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Size of units in collective-bargaining and decertification elections
| Size of unit (number of employees) | Number eligible to vote | Number of elections | Percent of total | Elections in which representation rights were won by | Elections in which representation rights were won by | Elections in which representation rights were won by | Elections in which representation rights were won by | Elections in which no representative was chosen | Elections in which no representative was chosen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL-CIO affiliates | AFL-CIO affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | Unaffiliated unions | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||||
| A. COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING ELECTIONS — Total | 483,964 | 6,380 | 100 0 | 2,400 | 100 | 1,340 | 100 0 | 2,640 | 100 0 |
| 1-9 | 8,149 | 1,429 | 22 4 | 487 | 20 3 | 460 | 34 3 | 482 | 18 3 |
| 10-19 | 18,248 | 1,298 | 20 4 | 494 | 20 6 | 305 | 22 8 | 499 | 18 9 |
| 20-29 | 19,800 | 770 | 12 1 | 304 | 12 7 | 127 | 9 5 | 339 | 12 8 |
| 30-39 | 18,129 | 531 | 8 3 | 203 | 8 5 | 75 | 5 6 | 253 | 9 6 |
| 40-49 | 16,095 | 366 | 5 7 | 159 | 6 6 | 54 | 4 0 | 153 | 5 8 |
| 50-59 | 15,684 | 290 | 4 5 | 101 | 4 2 | 52 | 3 9 | 137 | 5 2 |
| 60-69 | 14,366 | 224 | 3 5 | 83 | 3 5 | 36 | 2 7 | 108 | 4 1 |
| 70-79 | 13,496 | 183 | 2 9 | 76 | 3 2 | 20 | 1 5 | 87 | 3 3 |
| 80-89 | 10,771 | 128 | 2 0 | 49 | 2 0 | 19 | 1 4 | 60 | 2 3 |
| 90-99 | 11,102 | 118 | 1 8 | 39 | 1 6 | 18 | 1 4 | 61 | 2 3 |
| 100-149 | 37,495 | 396 | 6 2 | 171 | 7 1 | 54 | 4 0 | 170 | 6 4 |
| Remaining Panel A buckets (150-199, 200-299, 300-399, 400-499, 500-599, 600-699, 700-799, 800-899, 900-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 3000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-9999, 10000+) | |||||||||
| B. DECERTIFICATION ELECTIONS — Total | 17,421 | 237 | 100 | 51 | 100 0 | 23 | 100 0 | 163 | 100 0 |
| Panel B size-buckets (1-9 through 400-and-over) — 15 size buckets |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.