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 7
Distribution of Total Workforce by Race or Ethnicity, 1979-2006 (Percent)
|
|
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Other |
Overall |
|
1979 |
9.4 |
83.7 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
|
1980 |
9.3 |
83.4 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
|
1981 |
9.2 |
83.2 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
100.0 |
|
1982 |
9.1 |
83.3 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
100.0 |
|
1983 |
9.2 |
83.0 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
100.0 |
|
1984 |
9.5 |
82.5 |
5.4 |
2.6 |
100.0 |
|
1985 |
9.7 |
81.4 |
6.3 |
2.6 |
100.0 |
|
1986 |
9.7 |
80.9 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
100.0 |
|
1987 |
9.9 |
80.3 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
100.0 |
|
1988 |
10.0 |
79.9 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
100.0 |
|
1989 |
10.0 |
79.6 |
7.3 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
10.0 |
79.4 |
7.5 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
|
1991 |
10.0 |
79.3 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
100.0 |
|
1992 |
10.0 |
79.0 |
7.6 |
3.4 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
10.0 |
78.9 |
7.8 |
3.3 |
100.0 |
|
1994 |
10.3 |
77.7 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
100.0 |
|
1995 |
10.5 |
77.6 |
8.9 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
10.5 |
76.3 |
9.2 |
4.0 |
100.0 |
|
1997 |
10.5 |
75.4 |
9.8 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
10.8 |
74.8 |
10.1 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
|
1999 |
10.9 |
74.4 |
10.3 |
4.4 |
100.0 |
|
2000 |
11.0 |
73.7 |
10.7 |
4.6 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
11.0 |
73.4 |
10.9 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
|
2002 |
10.9 |
73.3 |
11.1 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
|
2003 |
10.6 |
71.3 |
12.6 |
5.5 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
10.6 |
70.8 |
12.9 |
5.7 |
100.0 |
|
2005 |
10.7 |
70.3 |
13.1 |
5.9 |
100.0 |
|
2006 |
10.8 |
69.6 |
13.6 |
6.0 |
100.0 |
Source: Authors'
analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation
Group.