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 5
Distribution of Manufacturing Workers by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006
(Percent)
|
|
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Other |
Overall |
|
1979 |
9.5 |
82.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
100.0 |
|
1980 |
9.1 |
82.4 |
6.3 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
|
1981 |
9.2 |
82.1 |
6.6 |
2.1 |
100.0 |
|
1982 |
8.9 |
82.4 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
|
1983 |
9.2 |
82.2 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
100.0 |
|
1984 |
9.6 |
81.4 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
100.0 |
|
1985 |
9.6 |
80.1 |
7.7 |
2.6 |
100.0 |
|
1986 |
9.7 |
79.5 |
7.9 |
2.9 |
100.0 |
|
1987 |
9.8 |
78.9 |
8.1 |
3.2 |
100.0 |
|
1988 |
9.7 |
79.1 |
8.3 |
2.9 |
100.0 |
|
1989 |
9.8 |
78.6 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
9.9 |
78.4 |
8.7 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
|
1991 |
10.0 |
78.2 |
8.4 |
3.4 |
100.0 |
|
1992 |
10.1 |
77.9 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
9.7 |
78.1 |
8.8 |
3.4 |
100.0 |
|
1994 |
9.8 |
76.9 |
10.0 |
3.3 |
100.0 |
|
1995 |
10.0 |
76.8 |
10.1 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
10.0 |
75.5 |
10.0 |
4.5 |
100.0 |
|
1997 |
9.9 |
74.1 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
10.0 |
74.3 |
11.0 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
|
1999 |
10.2 |
73.9 |
11.2 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
|
2000 |
9.9 |
72.9 |
12.1 |
5.1 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
9.5 |
72.9 |
12.4 |
5.2 |
100.0 |
|
2002 |
9.7 |
73.1 |
12.1 |
5.1 |
100.0 |
|
2003 |
9.2 |
70.5 |
13.9 |
6.4 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
9.2 |
70.2 |
14.4 |
6.2 |
100.0 |
|
2005 |
9.6 |
69.7 |
14.3 |
6.4 |
100.0 |
|
2006 |
9.2 |
69.9 |
14.5 |
6.4 |
100.0 |
Source: Authors' analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group.