FOI release
Trade union statistics from 1979 to 1990: annex B trade union membership by occupation
Updated 12 May 2014
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| Trade union membership by occupation, UK | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| employees (thousands) | employees (thousands) | Not set | Not set | Not set | in employment (thousands) | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1989 | 1990 | Not set | Not set | 1989 | 1990 |
| Professional & related supporting management and administration | 366 | 385 | Not set | Professional & related supporting management and administration | 381 | 400 |
| Professional & related in education, welfare and health | 1,488 | 1,545 | Not set | Professional & related in education, welfare and health | 1,536 | 1,599 |
| Literary, artistic & sports | 76 | 90 | Not set | Literary, artistic & sports | 122 | 139 |
| Professional & related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields | 431 | 409 | Not set | Professional & related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields | 442 | 421 |
| Managerial | 428 | 497 | Not set | Managerial | 529 | 588 |
| Clerical and related | 1,437 | 1,429 | Not set | Clerical and related | 1,445 | 1,435 |
| Selling | 231 | 221 | Not set | Selling | 245 | 229 |
| Security and protective services | 221 | 242 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Catering, cleaning, hairdressing & other personal services | 810 | 715 | Not set | Catering, cleaning, hairdressing & other personal services | 818 | 726 |
| Farming, fishing and related | 77 | 71 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Materials processing, making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) | 638 | 612 | Not set | Materials processing, making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) | 659 | 633 |
| Processing, making, repairing & related (metal and electrical) | 1,166 | 1,120 | Not set | Processing, making, repairing & related (metal and electrical) | 1,200 | 1,155 |
| Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related | 379 | 356 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Construction, mining & related not identified elsewhere | 202 | 195 | Not set | Construction, mining & related not identified elsewhere | 219 | 212 |
| Transport operating, materials moving & storing & related | 685 | 648 | Not set | Transport operating, materials moving & storing & related | 703 | 670 |
| Miscellaneous | 109 | 87 | Not set | Farming, fishing and related, painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related, security and protective services, miscellaneous, NA/inadequate response | 810 | 792 |
| NA/inadequate response | 15 | 23 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| total | 8,761 | 8,644 | Not set | total | 9,110 | 8,999 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1991 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1991 | Not set |
| Managers & administrators | 724 | Not set | Not set | Managers & administrators | 817 | Not set |
| Professional occupations | 1,112 | Not set | Not set | Professional occupations | 1,174 | Not set |
| Associate professional & technical occupations | 983 | Not set | Not set | Associate professional & technical occupations | 1,058 | Not set |
| Clerical & secretarial occupations | 1,259 | Not set | Not set | Clerical & secretarial occupations | 1,270 | Not set |
| Craft & related occupations | 1,318 | Not set | Not set | Craft & related occupations | 1,385 | Not set |
| Personal & protective service occupations | 714 | Not set | Not set | Personal & protective service occupations | 731 | Not set |
| Sales occupations | 287 | Not set | Not set | Sales occupations | 295 | Not set |
| Plant & machine operatives | 1,208 | Not set | Not set | Plant & machine operatives | 1,239 | Not set |
| Other occupations | 769 | Not set | Not set | Other occupations | 783 | Not set |
| total | 8,373 | Not set | Not set | total | 8,752 | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Source: Labour Force Survey | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Occupation groups are based on : | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 1989 and 1990 | Classification of Occupations 1980 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 1991 | Standard Occupation Classification 1990 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |