Cover Story
The Decline in African-American Representation
In Unions and Manufacturing, 1979-2006
By John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer
Center for Economic and Policy Research
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TABLE 3                                                                                                          

Share of Workers in Auto Manufacturing, by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006 (Percent)                   

 

Black

White

Hispanic

Overall

1979

2.1

1.3

0.8

1.3

1980

1.3

1.0

0.6

1.0

1981

1.5

1.0

0.5

1.0

1982

1.2

0.8

0.4

0.8

1983

1.5

1.0

0.6

1.0

1984

1.9

1.1

0.8

1.2

1985

1.6

1.1

0.8

1.1

1986

1.7

1.1

0.8

1.1

1987

1.3

1.0

0.9

1.0

1988

1.5

1.0

0.7

1.0

1989

1.5

1.0

0.6

1.0

1990

1.3

1.0

0.6

1.0

1991

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.9

1992

1.3

1.0

0.6

1.0

1993

1.2

1.0

0.6

1.0

1994

1.4

1.0

0.6

1.0

1995

1.2

1.0

0.6

1.0

1996

1.4

1.0

0.5

1.0

1997

1.5

1.0

0.5

1.0

1998

1.2

1.0

0.7

1.0

1999

1.3

1.0

0.5

1.0

2000

1.3

1.0

0.5

1.0

2001

1.1

0.9

0.5

0.9

2002

1.1

0.9

0.5

0.9

2003

1.3

1.1

0.5

1.0

2004

1.3

1.1

0.6

1.0

2005

1.5

1.0

0.6

1.0

2006

1.3

1.0

0.5

1.0
Notes: Authors' analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group. Auto workers defined as those in Motor Vehicle and Equipment Manufacturing.