DATA DESCRIPTION

The Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG) Earnings Files is the data source. Sample includes employed wage and salary workers, ages 16 and over. Variable definitions are: COC=Census occupation code used in CPS, Obs=CPS sample size, Employment=wage and salary employment, Members=employed workers who are union members, Covered=workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement, %Mem=percent of employed workers who are union members, and %Cov=percent of employed workers who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.    

For 1983 to 1991, 1980 Census Occupation Codes are used. For 1992 to 2002, 1990 Census Occupation Codes are used.  For 2003-2010, 2002 Census Occupation codes are used. For 2011 to 2019, 2010 Census Occupation codes are used. For 2020 forward, 2018 Census Occupation codes are used.

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