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 2
Share of Workers in Manufacturing, by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006 (Percent)
|
|
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Overall |
|
1979 |
23.9 |
23.5 |
30.2 |
23.8 |
|
1980 |
22.8 |
22.9 |
28.9 |
23.2 |
|
1981 |
22.8 |
22.5 |
28.5 |
22.8 |
|
1982 |
20.8 |
21.2 |
26.7 |
21.4 |
|
1983 |
20.6 |
20.5 |
23.8 |
20.7 |
|
1984 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
24.4 |
21.0 |
|
1985 |
20.2 |
20.1 |
25.3 |
20.4 |
|
1986 |
19.9 |
19.7 |
24.0 |
20.1 |
|
1987 |
19.3 |
19.1 |
23.0 |
19.5 |
|
1988 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
22.1 |
19.2 |
|
1989 |
18.5 |
18.8 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
|
1990 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
21.7 |
18.6 |
|
1991 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
20.3 |
18.1 |
|
1992 |
17.7 |
17.3 |
19.8 |
17.5 |
|
1993 |
16.5 |
16.8 |
19.4 |
17.0 |
|
1994 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
19.3 |
16.9 |
|
1995 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
19.2 |
16.9 |
|
1996 |
16.0 |
16.5 |
18.1 |
16.6 |
|
1997 |
15.6 |
16.2 |
18.6 |
16.5 |
|
1998 |
14.9 |
16.0 |
17.7 |
16.1 |
|
1999 |
14.5 |
15.4 |
16.9 |
15.5 |
|
2000 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
17.1 |
15.1 |
|
2001 |
12.5 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
14.4 |
|
2002 |
12.0 |
13.5 |
14.8 |
13.5 |
|
2003 |
10.9 |
12.5 |
14.0 |
12.7 |
|
2004 |
10.6 |
12.1 |
13.7 |
12.2 |
|
2005 |
10.7 |
11.8 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
|
2006 |
10.1 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
11.8 |
Source: Authors' analysis
of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group.