Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1986 (details in table note)
Code Metropolitan Area Sector Obs Employment Members Covered %Mem %Cov
CMSAs (sorted by CPS size code):
7 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Total 5,820 1,950,450 311,734 340,137 16.0 17.4
Private 5,091 1,701,279 180,334 197,058 10.6 11.6
Public 729 249,171 131,400 143,079 52.7 57.4
Priv Const 247 82,858 17,053 17,442 20.6 21.1
Priv Manuf 1,388 461,831 66,699 71,165 14.4 15.4
30 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY Total 888 480,146 159,823 164,881 33.3 34.3
Private 730 395,849 106,428 108,082 26.9 27.3
Public 158 84,297 53,395 56,800 63.3 67.4
Priv Const 34 18,848 6,808 6,808 36.1 36.1
Priv Manuf 203 111,434 56,648 57,718 50.8 51.8
3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Total 5,179 3,373,798 746,955 810,262 22.1 24.0
Private 4,530 2,951,557 541,796 575,024 18.4 19.5
Public 649 422,241 205,158 235,238 48.6 55.7
Priv Const 214 140,118 75,615 76,142 54.0 54.3
Priv Manuf 1,196 783,362 212,757 223,719 27.2 28.6
22 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,214 695,955 131,119 141,565 18.8 20.3
Private 1,040 597,224 92,726 97,737 15.5 16.4
Public 174 98,732 38,393 43,828 38.9 44.4
Priv Const 38 21,734 6,245 6,245 28.7 28.7
Priv Manuf 323 184,057 52,377 55,049 28.5 29.9
11 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Total 1,984 1,119,761 254,865 282,922 22.8 25.3
Private 1,682 948,628 171,435 181,238 18.1 19.1
Public 302 171,132 83,430 101,684 48.8 59.4
Priv Const 74 42,316 16,202 16,202 38.3 38.3
Priv Manuf 505 284,944 86,906 91,069 30.5 32.0
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,055 1,725,852 140,587 177,304 8.1 10.3
Private 1,813 1,523,660 105,559 129,862 6.9 8.5
Public 242 202,192 35,029 47,443 17.3 23.5
Priv Const 137 121,251 6,263 6,263 5.2 5.2
Priv Manuf 407 347,452 50,106 60,440 14.4 17.4
21 Denver-Boulder, CO Total 1,234 865,470 109,367 126,455 12.6 14.6
Private 1,036 730,073 79,859 89,357 10.9 12.2
Public 198 135,397 29,509 37,099 21.8 27.4
Priv Const 71 51,339 10,924 10,924 21.3 21.3
Priv Manuf 159 112,404 13,594 18,731 12.1 16.7
6 Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Total 3,816 1,921,478 567,620 612,309 29.5 31.9
Private 3,275 1,651,435 406,162 436,619 24.6 26.4
Public 541 270,043 161,458 175,690 59.8 65.1
Priv Const 152 79,357 28,920 28,920 36.4 36.4
Priv Manuf 1,098 555,776 238,593 248,767 42.9 44.8
36 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Total 848 536,572 99,164 109,544 18.5 20.4
Private 732 462,793 51,400 58,543 11.1 12.6
Public 116 73,779 47,764 51,001 64.7 69.1
Priv Const 33 21,979 6,074 6,725 27.6 30.6
Priv Manuf 213 135,720 25,752 31,590 19.0 23.3
8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,816 1,542,234 121,076 153,451 7.9 9.9
Private 1,580 1,342,081 84,051 100,876 6.3 7.5
Public 236 200,153 37,024 52,575 18.5 26.3
Priv Const 111 95,010 8,915 8,915 9.4 9.4
Priv Manuf 235 197,984 32,672 36,155 16.5 18.3
2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Total 7,869 5,508,637 1,039,287 1,235,590 18.9 22.4
Private 6,829 4,789,585 693,032 793,932 14.5 16.6
Public 1,040 719,052 346,255 441,658 48.2 61.4
Priv Const 353 272,836 64,392 71,653 23.6 26.3
Priv Manuf 1,958 1,385,655 249,007 278,222 18.0 20.1
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 1,871 1,186,661 116,608 136,434 9.8 11.5
Private 1,603 1,024,966 56,776 65,257 5.5 6.4
Public 268 161,695 59,833 71,177 37.0 44.0
Priv Const 108 75,319 7,519 7,519 10.0 10.0
Priv Manuf 217 141,377 10,483 11,110 7.4 7.9
24 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 934 728,367 173,602 183,035 23.8 25.1
Private 800 623,504 113,849 119,419 18.3 19.2
Public 134 104,863 59,753 63,615 57.0 60.7
Priv Const 24 18,589 8,932 8,932 48.0 48.0
Priv Manuf 267 211,738 63,299 66,465 29.9 31.4
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Total 14,090 7,335,540 2,052,434 2,215,110 28.0 30.2
Private 11,798 6,134,275 1,244,023 1,354,385 20.3 22.1
Public 2,292 1,201,264 808,412 860,725 67.3 71.7
Priv Const 609 318,643 121,890 124,924 38.3 39.2
Priv Manuf 2,736 1,408,563 343,858 377,256 24.4 26.8
4 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,550 2,467,737 538,557 610,888 21.8 24.8
Private 4,723 2,096,039 346,035 388,980 16.5 18.6
Public 827 371,698 192,523 221,908 51.8 59.7
Priv Const 295 136,701 40,742 45,710 29.8 33.4
Priv Manuf 1,174 513,117 152,942 163,520 29.8 31.9
13 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Total 1,377 837,748 197,239 211,068 23.5 25.2
Private 1,201 731,773 137,500 143,601 18.8 19.6
Public 176 105,975 59,739 67,467 56.4 63.7
Priv Const 63 38,628 13,924 14,568 36.0 37.7
Priv Manuf 234 142,788 56,130 57,389 39.3 40.2
26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA Total 888 589,889 118,888 139,713 20.2 23.7
Private 750 497,789 75,146 82,719 15.1 16.6
Public 138 92,100 43,741 56,994 47.5 61.9
Priv Const 28 20,732 2,056 3,397 9.9 16.4
Priv Manuf 163 111,185 24,965 26,274 22.5 23.6
34 Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA Total 2,061 527,385 115,106 121,095 21.8 23.0
Private 1,750 448,549 61,052 64,647 13.6 14.4
Public 311 78,836 54,054 56,447 68.6 71.6
Priv Const 92 24,205 7,279 7,792 30.1 32.2
Priv Manuf 630 165,032 28,424 29,968 17.2 18.2
14 St. Louis, MO-IL Total 1,354 1,008,651 251,387 270,250 24.9 26.8
Private 1,181 885,774 217,045 227,842 24.5 25.7
Public 173 122,877 34,342 42,408 27.9 34.5
Priv Const 68 51,589 28,330 29,026 54.9 56.3
Priv Manuf 278 207,769 86,289 87,950 41.5 42.3
5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,905 2,667,707 586,871 635,492 22.0 23.8
Private 2,461 2,259,917 412,386 437,669 18.2 19.4
Public 444 407,790 174,485 197,823 42.8 48.5
Priv Const 149 139,884 72,416 72,416 51.8 51.8
Priv Manuf 633 585,509 98,143 101,856 16.8 17.4
18 Seattle-Tacoma, WA Total 1,064 1,000,020 278,606 325,215 27.9 32.5
Private 886 835,207 192,852 230,582 23.1 27.6
Public 178 164,813 85,754 94,633 52.0 57.4
Priv Const 45 42,775 11,240 14,458 26.3 33.8
Priv Manuf 202 194,257 79,054 92,102 40.7 47.4
9 Washington, DC-MD-VA Total 3,967 1,886,616 226,083 288,137 12.0 15.3
Private 2,662 1,297,672 113,335 139,422 8.7 10.7
Public 1,305 588,944 112,748 148,715 19.1 25.3
Priv Const 160 87,095 14,512 16,832 16.7 19.3
Priv Manuf 205 113,434 8,306 10,884 7.3 9.6
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH, PMSA Total 445 250,421 59,215 62,638 23.6 25.0
Private 378 212,876 40,390 41,506 19.0 19.5
Public 67 37,545 18,825 21,131 50.1 56.3
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY  MSA Total 659 361,936 105,954 116,767 29.3 32.3
Private 463 254,672 35,369 39,427 13.9 15.5
Public 196 107,264 70,585 77,340 65.8 72.1
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 802 228,488 26,633 31,208 11.7 13.7
Private 626 178,650 12,967 14,700 7.3 8.2
Public 176 49,838 13,666 16,508 27.4 33.1
240 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ  MSA Total 371 223,900 56,682 60,968 25.3 27.2
Private 329 199,112 43,762 45,581 22.0 22.9
Public 42 24,788 12,920 15,387 52.1 62.1
280 Altoona, PA  MSA Total 127 76,177 20,431 21,076 26.8 27.7
Private 110 66,198 15,796 16,441 23.9 24.8
Public 17 9,979 4,635 4,635 46.4 46.4
360 Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA  PMSA Total 1,105 1,041,672 134,800 162,772 12.9 15.6
Private 982 927,660 82,574 100,445 8.9 10.8
Public 123 114,012 52,225 62,327 45.8 54.7
380 Anchorage, AK  MSA Total 1,516 98,464 21,822 24,906 22.2 25.3
Private 1,144 74,118 9,188 10,935 12.4 14.8
Public 372 24,347 12,634 13,971 51.9 57.4
400 Anderson, IN  MSA Total 128 104,578 32,423 32,423 31.0 31.0
Private 117 95,812 29,234 29,234 30.5 30.5
Public 11 8,766 3,189 3,189 36.4 36.4
405 Anderson, SC  MSA Total 130 75,453 2,434 2,434 3.2 3.2
Private 124 71,796 2,434 2,434 3.4 3.4
Public 6 3,657 0 0 0.0 0.0
440 Ann Arbor, MI  PMSA Total 195 97,369 20,775 21,810 21.3 22.4
Private 135 66,929 8,125 9,160 12.1 13.7
Public 60 30,440 12,650 12,650 41.6 41.6
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenaht, WI  MSA Total 209 161,858 36,578 37,310 22.6 23.1
Private 186 144,258 27,394 27,394 19.0 19.0
Public 23 17,600 9,184 9,916 52.2 56.3
480 Asheville, NC  MSA Total 201 74,037 3,430 4,118 4.6 5.6
Private 170 62,835 2,406 2,705 3.8 4.3
Public 31 11,202 1,024 1,413 9.1 12.6
520 Atlanta, GA  MSA Total 1,083 1,273,401 106,239 131,864 8.3 10.4
Private 952 1,119,729 88,398 107,755 7.9 9.6
Public 131 153,672 17,842 24,109 11.6 15.7
600 Augusta, GA-SC  MSA Total 205 170,488 15,769 26,297 9.2 15.4
Private 166 134,615 13,417 14,938 10.0 11.1
Public 39 35,873 2,352 11,359 6.6 31.7
620 Aurora-Elgin, IL  PMSA Total 240 152,151 29,217 29,217 19.2 19.2
Private 206 131,106 19,987 19,987 15.2 15.2
Public 34 21,046 9,230 9,230 43.9 43.9
640 Austin, TX  MSA Total 456 386,075 18,691 29,150 4.8 7.6
Private 349 295,279 6,584 11,457 2.2 3.9
Public 107 90,797 12,107 17,693 13.3 19.5
680 Bakersfield, CA  MSA Total 180 166,247 32,783 35,342 19.7 21.3
Private 152 141,189 20,318 21,292 14.4 15.1
Public 28 25,058 12,465 14,050 49.7 56.1
720 Baltimore, MD  MSA Total 1,363 960,855 181,061 235,205 18.8 24.5
Private 1,043 738,095 115,460 142,894 15.6 19.4
Public 320 222,761 65,601 92,312 29.4 41.4
760 Baton Rouge, LA  MSA Total 232 193,102 23,969 25,654 12.4 13.3
Private 161 135,857 13,276 14,257 9.8 10.5
Public 71 57,245 10,693 11,397 18.7 19.9
780 Battle Creek, MI  MSA Total 95 48,123 15,539 17,045 32.3 35.4
Private 79 39,907 9,327 10,833 23.4 27.1
Public 16 8,216 6,212 6,212 75.6 75.6
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, FL  MSA Total 185 155,524 28,444 34,862 18.3 22.4
Private 160 135,233 25,991 30,852 19.2 22.8
Public 25 20,292 2,454 4,010 12.1 19.8
845 Beaver County, PA  PMSA Total 134 80,010 17,540 18,740 21.9 23.4
Private 119 71,339 15,354 15,354 21.5 21.5
Public 15 8,671 2,186 3,386 25.2 39.0
860 Bellingham, WA  MSA Total 86 72,867 21,886 23,764 30.0 32.6
Private 75 63,595 14,473 15,366 22.8 24.2
Public 11 9,271 7,414 8,398 80.0 90.6
870 Benton Harbor, MI  MSA Total 105 50,130 9,739 10,182 19.4 20.3
Private 95 45,318 6,775 7,218 15.0 15.9
Public 10 4,812 2,964 2,964 61.6 61.6
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ  PMSA Total 1,383 578,834 108,232 115,150 18.7 19.9
Private 1,212 509,001 68,676 73,043 13.5 14.4
Public 171 69,833 39,556 42,108 56.6 60.3
920 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS  MSA Total 151 61,726 9,530 9,530 15.4 15.4
Private 119 48,195 5,549 5,549 11.5 11.5
Public 32 13,530 3,981 3,981 29.4 29.4
960 Binghamton, NY  MSA Total 251 144,780 32,833 33,354 22.7 23.0
Private 202 115,988 15,542 16,063 13.4 13.8
Public 49 28,792 17,291 17,291 60.1 60.1
1000 Birmingham, AL  MSA Total 392 356,165 40,228 50,516 11.3 14.2
Private 335 304,213 34,267 37,122 11.3 12.2
Public 57 51,951 5,961 13,394 11.5 25.8
1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL  MSA Total 122 73,652 12,651 18,598 17.2 25.3
Private 100 60,461 9,119 11,427 15.1 18.9
Public 22 13,191 3,532 7,172 26.8 54.4
1080 Boise City, ID  MSA Total 498 88,419 8,292 8,694 9.4 9.8
Private 396 70,546 3,481 3,722 4.9 5.3
Public 102 17,873 4,810 4,972 26.9 27.8
1120 Boston, MA  PMSR Total 3,888 1,326,307 202,653 218,457 15.3 16.5
Private 3,403 1,156,342 116,361 126,556 10.1 10.9
Public 485 169,966 86,292 91,900 50.8 54.1
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO  PMSA Total 157 108,814 5,984 8,148 5.5 7.5
Private 129 89,402 2,737 4,171 3.1 4.7
Public 28 19,412 3,247 3,976 16.7 20.5
1140 Bradenton, FL  MSA Total 126 78,107 6,390 8,661 8.2 11.1
Private 103 63,957 584 584 0.9 0.9
Public 23 14,150 5,806 8,077 41.0 57.1
1145 Brazoria, TX  PMSA Total 59 47,403 6,002 6,817 12.7 14.4
Private 52 41,602 4,165 4,165 10.0 10.0
Public 7 5,801 1,837 2,652 31.7 45.7
1160 Bridgeport-Milford, CT  PMSA Total 306 194,610 44,386 46,281 22.8 23.8
Private 268 169,119 26,948 27,502 15.9 16.3
Public 38 25,491 17,438 18,779 68.4 73.7
1200 Brockton, MA  PMSA Total 268 91,423 14,454 17,361 15.8 19.0
Private 225 76,968 6,609 7,663 8.6 10.0
Public 43 14,455 7,845 9,698 54.3 67.1
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX  MSA Total 116 75,405 2,349 3,531 3.1 4.7
Private 95 62,522 0 1,182 0.0 1.9
Public 21 12,883 2,349 2,349 18.2 18.2
1280 Buffalo, NY  PMSA Total 691 374,628 122,682 127,194 32.7 34.0
Private 573 311,597 81,210 82,864 26.1 26.6
Public 118 63,031 41,472 44,330 65.8 70.3
1305 Burlington, VT  MSA Total 526 70,714 6,608 9,134 9.3 12.9
Private 461 61,743 3,187 4,103 5.2 6.6
Public 65 8,971 3,421 5,031 38.1 56.1
1320 Canton, OH  MSA Total 302 166,318 33,676 40,454 20.2 24.3
Private 262 144,445 23,176 27,683 16.0 19.2
Public 40 21,873 10,499 12,771 48.0 58.4
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA  MSA Total 156 79,017 15,589 18,134 19.7 22.9