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Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method and 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 |
| Consent election | 3,124 | 30.5 | 2,849 | 31.6 | 176 | 26.7 | 99 | 17.7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,948 | 19 | 1,768 | 19.6 | 129 | 19.6 | 51 | 9.1 |
| After notice of hearing before hearing opened | 1,012 | 9.9 | 939 | 10.4 | 38 | 5.8 | 35 | 6.2 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 164 | 1.6 | 142 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 13 | 2.4 |
| Stipulated election | 1,744 | 17 | 1,615 | 17.9 | 80 | 12.1 | 49 | 8.7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 776 | 7.6 | 714 | 7.9 | 46 | 7 | 16 | 2.9 |
| After notice of hearing before hearing opened | 686 | 6.7 | 648 | 7.2 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3.2 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 93 | 0.9 | 84 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 1.2 |
| After postelection decision | 189 | 1.8 | 169 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Regional director-directed election | 27 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.1 | 15 | 2.3 | ||
| Before notice of hearing | 24 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 15 | 2.3 | ||
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Withdrawn | 2,660 | 26 | 2,234 | 24.8 | 225 | 34.1 | 201 | 35.8 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,467 | 14.3 | 1,178 | 13.1 | 134 | 20.3 | 155 | 27.6 |
| After notice of hearing before hearing opened | 811 | 7.9 | 696 | 7.7 | 75 | 11.4 | 40 | 7.1 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 160 | 1.6 | 144 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.7 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 222 | 2.2 | 216 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Dismissed | 881 | 8.6 | 674 | 7.5 | 88 | 13.4 | 119 | 21.2 |
| Before notice of hearing | 490 | 4.8 | 348 | 3.9 | 55 | 8.3 | 87 | 15.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 77 | 0.8 | 54 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.7 | 12 | 2.1 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 27 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.9 |
| By Board decision | 287 | 2.8 | 250 | 2.8 | 21 | 3.2 | 16 | 2.9 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,806 | 17.6 | 1,638 | 18.1 | 75 | 11.4 | 93 | 16.6 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.