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Table 2 Union membership, 2009

  Total employees Union member1
Total Density
'000 '000 %
Both sexes 14,147 4,152 29.3
Men 7,030 1,977 28.1
Women 7,117 2,175 30.6
Sector2
Public 3,412 2,418 70.9
Private 10,735 1,734 16.1
Age
15 to 24 2,345 343 14.6
25 to 54 9,823 3,125 31.8
25 to 44 6,430 1,889 29.4
45 to 54 3,394 1,235 36.4
55 and over 1,979 685 34.6
Education
Less than Grade 9 285 70 24.4
Some high school 1,331 269 20.2
High school graduation 2,848 711 25.0
Some postsecondary 1,213 262 21.6
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 5,032 1,670 33.2
University degree 3,438 1,170 34.0
Province
Atlantic 969 294 30.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 194 73 37.4
Prince Edward Island 59 18 29.9
Nova Scotia 392 115 29.4
New Brunswick 324 89 27.4
Quebec 3,280 1,192 36.3
Ontario 5,504 1,430 26.0
Prairies 2,581 700 27.1
Manitoba 523 183 34.9
Saskatchewan 421 143 33.9
Alberta 1,636 375 22.9
British Columbia 1,813 536 29.6
Work status
Full-time 11,537 3,542 30.7
Part-time 2,610 609 23.3
Industry
Goods-producing 3,023 807 26.7
Agriculture 118 5 4.5
Natural resources 272 59 21.7
Utilities 147 91 61.8
Construction 795 236 29.6
Manufacturing 1,690 416 24.6
Service-producing 11,125 3,345 30.1
Trade 2,338 312 13.3
Transportation and warehousing 677 271 40.1
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 902 74 8.2
Professional, scientific and technical 781 32 4.2
Business, building and other support 492 70 14.2
Education 1,135 767 67.6
Health care and social assistance 1,718 921 53.6
Information, culture and recreation 646 163 25.2
Accommodation and food 966 67 6.9
Other 545 48 8.8
Public administration 927 620 66.9
Occupation
Management 1,022 93 9.1
Business, finance and administrative 2,761 676 24.5
Professional 411 72 17.5
Financial and administrative 732 175 23.9
Clerical 1,618 429 26.5
Natural and applied sciences 1,047 243 23.2
Health 924 568 61.5
Professional 109 44 40.5
Nursing 281 227 80.8
Technical 221 127 57.5
Support staff 313 170 54.2
Social science, education, government 1,378 752 54.6
Legal, social and religious workers 687 247 35.9
Teachers and professors 691 506 73.2
Secondary and elementary 466 398 85.5
Other 226 108 47.7
Art, culture, recreation and sport 334 89 26.5
Sales and service 3,654 742 20.3
Wholesale 382 19 4.9
Retail 1,052 130 12.3
Food and beverage 524 50 9.5
Protective services 248 136 54.8
Child care and home support 182 84 45.9
Travel and accommodation 1,267 325 25.6
Trades, transport and equipment operators 2,012 703 34.9
Contractors and supervisors 141 40 28.2
Construction trades 280 103 37.0
Other trades 771 286 37.1
Transportation equipment operators 500 173 34.6
Helpers and labourers 322 101 31.3
Unique to primary industry 267 38 14.3
Unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 747 248 33.1
Machine operators and assemblers 603 197 32.7
Labourers 144 50 34.9
Workplace size
Under 20 employees 4,724 627 13.3
20 to 99 employees 4,732 1,404 29.7
100 to 500 employees 2,899 1,186 40.9
Over 500 employees 1,792 935 52.2
Job tenure
1 to 12 months 2,988 486 16.3
Over 1 year to 5 years 4,849 1,132 23.3
Over 5 years to 9 years 2,053 659 32.1
Over 9 years to 14 years 1,509 529 35.1
Over 14 years 2,749 1,346 49.0
Job status
Permanent 12,381 3,678 29.7
Non-permanent 1,766 473 26.8
1. Excludes non-members covered by a collective agreement.
2. Public sector employees are those working for government departments or agencies; Crown corporations; or publicly funded schools, hospitals or other institutions. Private sector employees are all other wage and salary earners.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.