NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1947 › Disposition of representation cases closed — by stage and method
| Cases on docket during the year | 13,057 | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 10,442 | 100 | 80 |
| Before formal action, total | 8,331 | 79.8 | 63.8 |
| Adjusted | 5,522 | 52.9 | 42.3 |
| Recognition | 356 | 34 | 2.7 |
| Consent election and cross check | 4,825 | 462 | 37 |
| Prehearing election | 341 | 3.3 | 2. |
| Withdrawn | 2,134 | 20.4 | 16.4 |
| Dismissed | 657 | 6.3 | 6 |
| Closed otherwise | 18 | 0.2 | . 1 |
| After formal action, total | 2, | 20.2 | 16.2 |
| Before hearing | 147 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Adjusted | 89 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Recognition | 3 | (9 .7 | (9 |
| Consent election and cross check | 67 | ||
| Prehearing election | 19 | 0.2 | .2 .4 |
| Withdrawn | 53 | 0.5 | |
| Dismissed | 5 | (I) | |
| After hearing | 104 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Adjusted | 57 | 0.5 | |
| Recognition | 2 | (9 | |
| Consent election and cross check | 49 | . 5 . 1 | . 4 . 1 |
| Prehearing election | 6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Withdrawn_ | 42 | ||
| Dismissed | 5 | (9 | (9 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.