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Collective-bargaining elections — by industry

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Industrial groupNumber of electionsNumber of electionsNumber of electionsNumber of electionsEligible votersValid votes cast
Industrial groupTotalIn which representation rights were won byIn which representation rights were won byIn which no representative was chosenEligible votersValid votes cast
Industrial groupTotalAFL-CIO affiliatesUnaffiliated unionsIn which no representative was chosenEligible votersValid votes cast
Total6,3542,1701,3932,791450,930403,310
Manufacturing3,7391,4346971,608305,228277,513
Ordnance and accessories5311607535
Food and kindred products65620215327136,02234,107
Tobacco manufactures52121,4961,474
Textile mill products622882610,3299,564
Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials64227355,9095,380
Lumber and wood products (except furniture)17776277411,38910,172
Furniture and fixtures1285716559,8198,954
Paper and allied products17577376119,49717,915
Printing, publishing, and allied industries2188961665,9235,448
Chemicals and allied products2791025612121,96120,041
Primary metal industries22592429118,22815,843
Machinery (except electrical)3241302417030,21126,338
Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies251934511339,00833,165
Transportation equipment17171237316,85513,373
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries22003025
Mining711425327,3616,560
Construction1536334564,7483,770
Wholesale trade62612822227730,49926,066
Retail trade81328111741532,32327,510
Finance, insurance, and real estate81719503,2351,083
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities62414022625860,53256,015
Services3001115912219,10115,919

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Source page 248 of NLRB FY1961 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1961, p. 248.

Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.