLE 1.26 Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics, 2004–05
| TABLE 1.26 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics, 2004–05 | ||||||||
| Characteristic | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | |
| aData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. | ||||||||
| bData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. | ||||||||
| Notes: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 2. Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers by Union Affiliation and Selected Characteristics," in Union Members in 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 20, 2006, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf (accessed January 27, 2006) | ||||||||
| Age and sex | ||||||||
| Total, 16 years and over | $638 | $781 | $776 | $612 | $651 | $801 | $795 | $622 |
| 16 to 24 years | 390 | 498 | 494 | 385 | 397 | 502 | 502 | 392 |
| 25 years and over | 683 | 798 | 793 | 656 | 696 | 820 | 815 | 669 |
| 25 to 34 years | 604 | 724 | 717 | 590 | 610 | 735 | 729 | 595 |
| 35 to 44 years | 713 | 813 | 808 | 690 | 731 | 844 | 837 | 708 |
| 45 to 54 years | 743 | 834 | 831 | 718 | 748 | 854 | 851 | 722 |
| 55 to 64 years | 725 | 835 | 835 | 693 | 742 | 852 | 851 | 716 |
| 65 years and over | 560 | 728 | 744 | 520 | 569 | 679 | 683 | 551 |
| Men, 16 years and over | 713 | 829 | 828 | 685 | 722 | 857 | 855 | 692 |
| 16 to 24 years | 400 | 504 | 496 | 395 | 409 | 513 | 511 | 403 |
| 25 years and over | 762 | 846 | 846 | 743 | 771 | 876 | 876 | 749 |
| 25 to 34 years | 639 | 751 | 748 | 620 | 644 | 763 | 760 | 624 |
| 35 to 44 years | 804 | 868 | 865 | 787 | 822 | 921 | 918 | 800 |
| 45 to 54 years | 857 | 878 | 881 | 847 | 853 | 911 | 912 | 831 |
| 55 to 64 years | 843 | 870 | 877 | 829 | 855 | 888 | 895 | 840 |
| 65 years and over | 641 | 753 | 776 | 620 | 644 | 758 | 768 | 625 |
| Women, 16 years and over | 573 | 723 | 719 | 541 | 585 | 731 | 726 | 559 |
| 16 to 24 years | 375 | 487 | 491 | 370 | 381 | 484 | 487 | 377 |
| 25 years and over | 599 | 733 | 730 | 580 | 612 | 743 | 738 | 593 |
| 25 to 34 years | 561 | 678 | 665 | 541 | 573 | 693 | 682 | 548 |
| 35 to 44 years | 608 | 735 | 733 | 590 | 621 | 740 | 735 | 603 |
| 45 to 54 years | 625 | 758 | 755 | 604 | 644 | 760 | 758 | 619 |
| 55 to 64 years | 615 | 767 | 767 | 592 | 639 | 795 | 785 | 610 |
| 65 years and over | 478 | 687 | 733 | 455 | 492 | 610 | 599 | 480 |
| Race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex | ||||||||
| White, 16 years and over | 657 | 808 | 802 | 626 | 672 | 830 | 824 | 641 |
| Men | 732 | 855 | 854 | 704 | 743 | 884 | 884 | 714 |
| Women | 584 | 738 | 734 | 557 | 596 | 749 | 743 | 576 |
| Black or African American, 16 years and over | 525 | 656 | 651 | 507 | 520 | 656 | 653 | 500 |
| Men | 569 | 679 | 679 | 534 | 559 | 689 | 682 | 523 |
| Women | 505 | 629 | 621 | 490 | 499 | 632 | 630 | 478 |
| Asian, 16 years and over | 708 | 765 | 774 | 691 | 753 | 809 | 805 | 744 |
| Men | 802 | 775 | 786 | 809 | 825 | 819 | 817 | 827 |
| Women | 613 | 756 | 762 | 594 | 665 | 789 | 785 | 643 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over | 456 | 679 | 670 | 428 | 471 | 673 | 661 | 449 |
| Men | 480 | 697 | 690 | 455 | 489 | 713 | 704 | 473 |
| Women | 419 | 623 | 616 | 401 | 429 | 609 | 606 | 414 |
TABLE 1.27 Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry, 2004–05
| TABLE 1.27 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry, 2004–05 | ||||||||
| Occupation and industry | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | $918 | $921 | $916 | $918 | $937 | $942 | $937 | $937 |
| Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 965 | 963 | 972 | 965 | 997 | 1,015 | 1,029 | 995 |
| Management occupations | 1,052 | 1,065 | 1,074 | 1,050 | 1,083 | 1,137 | 1,146 | 1,076 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 847 | 880 | 881 | 844 | 871 | 854 | 866 | 872 |
| Professional and related occupations | 883 | 915 | 907 | 875 | 902 | 932 | 924 | 894 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 1,114 | 1,000 | 983 | 1,124 | 1,132 | 1,009 | 1,029 | 1,141 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 1,098 | 1,080 | 1,090 | 1,100 | 1,105 | 1,133 | 1,133 | 1,101 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 957 | 949 | 977 | 955 | 965 | 978 | 1,011 | 959 |
| Community and social services occupations | 707 | 827 | 817 | 666 | 725 | 880 | 865 | 693 |
| Legal occupations | 1,070 | 1,174 | 1,155 | 1,058 | 1,052 | 1,147 | 1,155 | 1,042 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 781 | 899 | 886 | 687 | 798 | 913 | 898 | 710 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 768 | 953 | 972 | 754 | 819 | 983 | 925 | 808 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 852 | 938 | 933 | 841 | 878 | 932 | 932 | 867 |
| Service occupations | 411 | 655 | 647 | 389 | 413 | 643 | 629 | 392 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 407 | 458 | 462 | 401 | 410 | 466 | 462 | 405 |
| Protective service occupations | 700 | 907 | 897 | 567 | 678 | 896 | 886 | 568 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 360 | 445 | 435 | 355 | 356 | 439 | 442 | 350 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 385 | 515 | 513 | 368 | 394 | 528 | 518 | 378 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 402 | 522 | 518 | 394 | 409 | 558 | 549 | 397 |
| Sales and office occupations | 558 | 662 | 658 | 545 | 575 | 681 | 675 | 562 |
| Sales and related occupations | 604 | 576 | 577 | 606 | 622 | 623 | 625 | 622 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 535 | 676 | 671 | 519 | 550 | 689 | 682 | 528 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 621 | 867 | 858 | 581 | 623 | 910 | 903 | 585 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 356 | c | c | 352 | 372 | c | c | 369 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 604 | 861 | 852 | 555 | 604 | 913 | 903 | 554 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 704 | 886 | 880 | 662 | 705 | 915 | 913 | 666 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 523 | 687 | 681 | 498 | 540 | 709 | 704 | 510 |
| Production occupations | 526 | 681 | 674 | 503 | 538 | 698 | 693 | 511 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 520 | 695 | 689 | 491 | 543 | 721 | 717 | 508 |
| Industry | ||||||||
| Private sector | $615 | $739 | $734 | $604 | $625 | $757 | $752 | $615 |
| Agriculture and related industries | 403 | c | c | 402 | 402 | c | c | 402 |
| Nonagricultural industries | 617 | 740 | 735 | 606 | 629 | 758 | 753 | 617 |
| Mining | 874 | 905 | 911 | 865 | 885 | c | 989 | 870 |
| Construction | 618 | 893 | 884 | 588 | 619 | 933 | 926 | 590 |
| Manufacturing | 662 | 694 | 692 | 654 | 676 | 722 | 719 | 667 |
| Durable goods | 691 | 707 | 706 | 687 | 704 | 751 | 747 | 695 |
| Nondurable goods | 611 | 670 | 662 | 602 | 624 | 676 | 672 | 618 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 550 | 596 | 590 | 547 | 566 | 615 | 610 | 562 |
| Wholesale trade | 677 | 722 | 709 | 674 | 692 | 678 | 676 | 694 |
| Retail trade | 509 | 567 | 560 | 507 | 515 | 590 | 585 | 513 |
| Transportation and utilities | 711 | 854 | 850 | 662 | 726 | 864 | 860 | 676 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 668 | 819 | 814 | 619 | 688 | 829 | 827 | 640 |
| Utilities | 957 | 979 | 978 | 948 | 941 | 960 | 954 | 931 |
| Informationd | 828 | 893 | 887 | 808 | 832 | 931 | 925 | 810 |
| Publishing, except internet | 720 | 844 | 829 | 710 | 755 | 860 | 867 | 740 |
| Motion pictures and sound recording | 805 | c | c | 762 | 751 | c | c | 691 |
| Broadcasting, except internet | 763 | c | c | 749 | 749 | c | c | 738 |
| Telecommunications | 918 | 910 | 897 | 929 | 927 | 937 | 935 | 923 |
TABLE 1.27 Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry, 2004–05 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.27 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry, 2004–05 (CONTINUED) | ||||||||
| Occupation and industry | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | Total | Members of unionsa | Represented by unionsb | Nonunion | |
| aData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. | ||||||||
| bData refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. | ||||||||
| cData not shown where base is less than 50,000. | ||||||||
| dIncludes other industries, not shown separately. | ||||||||
| Notes: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 4. Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers by Union Affiliation, Occupation, and Industry," in Union Members in 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 20, 2006, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf (accessed January 27, 2006) | ||||||||
| Financial activities | 706 | 657 | 649 | 708 | 741 | 698 | 696 | 743 |
| Finance and insurance | 738 | 636 | 629 | 740 | 765 | 692 | 696 | 767 |
| Finance | 735 | 606 | 616 | 737 | 765 | 650 | 667 | 768 |
| Insurance | 743 | c | c | 744 | 764 | c | 729 | 766 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 615 | 677 | 670 | 613 | 653 | 711 | 696 | 649 |
| Professional and business services | 709 | 679 | 694 | 710 | 739 | 663 | 673 | 743 |
| Professional and technical services | 927 | 940 | 937 | 927 | 961 | 770 | 858 | 963 |
| Management, administrative, and waste services | 478 | 607 | 606 | 470 | 488 | 586 | 578 | 485 |
| Education and health services | 613 | 717 | 728 | 603 | 627 | 731 | 736 | 617 |
| Educational services | 716 | 828 | 831 | 679 | 737 | 818 | 809 | 718 |
| Health care and social assistance | 595 | 656 | 671 | 588 | 607 | 684 | 692 | 601 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 407 | 518 | 508 | 402 | 409 | 513 | 510 | 405 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 523 | 677 | 662 | 513 | 521 | 652 | 618 | 515 |
| Accommodation and food services | 391 | 477 | 473 | 387 | 388 | 487 | 486 | 384 |
| Accommodation | 432 | 481 | 490 | 422 | 455 | 515 | 510 | 438 |
| Food services and drinking places | 378 | 467 | 422 | 377 | 372 | 400 | 406 | 372 |
| Other servicesd | 528 | 749 | 750 | 521 | 535 | 694 | 698 | 524 |
| Other services, except private households | 560 | 764 | 764 | 551 | 579 | 698 | 701 | 572 |
| Public sector | 751 | 832 | 827 | 683 | 758 | 850 | 842 | 692 |
| Federal goverment | 856 | 840 | 848 | 869 | 882 | 873 | 879 | 887 |
| State government | 725 | 788 | 781 | 681 | 733 | 802 | 798 | 684 |
| Local government | 731 | 844 | 834 | 627 | 738 | 858 | 844 | 633 |
TABLE 1.28 Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004
| TABLE 1.28 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 | |||||||
| Industryb | NAICS codec | 2004 Annual average employmentd (thousands) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||
| Total | Cases with days away from worke | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||||
| Private industryf | 107,551.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| Goods producingf | 22,655.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| Natural resources and miningf,g | 1,481.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingf | 11 | 961.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Crop productionf | 111 | 429.8 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Animal productionf | 112 | 141.1 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| Support activities for agriculture and forestry | 115 | 309.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Miningg | 21 | 519.9 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.5 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 211 | 121.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .9 | .3 | 1.4 |
| Mining (except oil and gas)h | 212 | 204.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .7 | 1.4 |
| Support activities for mining | 213 | 194.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .7 | 1.7 |
| Construction | 6,916.4 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .9 | 3.0 | |
| Construction | 23 | 6,916.4 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .9 | 3.0 |
| Construction of buildings | 236 | 1,618.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .7 | 2.7 |
| Heavy and civil engineering construction | 237 | 895.0 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Specialty trade contractors | 238 | 4,402.9 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Manufacturing | 14,257.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | 14,257.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Food manufacturing | 311 | 1,490.4 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 312 | 193.7 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Textile mills | 313 | 237.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Textile product mills | 314 | 176.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Apparel manufacturing | 315 | 284.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.7 |
| Leather and allied product manufacturing | 316 | 42.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Wood product manufacturing | 321 | 548.0 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
| Paper manufacturing | 322 | 493.3 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Printing and related support activities | 323 | 658.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 324 | 112.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | 1.2 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 325 | 881.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 326 | 803.7 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 327 | 498.5 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 331 | 466.0 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 332 | 1,488.7 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 333 | 1,136.8 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 334 | 1,314.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | 1.1 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 335 | 443.8 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 336 | 1,763.4 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 337 | 568.5 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 339 | 653.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Service providing | 84,896.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .9 | 2.1 | |
| Trade, transportation, and utilitiesi | 25,273.3 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Wholesale trade | 42 | 5,642.5 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 423 | 2,942.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.9 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 424 | 2,000.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | 425 | 700.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.3 |
| Retail trade | 44-45 | 15,060.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 441 | 1,901.3 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .7 | 3.0 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 442 | 563.8 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 443 | 521.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .9 | — | 1.6 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 444 | 1,234.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Food and beverage stores | 445 | 2,818.3 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Health and personal care stores | 446 | 940.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 1.2 |
| Gasoline stations | 447 | 872.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.9 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 448 | 1,367.6 | 2.6 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 1.6 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores | 451 | 646.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 2.6 |
| General merchandise stores | 452 | 2,851.3 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 453 | 918.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 1.6 |
| Nonstore retailers | 454 | 424.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
TABLE 1.28 Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.28 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 (CONTINUED) | |||||||
| Industryb | NAICS codec | 2004 Annual average employmentd (thousands) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||
| Total | Cases with days away from worke | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||||
| Transportation and warehousingi | 48-49 | 4,006.2 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Air transportation | 481 | 513.2 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rail transportationi | 482 | — | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .2 | .7 |
| Water transportation | 483 | 55.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .8 | 1.8 |
| Truck transportation | 484 | 1,350.8 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 485 | 378.4 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .8 | 2.5 |
| Pipeline transportation | 486 | 37.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.1 |
| Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 487 | 27.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Support activities for transportation | 488 | 530.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Couriers and messengers | 492 | 557.5 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| Warehousing and storage | 493 | 555.8 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Utilities | 22 | 563.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Utilities | 221 | 563.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Information | 3,099.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .8 | .4 | .9 | |
| Information | 51 | 3,099.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .8 | .4 | .9 |
| Publishing industries (except internet) | 511 | 907.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 1.0 |
| Motion picture and sound recording industries | 512 | 380.3 | — | — | .7 | .2 | — |
| Broadcasting (except internet) | 515 | 323.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | 1.1 |
| Internet publishing and broadcasting | 516 | 29.3 | 2.4 | .7 | .5 | — | 1.7 |
| Telecommunications | 517 | 1,027.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .4 | .8 |
| Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services | 518 | 382.5 | .8 | .3 | .2 | .1 | .5 |
| Other information services | 519 | 49.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | .6 |
| Financial activities | 7,890.8 | 1.6 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .9 | |
| Finance and insurance | 52 | 5,813.3 | .9 | .3 | .2 | .1 | .6 |
| Monetary authorities—central bank | 521 | 21.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | .7 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 522 | 2,813.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .6 |
| Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | 523 | 765.2 | .3 | .1 | .1 | i | .2 |
| Insurance earners and related activities | 524 | 2,127.9 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .7 |
| Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles | 525 | 85.5 | .6 | .3 | .2 | — | .3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 53 | 2,077.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.8 |
| Real estate | 531 | 1,410.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.6 |
| Rental and leasing services | 532 | 641.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Professional and business services | 16,294.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 1.1 | |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 54 | 6,768.9 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .8 |
| Professional,scientific, and technical services | 541 | 6,768.9 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 55 | 1,696.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | .7 | — | 1.2 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 56 | 7,829.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Administrative and support services | 561 | 7,503.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.4 |
| Waste management and remediation services | 562 | 325.8 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Education and health services | 16,085.0 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | |
| Educational services | 61 | 2,079.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | 1.5 |
| Educational services | 611 | 2,079.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | 1.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 62 | 14,005.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Ambulatory health care services | 621 | 4,937.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 2.0 |
| Hospitals | 622 | 4,246.7 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | 2,810.2 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Social assistance | 624 | 2,011.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.8 |
TABLE 1.28 Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.28 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence ratesa of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 (CONTINUED) | |||||||
| Industryb | NAICS codec | 2004 Annual average employmentd (thousands) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||
| Total | Cases with days away from worke | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||||
| aThe incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) × 200,000, where N=number of injuries and illnesses; EH =total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; 200,000=base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | |||||||
| bTotals include data for industries not shown separately. | |||||||
| cNorth American Industry Classification System—United States, 2002 | |||||||
| dEmployment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. | |||||||
| eDays-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. | |||||||
| fExcludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | |||||||
| gData for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System—United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||||
| hData for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. | |||||||
| These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||||
| iData for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | |||||||
| jIncidence rate less than 0.05. | |||||||
| Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available. | |||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 1. Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by Selected Industries and Case Types, 2004," in Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 17, 2005, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf (accessed January 10, 2006) | |||||||
| Leisure and hospitality | 12,467.6 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .8 | 2.8 | |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 71 | 1,852.9 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries | 711 | 380.5 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .7 | 3.3 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 712 | 116.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries | 713 | 1,355.4 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 72 | 10,614.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .6 | 2.8 |
| Accommodation | 721 | 1,785.0 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Food services and drinking places | 722 | 8,829.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .4 | 2.8 |
| Other services | 3,785.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.6 | |
| Other services, except public administration | 81 | 3,785.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.6 |
| Repair and maintenance | 811 | 1,222.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .5 | 2.0 |
| Personal and laundry services | 812 | 1,266.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 813 | 1,297.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 1.6 |
TABLE 1.29 Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1999–2004
| TABLE 1.29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1999–2004 | ||||
| Event or exposurea | Fatalities | |||
| 1999–2003 average | 2003b | 2004 | ||
| Number | Number | Percent | ||
| Total | 5,800 | 5,575 | 5,703 | 100 |
| Transportation incidents | 2,493 | 2,364 | 2,460 | 43 |
| Highway | 1,399 | 1,353 | 1,374 | 24 |
| Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment | 684 | 648 | 687 | 12 |
| Moving in same direction | 139 | 135 | 145 | 3 |
| Moving in opposite directions, oncoming | 248 | 269 | 270 | 5 |
| Moving in intersection | 145 | 124 | 144 | 3 |
| Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment in roadway | 27 | 17 | 27 | c |
| Vehicle struck stationary object, equipment on side of road | 289 | 327 | 314 | 6 |
| Noncollision | 356 | 321 | 316 | 6 |
| Jack-knifed or overturned-no collision | 293 | 252 | 257 | 5 |
| Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises) | 349 | 347 | 335 | 6 |
| Overturned | 185 | 186 | 181 | 3 |
| Worker struck by a vehicle | 365 | 337 | 377 | 7 |
| Rail vehicle | 59 | 43 | 50 | 1 |
| Water vehicle | 83 | 69 | 90 | 2 |
| Aircraft | 232 | 211 | 230 | 4 |
| Assaults and violent acts | 898 | 902 | 795 | 14 |
| Homicides | 642 | 632 | 551 | 10 |
| Shooting | 501 | 487 | 416 | 7 |
| Stabbing | 60 | 58 | 66 | 1 |
| Self-inflicted injuries | 217 | 218 | 200 | 4 |
| Contact with objects and equipment | 957 | 913 | 1,004 | 18 |
| Struck by object | 549 | 531 | 596 | 10 |
| Struck by falling object | 337 | 324 | 370 | 6 |
| Struck by flying object | 54 | 57 | 42 | 1 |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 266 | 238 | 270 | 5 |
| Caught in running equipment or machinery | 139 | 123 | 142 | 2 |
| Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials | 123 | 126 | 117 | 2 |
| Falls | 736 | 696 | 815 | 14 |
| Fall to lower level | 647 | 604 | 732 | 13 |
| Fall from ladder | 114 | 114 | 133 | 2 |
| Fall from roof | 147 | 128 | 178 | 3 |
| Fall from scaffold, staging | 88 | 85 | 89 | 2 |
| Fall on same level | 69 | 71 | 61 | 1 |
TABLE 1.29 Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1999–2004 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1999–2004 (CONTINUED) | ||||
| Event or exposurea | Fatalities | |||
| 1999–2003 average | 2003b | 2004 | ||
| Number | Number | Percent | ||
| aBased on the 1992 Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. | ||||
| bThe BLS news release issued September 22, 2004, reported a total of 5,559 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2003. Since then, an additional 16 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total job-related fatality count for 2003 to 5,575. | ||||
| cLess than or equal to 0.5 percent. | ||||
| Note: Totals for 2004 are preliminary. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. The average count excludes fatalities from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. | ||||
| SOURCE: "Table 1. Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, 1999–2004," in National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 25, 2005, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf (accessed January 10, 2006) | ||||
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 508 | 486 | 459 | 8 |
| Contact with electric current | 271 | 246 | 253 | 4 |
| Contact with overhead power lines | 121 | 107 | 123 | 2 |
| Contact with temperature extremes | 43 | 42 | 27 | c |
| Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances | 105 | 122 | 114 | 2 |
| Inhalation of substance | 53 | 65 | 52 | 1 |
| Oxygen deficiency | 86 | 73 | 63 | 1 |
| Drowning, submersion | 64 | 52 | 49 | 1 |
| Fires and explosions | 189 | 198 | 159 | 3 |
FIGURE 1.1 Selected occupations with high fatality, retes, 2004
TABLE 1.30 Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2004
| TABLE 1.30 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2004 | ||||||
| Industrya | Fatalities | Selected event or exposureb (percent of total for industry) | ||||
| Number | Percent | Highwayc | Homicides | Falls | Struck by object | |
| Total | 5,703 | 100 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Private industry | 5,177 | 91 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 11 |
| Goods producing | 2,494 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
| Natural resources and mining | 811 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Agricultur, forestry, fishing and hunting | 659 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| Crop production | 317 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| Animal production | 141 | 2 | 15 | — | 11 | 10 |
| Forestry and logging | 106 | 2 | 17 | — | 3 | 60 |
| Fishing, hunting and trapping | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Agriculture and forestry support activities | 45 | 1 | 16 | — | — | 11 |
| Miningd | 152 | 3 | 24 | — | 9 | 16 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 29 | 1 | 34 | — | — | 21 |
| Mining, except oil and gas | 51 | 1 | 10 | — | 10 | 14 |
| Support activities for mining | 71 | 1 | 30 | — | 10 | 15 |
| Construction | 1,224 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 12 |
| Construction | 1,224 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 12 |
| Construction of buildings | 224 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 13 |
| Heavy and civil engineering construction | 219 | 4 | 17 | — | 8 | 21 |
| Specialty trade contractors | 752 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 9 |
| Manufacturing | 459 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 459 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| Food manufacturing | 65 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | — |
| Wood product manufacturing | 49 | 1 | 8 | — | 8 | 14 |
| Paper manufacturing | 19 | e | — | — | — | — |
| Chemical manufacturing | 31 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 25 | e | — | — | — | 12 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 54 | 1 | 35 | — | 9 | 9 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 28 | e | — | — | 14 | 32 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 57 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 25 | e | 24 | — | 12 | 28 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 33 | 1 | 12 | — | 15 | 21 |
| Service providing | 2,683 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 1,455 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
| Wholesale trade | 203 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 99 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 95 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Retail trade | 372 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 75 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| Building material and garden supply stores | 39 | 1 | 26 | — | 15 | — |
| Food and beverage stores | 83 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 7 | — |
| Health and personal care stores | 17 | e | 24 | 47 | 18 | — |
| Gasoline stations | 44 | 1 | 7 | 84 | — | — |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores | 15 | e | — | 53 | — | — |
| General merchandise stores | 26 | e | — | 19 | 46 | — |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 28 | e | 25 | 43 | — | — |
| Nonstore retailers | 15 | e | 47 | — | — | — |
| Transportation and warehousing | 829 | 15 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Air transportation | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rail transportation | 19 | e | — | — | — | — |
| Water transportation | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Truck transportation | 508 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 75 | 1 | 37 | 49 | — | — |
| Support activities for transportation | 80 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Couriers and messengers | 25 | e | 76 | — | — | — |
| Warehousing and storage | 21 | e | — | — | 38 | — |
| Utilities | 51 | 1 | 16 | — | 18 | 8 |
| Information | 54 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 6 | — |
| Information | 54 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 6 | — |
| Publishing industries, except Internet | 33 | 1 | 64 | 9 | — | — |
| Financial activities | 115 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| Finance and insurance | 46 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 9 | — |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 26 | e | 27 | 50 | — | — |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 69 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| Real estate | 45 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 22 | — |
| Rental and leasing services | 24 | e | 38 | 12 | — | — |
TABLE 1.30 Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2004 (CONTINUED)
| TABLE 1.30 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2004 (CONTINUED) | ||||||
| Industrya | Fatalities | Selected event or exposureb (percent of total for industry) | ||||
| Number | Percent | Highwayc | Homicides | Falls | Struck by object | |
| aBased on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. | ||||||
| bThe figure shown is the percent of the total fatalities for that industry group. | ||||||
| c"Highway" includes deaths to vehicle occupants resulting from traffic incidents that occur on the public roadway, shoulder, or surrounding area. It excludes incidents occurring entirely off the roadway, such as in parking lots and on farms; incidents involving trains; and deaths to pedestrians or other nonpassengers. | ||||||
| dIncludes fatalities at all establishments categorized as mining (Sector 21) in the North American Industy Classification System, 2002, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction. | ||||||
| eLess than or equal to 0.5 percent. | ||||||
| fIncludes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. | ||||||
| Note: Totals for 2004 are preliminary. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. There were 5 fatalities for which there was insufficient information to determine a specific industry classification, although a distinction between private and government was made for each. | ||||||
| SOURCE: "Table 2. Fatal Occupational Injuries by Industry and Selected Event or Exposure, 2004," in National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2004, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 25, 2005, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf (accessed January 10, 2006) | ||||||
| Professional and business services | 448 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 11 |
| Professional and technical services | 76 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 11 | — |
| Professional and technical services | 76 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 11 | — |
| Administrative and waste services | 370 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 13 |
| Administrative and support services | 292 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 13 |
| Waste management and remediation services | 78 | 1 | 40 | — | 5 | 12 |
| Educational and health services | 157 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | — |
| Educational services | 44 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Educational services | 44 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Health care and social assistance | 113 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 8 | — |
| Ambulatory health care services | 53 | 1 | 26 | 15 | — | — |
| Hospitals | 29 | 1 | 31 | — | 10 | — |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 16 | e | 38 | 19 | 19 | — |
| Leisure and hospitality | 245 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 99 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Performingn arts and spectator sports | 50 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Amusements, gambling, and recreation | 45 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 146 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 3 |
| Accommodation | 29 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 17 | — |
| Food services and drinking places | 117 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 3 |
| Other services, except public administration | 204 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| Other services, except public administration | 204 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| Repair and maintenance | 114 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| Personal and laundry services | 37 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 11 | — |
| Membership associations and organizations | 43 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 23 | — |
| Governmentf | 526 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| Federal government | 111 | 2 | 30 | — | 7 | 6 |
| Public administration | 84 | 1 | 25 | — | 5 | 5 |
| National security and international affaires | 70 | 1 | 21 | — | 6 | 4 |
| State government | 100 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Public administration | 38 | 1 | 37 | 13 | — | — |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 21 | e | 43 | 19 | — | — |
| Local government | 310 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 |
| Public administration | 195 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 164 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
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