NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1959 › 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 | Unfair labor practice cases | Representation cases | Representation cases | Representation cases | Representation cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All C cases | CA 1 | CB 1 | CC | CD | All R cases | RC | RM | RD | ||
| Total | 21,586 | 12,239 | 8,266 | 3,129 | 657 | 187 | 9,347 | 7,959 | 847 | 541 |
| Manufacturing | 11,342 | 5,749 | 4,398 | 1,151 | 163 | 37 | 5,593 | 4,760 | 453 | 380 |
| Ordnance and accessories | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Food and kindred products | 1,679 | 755 | 268 | 382 | 43 | 2 | 899 | 772 | 65 | 49 |
| Tobacco manufactures | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Textile mill products | 335 | 222 | 174 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 86 | 22 | 5 |
| Additional manufacturing | ||||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries | 32 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mining | 483 | 390 | 156 | 143 | 90 | 1 | 90 | 74 | 5 | 11 |
| Construction | 2,356 | 2,118 | 906 | 535 | 116 | 115 | 238 | 195 | 16 | 21 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,289 | 493 | 180 | 78 | 232 | 3 | 796 | 634 | 90 | 47 |
| Retail trade | 2,015 | 920 | 377 | 366 | 176 | 1 | 1,095 | 906 | 144 | 43 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 84 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 53 | 3 | 2 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 2,860 | 1,850 | 1,189 | 587 | 101 | 13 | 970 | 851 | 81 | 38 |
| Additional transportation/utilities | ||||||||||
| Services | 1,128 | 634 | 424 | 181 | 7 | 22 | 494 | 442 | 35 | 16 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.