The Decline in African-American Representation
In Unions and Manufacturing, 1979-2006
By John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer
Center for Economic and Policy Research
TABLE 10
Relative Representation in Auto Manufacturing, by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006
(Representation among auto workers / representation in total workforce)
|
|
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Other |
Overall |
|
1979 |
1.63 |
0.97 |
0.66 |
0.27 |
1.00 |
|
1980 |
1.27 |
1.01 |
0.61 |
0.45 |
1.00 |
|
1981 |
1.51 |
0.99 |
0.55 |
0.39 |
1.00 |
|
1982 |
1.45 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
0.42 |
1.00 |
|
1983 |
1.54 |
0.98 |
0.65 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
|
1984 |
1.69 |
0.96 |
0.70 |
0.46 |
1.00 |
|
1985 |
1.42 |
0.99 |
0.67 |
0.42 |
1.00 |
|
1986 |
1.49 |
0.99 |
0.67 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
|
1987 |
1.27 |
1.00 |
0.86 |
0.48 |
1.00 |
|
1988 |
1.42 |
1.00 |
0.65 |
0.48 |
1.00 |
|
1989 |
1.47 |
1.00 |
0.55 |
0.52 |
1.00 |
|
1990 |
1.31 |
1.02 |
0.60 |
0.52 |
1.00 |
|
1991 |
1.30 |
1.02 |
0.61 |
0.47 |
1.00 |
|
1992 |
1.32 |
1.02 |
0.67 |
0.35 |
1.00 |
|
1993 |
1.30 |
1.02 |
0.64 |
0.52 |
1.00 |
|
1994 |
1.39 |
1.00 |
0.58 |
0.84 |
1.00 |
|
1995 |
1.21 |
1.03 |
0.63 |
0.63 |
1.00 |
|
1996 |
1.35 |
1.02 |
0.48 |
0.90 |
1.00 |
|
1997 |
1.50 |
1.01 |
0.48 |
0.84 |
1.00 |
|
1998 |
1.23 |
1.02 |
0.68 |
0.79 |
1.00 |
|
1999 |
1.34 |
1.03 |
0.54 |
0.64 |
1.00 |
|
2000 |
1.33 |
1.04 |
0.52 |
0.65 |
1.00 |
|
2001 |
1.32 |
1.03 |
0.59 |
0.79 |
1.00 |
|
2002 |
1.27 |
1.03 |
0.59 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
|
2003 |
1.29 |
1.06 |
0.50 |
0.75 |
1.00 |
|
2004 |
1.29 |
1.05 |
0.59 |
0.82 |
1.00 |
|
2005 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
0.58 |
0.97 |
1.00 |
|
2006 |
1.31 |
1.05 |
0.56 |
0.83 |
1.00 |
Source: Authors'
analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation
Group.