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Industrial distribution of representation elections held in cases closed
| Industrial group | Total elections | Total with rep chosen | AFL-CIO union | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Total valid for unions | AFL-CIO votes | Teamsters votes | Other national votes | Other local votes | Votes for no union | Eligible in choosing-rep units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and kindred products | 509 | 254 | 124 | 109 | 10 | 11 | 255 | 30,924 | 26,853 | 14,196 | 7,965 | 3,924 | 592 | 1,695 | 12,656 | 13,680 |
| Tobacco manufactures | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Textile mill products | 100 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 21,219 | 19,628 | 7,874 | 5,427 | 2,144 | 8 | 295 | 11,754 | 3,546 |
| Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials | 111 | 48 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 14,310 | 13,029 | 6,412 | 5,387 | 245 | 38 | 847 | 6,408 | 5,479 |
| Lumber and wood products (except furniture) | 216 | 102 | 73 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 13,581 | 12,367 | 5,322 | 4,853 | 417 | 35 | 0 | 6,560 | 8,007 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 141 | 87 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 18,325 | 16,067 | 7,375 | 4,886 | 405 | 105 | 452 | 8,989 | 8,492 |
| Paper and allied products | 160 | 73 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | |||||||||
| Printing, publishing, and allied industries | 220 | 159 | 138 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 161 | 12,977 | 11,775 | 5,154 | 3,564 | 392 | 91 | 270 | 5,657 | 5,142 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 225 | 113 | 55 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 112 | 18,998 | 17,267 | 8,907 | 5,066 | 4,782 | 3,030 | 81 | 284 | 7,625 |
| Petroleum refining and related industries | 116 | 65 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 5,883 | 5,146 | 2,599 | 1,837 | 343 | 115 | 0 | 2,155 | 1,150 |
| Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products | 203 | 98 | 50 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 131 | 19,592 | 17,732 | 8,041 | 5,941 | 1,117 | 1,003 | 76 | 9,599 | 5,164 |
| Leather and leather products | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9,058 | 7,847 | 3,060 | 1,587 | 343 | 1,068 | 74 | 5,196 | 4,797 |
| Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products | 224 | 116 | 68 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 108 | 13,901 | 12,409 | 5,960 | 3,447 | 1,891 | 139 | 489 | 6,449 | 6,683 |
| Primary metal industries | 133 | 73 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 10,486 | 9,775 | 4,961 | 2,330 | 1,327 | 1,304 | |||
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 447 | 226 | 149 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 221 | 30,737 | 27,422 | 13,827 | 8,358 | 2,902 | 1,410 | 509 | 13,595 | 11,727 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 444 | 199 | 118 | 41 | 21 | 27 | 245 | 41,237 | 37,238 | 18,168 | 10,180 | 1,985 | 5,009 | 1,150 | 18,941 | 14,758 |
| Electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, and supplies | 262 | 115 | 71 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 147 | 38,706 | 35,107 | 15,065 | 7,651 | 725 | 708 | 6,432 | 10,066 | |
| Aircraft and parts | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22,034 | ||||||||
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6,074 | 5,633 | 2,191 | 674 | 11,400 | 133 | 0 | ||
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 52 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4,446 | 3,937 | 1,556 | 1,221 | 166 | 153 | 16 | 1,981 | 1,057 |
| Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments, photographic, medical, and optical goods, watches and clocks | 66 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7,771 | 7,196 | 2,949 | 1,395 | 1,019 | 4,062 | 1,521 | ||
| Other industry groups (continued on next page) |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.