NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1961 › Disposition of representation cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage of disposition | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed |
| Total number of cases closed | 10,242 | 100 | 9,022 | 100 | 659 | 100 | 561 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 4,778 | 46.7 | 4,083 | 45.3 | 384 | 58.3 | 311 | 55.4 |
| After issuance of notice of hearing, before opening of hearing | 2,675 | 26.1 | 2,419 | 26.8 | 148 | 22.4 | 108 | 19.3 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of Board decision | 460 | 4.5 | 402 | 4.4 | 27 | 4.1 | 31 | 5.5 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 2,329 | 22.7 | 2,118 | 23.5 | 100 | 15.2 | 111 | 19.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.