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Union Membership and Coverage Database from the CPS
(Documentation)
The
Union Membership and Coverage Database,
available at www.unionstats.com, is an Internet data resource
providing private and public sector labor union membership, coverage, and density
estimates compiled from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly household
survey, using BLS
methods. Economy-wide estimates are
provided beginning in 1973; estimates by state, detailed industry, and detailed
occupation begin in 1983; and estimates by metropolitan area begin in
1986. The Database, constructed
by Barry Hirsch (Georgia State University) and David Macpherson (Florida State
University), is updated annually.
Use of figures from the Database requires citation.
A
description of the Database is provided in the paper
below, available in pdf.
Barry T.
Hirsch and David A. Macpherson, "Union
Membership and Coverage Database from the Current Population Survey: Note," Industrial
and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 2003, pp. 349-54. (in
pdf)
Union data compilations from the 2007 CPS posted February 8, 2008
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Note: CPS sample sizes (denoted by "Obs" in tables) are very small for some cells. Use with caution.
CPS Documentation
Files and Links:
CPS Metropolitan Area Classifications (May 2004 to present)
CPS
Metropolitan Area Classifications (September 1995 to April 2004)
CPS
Metropolitan Area Classifications (October 1985 to May 1995)
CPS Industry Classifications (beginning 2003)
CPS
Industry Classifications (1992-2002)
CPS Industry Classifications (1983-91)
CPS Occupation Classifications (beginning 2003)
CPS
Occupation Classifications (1992-2002)
CPS Occupation Classifications
(1983-91)
Summary of 1980/90
Ind/Occ
Changes; Program to Create Time-Consistent Ind/Occ Codes
Pareto Estimates
of Mean Earnings Above CPS Weekly Earnings Top-Code Caps
Additional
Labor Union Databases:
State Union Density in the U.S., 1964-2007 (from Monthly Labor Review, nonagricultural employment)
Data Appendix (Excel file) to accompany Hirsch paper in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter 2008
Author home pages and e-mail:
Barry
Hirsch home page
Hirsch
e-mail
David Macpherson home page Macpherson e-mail
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