NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1953 › Disposition of representation cases closed
| Total number of cases closed | 9,909 | 100 0 | 8,877 | 100 0 | 543 | 100 | 489 | 100 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 4,370 | 44 1 | 3,818 | 43 0 | 294 | 54 1 | 258 | 52 8 |
| After issuance of notice of hearing, before opening of bearing | 2,616 | 26 4 | 2,357 | 26 6 | 151 | 27 8 | 108 | 22 1 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of Board decision | 369 | 3 7 | 324 | 3 6 | 26 | 4 8 | 19 | 3 9 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 2,554 | 25.8 | 2,378 | 26.8 | 72 | 13 3 | 104 | 21.1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.