NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1953 › Industrial distribution of unfair labor practice and representation cases received
Industrial distribution of unfair labor practice and representation cases received
| Industrial group | All cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Representation cases | Representation cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial group | All cases | CA | CB | CC | CD | RC | RM | |
| Total | 14,712 | 4,409 | 810 | 179 | 71 | 8,241 | 518 | 484 |
| Manufacturing | 9,333 | 2,772 | 398 | 63 | 20 | 5,455 | 320 | 325 |
| Ordnance and accessories | 104 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 2 |
| Food and kindred products | 1,251 | 333 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 763 | 36 | 42 |
| Tobacco manufactures | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Textile mill products | 440 | 182 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 26 | 13 |
| Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials | 461 | 209 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 42 | 9 |
| Lumber and wood products | 503 | 165 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 263 | 26 | 14 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 377 | 133 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 18 | 8 |
| Paper and allied products | 286 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 10 | 5 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied industries | 396 | 104 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 233 | 10 | 13 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 534 | 120 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 354 | 20 | 22 |
| Products of petroleum and coal | 172 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 4 | 15 |
| Rubber products | 102 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 3 |
| Leather and leather products | 157 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 8 |
| Stone, clay, and glass products | 354 | 102 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 8 | 11 |
| Primary metal industries | 508 | 126 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 13 | 24 |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 815 | 230 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 499 | 27 | 24 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 994 | 291 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 583 | 29 | 44 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies | 672 | 225 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 372 | 14 | 32 |
| Transportation equipment | 649 | 199 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 380 | 10 | 19 |
| Aircraft and parts | 290 | 95 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 164 | 1 | 8 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 97 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 262 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 8 | 10 |
| Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments | 128 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 436 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 18 | 20 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining | 238 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 7 | 8 |
| Metal mining | 70 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| Coal mining | 38 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crude petroleum and natural gas production | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| Nonmetallic mining and quarrying | 76 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 5 |
| Construction | 627 | 195 | 171 | 46 | 36 | 169 | 8 | 2 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,119 | 229 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 674 | 55 | 42 |
| Retail trade | 1,456 | 438 | 67 | 13 | 10 | 654 | 63 | 31 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 66 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 1,388 | 460 | 113 | 25 | 11 | 686 | 51 | 42 |
| Highway passenger transportation | 149 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 1 |
| Highway freight transportation | 427 | 155 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 192 | 16 | 11 |
| Water transportation | 140 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 2 |
| Warehousing and storage | 145 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 5 | 2 |
| Communication | 45 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Heat, light, power, water, and sanitary services | 268 | 86 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 127 | 13 | 4 |
| Services | 454 | 148 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 10 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.