NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › Representation elections by industrial group
Representation elections by industrial group
| Industrial group | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Total | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — AFL-CIO | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Teamsters | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Other national | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Other local | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions — Total | Valid votes cast for unions — AFL-CIO | Valid votes cast for unions — Teamsters | Valid votes cast for unions — Other national | Valid votes cast for unions — Other local | Total votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation |
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| Metal mining | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 678 | 615 | 342 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coal mining | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1,675 | 1,559 | 1,414 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 76 | 734 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 647 | 545 | 215 | 165 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 70 | 330 |
| Mining and quarry of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1,232 | 1,113 | 627 | 447 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 476 | 476 |
| Mining — Total | 72 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 4,224 | 1,164 | 114 | 840 | 106 | 1,253 | 2,693 | ||
| Construction | 213 | 116 | 85 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 97 | 7,308 | 5,687 | 3,524 | 2,693 | 570 | 249 | 112 | 2,163 | 4,765 |
| Wholesale trade | 846 | 451 | 113 | 310 | 15 | 13 | 395 | 18,115 | 17,008 | 9,200 | 9,226 | 5,322 | 229 | 122 | 7,808 | 10,353 |
| Retail trade | 1,426 | 654 | 422 | 182 | 25 | 25 | 772 | 44,939 | 42,928 | 36,605 | 11,789 | 3,061 | 649 | 693 | 10,861 | 8,909 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 147 | 73 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 7,070 | 6,006 | 3,820 | 2,165 | 1,195 | 9 | 220 | 2,986 | 3,899 |
| U.S. Postal Service | 26 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2,212 | 1,565 | 1,195 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 1,062 | 470 | 1,666 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities — Total | 1,022 | 563 | 228 | 301 | 17 | 17 | 459 | 37,747 | 33,897 | 16,964 | 9,288 | 6,643 | 774 | 1,219 | 16,493 | 17,129 |
| Services — Total | 1,094 | 591 | 295 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 37,196 | 30,389 | 12,653 | 3,589 | 1,023 | 3,616 | 18,792 | 28,789 | |
| Total, all industrial groups | 9,369 | 4,786 | 2,651 | 1,542 | 316 | 277 | 4,583 | 541,445 | 480,303 | 244,232 | 154,282 | 48,756 | 23,658 | 17,536 | 236,071 | 233,874 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.