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 8
Relative Representation in Union Workforce, by Race or Ethnicity, 1983-2006
(Representation among unions / representation total workforce)
|
|
Black |
White |
Hispanic |
Other |
Overall |
|
1979 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
1980 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
1981 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
1982 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
1983 |
1.49 |
0.94 |
1.12 |
0.92 |
1.00 |
|
1984 |
1.48 |
0.94 |
1.13 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
|
1985 |
1.45 |
0.94 |
1.10 |
0.92 |
1.00 |
|
1986 |
1.45 |
0.94 |
1.05 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
1987 |
1.43 |
0.94 |
1.04 |
0.97 |
1.00 |
|
1988 |
1.48 |
0.94 |
0.99 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
1989 |
1.49 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
|
1990 |
1.43 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
0.97 |
1.00 |
|
1991 |
1.44 |
0.94 |
1.03 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
1992 |
1.46 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
|
1993 |
1.45 |
0.95 |
0.99 |
0.88 |
1.00 |
|
1994 |
1.43 |
0.95 |
0.95 |
1.03 |
1.00 |
|
1995 |
1.44 |
0.95 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
1996 |
1.40 |
0.96 |
0.95 |
0.88 |
1.00 |
|
1997 |
1.39 |
0.97 |
0.91 |
0.86 |
1.00 |
|
1998 |
1.38 |
0.97 |
0.90 |
0.88 |
1.00 |
|
1999 |
1.35 |
0.97 |
0.90 |
0.89 |
1.00 |
|
2000 |
1.35 |
0.97 |
0.91 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
|
2001 |
1.34 |
0.98 |
0.89 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
|
2002 |
1.37 |
0.97 |
0.86 |
0.89 |
1.00 |
|
2003 |
1.35 |
0.98 |
0.87 |
0.93 |
1.00 |
|
2004 |
1.27 |
0.99 |
0.85 |
0.95 |
1.00 |
|
2005 |
1.28 |
0.99 |
0.88 |
0.92 |
1.00 |
|
2006 |
1.30 |
0.99 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
1.00 |
Source: Authors'
analysis of CEPR extract of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation
Group.