Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment by CMSA, MSA & PMSA, 1989 (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 5,557 1,933,939 316,019 338,577 16.3 17.5
Private 4,806 1,671,471 157,243 171,228 9.4 10.2
Public 751 262,469 158,777 167,349 60.5 63.8
Priv Const 225 76,869 18,168 18,551 23.6 24.1
Priv Manuf 1,202 414,580 48,846 52,676 11.8 12.7
30 Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY Total 734 562,044 161,933 166,151 28.8 29.6
Private 609 465,947 96,978 99,373 20.8 21.3
Public 125 96,097 64,955 66,778 67.6 69.5
Priv Const 31 23,509 6,247 6,247 26.6 26.6
Priv Manuf 142 108,615 43,269 43,269 39.8 39.8
3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Total 5,390 3,655,879 796,524 866,536 21.8 23.7
Private 4,725 3,214,608 576,316 620,461 17.9 19.3
Public 665 441,271 220,208 246,076 49.9 55.8
Priv Const 248 168,812 81,773 83,823 48.4 49.7
Priv Manuf 1,205 844,316 224,166 236,468 26.6 28.0
22 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Total 1,265 736,738 117,842 131,927 16.0 17.9
Private 1,083 629,339 77,672 80,215 12.3 12.7
Public 182 107,399 40,170 51,713 37.4 48.2
Priv Const 59 35,312 8,921 8,921 25.3 25.3
Priv Manuf 289 168,547 42,254 42,803 25.1 25.4
11 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Total 2,115 1,191,705 257,713 276,034 21.6 23.2
Private 1,812 1,019,606 175,471 182,793 17.2 17.9
Public 303 172,099 82,242 93,241 47.8 54.2
Priv Const 75 42,551 16,951 18,130 39.8 42.6
Priv Manuf 512 289,003 77,597 81,477 26.8 28.2
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Total 2,164 1,792,364 133,546 161,322 7.5 9.0
Private 1,905 1,576,080 88,909 108,566 5.6 6.9
Public 259 216,284 44,638 52,757 20.6 24.4
Priv Const 100 84,539 2,512 2,512 3.0 3.0
Priv Manuf 425 352,637 33,095 45,018 9.4 12.8
21 Denver-Boulder, CO Total 1,236 886,078 85,249 103,232 9.6 11.7
Private 1,042 745,898 52,439 59,208 7.0 7.9
Public 194 140,180 32,810 44,023 23.4 31.4
Priv Const 47 33,662 2,918 2,918 8.7 8.7
Priv Manuf 173 123,831 10,559 11,322 8.5 9.1
6 Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Total 3,811 1,996,137 523,044 558,873 26.2 28.0
Private 3,289 1,726,849 357,111 379,231 20.7 22.0
Public 522 269,287 165,933 179,642 61.6 66.7
Priv Const 128 68,913 21,858 22,953 31.7 33.3
Priv Manuf 1,053 556,658 218,071 228,716 39.2 41.1
36 Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Total 627 549,466 94,137 100,049 17.1 18.2
Private 556 490,123 56,100 59,962 11.4 12.2
Public 71 59,342 38,036 40,087 64.1 67.6
Priv Const 39 33,858 7,677 8,308 22.7 24.5
Priv Manuf 139 121,642 23,214 24,298 19.1 20.0
8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Total 1,966 1,673,500 118,358 149,386 7.1 8.9
Private 1,705 1,452,179 75,329 92,894 5.2 6.4
Public 261 221,321 43,029 56,492 19.4 25.5
Priv Const 144 120,516 15,685 16,419 13.0 13.6
Priv Manuf 270 228,878 22,217 24,818 9.7 10.8
2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Total 5,046 5,788,680 1,050,635 1,210,731 18.1 20.9
Private 4,342 4,987,516 668,386 754,794 13.4 15.1
Public 704 801,164 382,249 455,937 47.7 56.9
Priv Const 308 381,012 94,258 97,341 24.7 25.5
Priv Manuf 1,153 1,323,796 225,470 250,117 17.0 18.9
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Total 2,072 1,299,466 96,922 127,083 7.5 9.8
Private 1,776 1,115,569 30,922 44,890 2.8 4.0
Public 296 183,897 66,000 82,193 35.9 44.7
Priv Const 127 81,580 5,996 6,662 7.4 8.2
Priv Manuf 248 158,920 2,415 3,664 1.5 2.3
24 Milwaukee-Racine, WI Total 1,060 843,116 178,212 188,762 21.1 22.4
Private 925 737,346 119,168 124,789 16.2 16.9
Public 135 105,770 59,045 63,972 55.8 60.5
Priv Const 44 36,380 16,676 17,408 45.8 47.9
Priv Manuf 293 234,777 65,333 65,333 27.8 27.8
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Total 11,663 7,390,323 1,996,760 2,138,640 27.0 28.9
Private 9,735 6,135,080 1,172,715 1,263,178 19.1 20.6
Public 1,928 1,255,243 824,045 875,462 65.6 69.7
Priv Const 547 362,927 150,117 151,203 41.4 41.7
Priv Manuf 2,154 1,301,539 284,329 299,974 21.8 23.0
4 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total 5,623 2,654,803 540,083 623,943 20.3 23.5
Private 4,755 2,235,874 328,146 372,279 14.7 16.7
Public 868 418,929 211,937 251,664 50.6 60.1
Priv Const 299 144,434 46,286 50,798 32.0 35.2
Priv Manuf 1,068 476,953 115,399 123,952 24.2 26.0
13 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Total 1,478 935,196 208,553 227,978 22.3 24.4
Private 1,312 829,680 146,849 158,375 17.7 19.1
Public 166 105,517 61,704 69,603 58.5 66.0
Priv Const 76 48,699 12,775 13,514 26.2 27.7
Priv Manuf 275 175,045 61,198 63,793 35.0 36.4
26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA Total 1,004 663,719 146,390 161,109 22.1 24.3
Private 854 564,855 102,034 108,282 18.1 19.2
Public 150 98,864 44,357 52,827 44.9 53.4
Priv Const 36 24,319 8,768 8,768 36.1 36.1
Priv Manuf 208 138,313 35,274 35,940 25.5 26.0
34 Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA Total 2,092 550,867 102,650 106,528 18.6 19.3
Private 1,822 482,866 57,332 60,979 11.9 12.6
Public 270 68,001 45,318 45,550 66.6 67.0
Priv Const 86 24,049 6,777 7,273 28.2 30.2
Priv Manuf 563 151,124 24,008 24,488 15.9 16.2
14 St. Louis, MO-IL Total 1,032 1,053,234 215,905 233,026 20.5 22.1
Private 890 919,514 176,274 180,232 19.2 19.6
Public 142 133,720 39,632 52,794 29.6 39.5
Priv Const 44 41,926 23,723 23,723 56.6 56.6
Priv Manuf 217 222,987 82,063 85,344 36.8 38.3
5 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Total 2,348 2,784,549 536,163 597,444 19.3 21.5
Private 1,971 2,351,778 342,879 363,233 14.6 15.4
Public 377 432,771 193,283 234,211 44.7 54.1
Priv Const 122 143,799 44,698 46,549 31.1 32.4
Priv Manuf 450 539,857 81,881 89,379 15.2 16.6
18 Seattle-Tacoma, WA Total 1,217 1,137,545 275,125 326,923 24.2 28.7
Private 1,012 947,922 183,017 218,455 19.3 23.0
Public 205 189,623 92,108 108,468 48.6 57.2
Priv Const 52 49,012 14,735 15,587 30.1 31.8
Priv Manuf 248 232,812 80,303 94,398 34.5 40.5
9 Washington, DC-MD-VA Total 3,420 1,989,714 239,504 297,581 12.0 15.0
Private 2,334 1,392,828 115,103 133,722 8.3 9.6
Public 1,086 596,887 124,402 163,859 20.8 27.5
Priv Const 182 140,888 26,697 28,159 18.9 20.0
Priv Manuf 157 108,225 2,838 3,308 2.6 3.1
MSAs and PMSAs (sorted by FIPS code):
80 Akron, OH, PMSA Total 496 277,016 51,287 54,615 18.5 19.7
Private 430 240,469 38,353 40,024 15.9 16.6
Public 66 36,547 12,935 14,591 35.4 39.9
160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY  MSA Total 475 364,114 105,433 112,193 29.0 30.8
Private 343 261,338 39,214 41,345 15.0 15.8
Public 132 102,776 66,219 70,849 64.4 68.9
200 Albuquerque, NM MSA Total 828 229,433 22,011 26,013 9.6 11.3
Private 667 186,347 15,935 16,704 8.6 9.0
Public 161 43,086 6,076 9,309 14.1 21.6
240 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ  MSA Total 433 270,091 58,129 65,943 21.5 24.4
Private 389 242,870 42,748 48,165 17.6 19.8
Public 44 27,221 15,381 17,778 56.5 65.3
280 Altoona, PA  MSA Total 121 75,086 21,743 22,442 29.0 29.9
Private 100 62,343 13,901 13,901 22.3 22.3
Public 21 12,743 7,841 8,541 61.5 67.0
360 Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA  PMSA Total 769 1,017,188 147,727 166,812 14.5 16.4
Private 679 896,573 94,428 100,829 10.5 11.2
Public 90 120,614 53,299 65,983 44.2 54.7
380 Anchorage, AK  MSA Total 1,362 94,793 20,647 22,399 21.8 23.6
Private 1,013 70,314 9,662 10,442 13.7 14.9
Public 349 24,479 10,985 11,957 44.9 48.8
400 Anderson, IN  MSA Total 107 92,519 24,631 24,631 26.6 26.6
Private 92 79,566 18,948 18,948 23.8 23.8
Public 15 12,954 5,683 5,683 43.9 43.9
405 Anderson, SC  MSA Total 160 87,555 2,850 2,850 3.3 3.3
Private 139 76,633 2,251 2,251 2.9 2.9
Public 21 10,923 600 600 5.5 5.5
440 Ann Arbor, MI  PMSA Total 183 92,776 15,423 15,868 16.6 17.1
Private 138 69,967 7,528 7,528 10.8 10.8
Public 45 22,809 7,895 8,339 34.6 36.6
460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenaht, WI  MSA Total 225 178,289 39,932 40,813 22.4 22.9
Private 201 157,959 32,583 32,583 20.6 20.6
Public 24 20,331 7,349 8,230 36.1 40.5
480 Asheville, NC  MSA Total 232 82,056 7,530 9,285 9.2 11.3
Private 184 65,664 5,794 5,794 8.8 8.8
Public 48 16,392 1,736 3,491 10.6 21.3
520 Atlanta, GA  MSA Total 1,143 1,467,062 157,286 180,245 10.7 12.3
Private 977 1,252,999 112,751 122,246 9.0 9.8
Public 166 214,063 44,535 57,999 20.8 27.1
600 Augusta, GA-SC  MSA Total 181 157,142 14,127 17,271 9.0 11.0
Private 147 126,389 10,946 12,195 8.7 9.6
Public 34 30,753 3,181 5,076 10.3 16.5
620 Aurora-Elgin, IL  PMSA Total 287 179,581 28,315 32,502 15.8 18.1
Private 256 160,869 19,928 24,115 12.4 15.0
Public 31 18,711 8,387 8,387 44.8 44.8
640 Austin, TX  MSA Total 482 426,749 11,273 34,392 2.6 8.1
Private 363 323,713 4,333 11,443 1.3 3.5
Public 119 103,036 6,940 22,948 6.7 22.3
680 Bakersfield, CA  MSA Total 154 193,511 33,786 40,463 17.5 20.9
Private 127 161,109 18,227 18,227 11.3 11.3
Public 27 32,402 15,559 22,236 48.0 68.6
720 Baltimore, MD  MSA Total 976 1,098,820 190,317 219,743 17.3 20.0
Private 747 840,880 94,085 106,687 11.2 12.7
Public 229 257,940 96,232 113,055 37.3 43.8
760 Baton Rouge, LA  MSA Total 228 215,562 19,629 22,125 9.1 10.3
Private 166 155,888 11,686 12,669 7.5 8.1
Public 62 59,674 7,942 9,456 13.3 15.8
780 Battle Creek, MI  MSA Total 105 53,237 17,919 19,320 33.7 36.3
Private 83 42,175 12,775 13,232 30.3 31.4
Public 22 11,062 5,144 6,088 46.5 55.0
840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, FL  MSA Total 223 172,095 25,475 30,568 14.8 17.8
Private 184 142,650 20,006 25,099 14.0 17.6
Public 39 29,445 5,469 5,469 18.6 18.6
845 Beaver County, PA  PMSA Total 127 80,307 18,798 19,361 23.4 24.1
Private 107 67,591 10,865 11,428 16.1 16.9
Public 20 12,715 7,933 7,933 62.4 62.4
860 Bellingham, WA  MSA Total 94 83,203 12,074 13,073 14.5 15.7
Private 83 73,268 9,676 10,676 13.2 14.6
Public 11 9,935 2,397 2,397 24.1 24.1
870 Benton Harbor, MI  MSA Total 105 52,547 13,870 13,870 26.4 26.4
Private 88 43,847 6,625 6,625 15.1 15.1
Public 17 8,700 7,245 7,245 83.3 83.3
875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ  PMSA Total 1,326 595,133 132,849 142,789 22.3 24.0
Private 1,171 527,603 87,109 93,599 16.5 17.7
Public 155 67,530 45,740 49,190 67.7 72.8
920 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS  MSA Total 151 63,255 2,622 4,014 4.1 6.3
Private 117 48,926 1,340 1,760 2.7 3.6
Public 34 14,329 1,282 2,255 8.9 15.7
960 Binghamton, NY  MSA Total 220 128,677 27,157 29,069 21.1 22.6
Private 180 105,662 11,765 12,393 11.1 11.7
Public 40 23,015 15,392 16,677 66.9 72.5
1000 Birmingham, AL  MSA Total 496 376,549 52,696 59,908 14.0 15.9
Private 413 313,457 41,684 44,657 13.3 14.2
Public 83 63,091 11,012 15,250 17.5 24.2
1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL  MSA Total 124 76,338 14,063 14,063 18.4 18.4
Private 102 62,925 11,123 11,123 17.7 17.7
Public 22 13,413 2,940 2,940 21.9 21.9
1080 Boise City, ID  MSA Total 481 87,462 5,057 5,812 5.8 6.6
Private 383 70,141 2,020 2,580 2.9 3.7
Public 98 17,321 3,036 3,231 17.5 18.7
1120 Boston, MA  PMSR Total 3,678 1,310,917 209,608 225,118 16.0 17.2
Private 3,166 1,128,403 99,134 108,352 8.8 9.6
Public 512 182,514 110,475 116,766 60.5 64.0
1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO  PMSA Total 172 122,094 10,353 12,494 8.5 10.2
Private 138 97,715 5,973 5,973 6.1 6.1
Public 34 24,378 4,380 6,522 18.0 26.8
1140 Bradenton, FL  MSA Total 115 74,491 5,873 8,835 7.9 11.9
Private 94 61,364 2,183 2,183 3.6 3.6
Public 21 13,127 3,690 6,652 28.1 50.7
1145 Brazoria, TX  PMSA Total 73 61,493 7,137 7,137 11.6 11.6
Private 66 55,880 3,866 3,866 6.9 6.9
Public 7 5,612 3,271 3,271 58.3 58.3
1160 Bridgeport-Milford, CT  PMSA Total 260 235,117 54,630 54,630 23.2 23.2
Private 221 200,009 32,866 32,866 16.4 16.4
Public 39 35,108 21,764 21,764 62.0 62.0
1200 Brockton, MA  PMSA Total 263 92,114 24,755 26,954 26.9 29.3
Private 216 75,649 11,793 13,991 15.6 18.5
Public 47 16,465 12,963 12,963 78.7 78.7
1240 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX  MSA Total 118 73,123 3,212 3,751 4.4 5.1
Private 83 51,077 1,046 1,046 2.0 2.0
Public 35 22,046 2,167 2,705 9.8 12.3
1280 Buffalo, NY  PMSA Total 624 479,683 127,908 132,126 26.7 27.5
Private 526 402,761 76,756 79,152 19.1 19.7
Public 98 76,922 51,151 52,974 66.5 68.9
1305 Burlington, VT  MSA Total 444 65,250 4,930 7,506 7.6 11.5
Private 382 56,473 2,084 3,306 3.7 5.9
Public 62 8,777 2,846 4,200 32.4 47.9
1320 Canton, OH  MSA Total 280 155,452 36,775 37,263 23.7 24.0
Private 228 126,986 25,824 25,824 20.3 20.3
Public 52 28,467 10,951 11,439 38.5 40.2
1360 Cedar Rapids, IA  MSA Total 148 75,276 14,987 20,360 19.9