NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Industrial Distribution of Cases Received, Fiscal Year 1981
Stitched from pp. 196–197.
| Industrial group | All cases | Unfair labor practice cases | Representation cases | Union deauthorization cases | Amendment of certification cases | Unit clarification cases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial group | All cases | All C cases | CA | CB | CC | CD | CE | CG | CP | All R cases | RC | RM | RD | UD | AC | UC |
| Food and kindred products | 2,046 | 1,518 | 1,143 | 331 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 505 | 421 | 21 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 30 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Textile mill products | 475 | 376 | 329 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 77 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Apparel and other finished products made from fabric and similar materials | 558 | 447 | 336 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 81 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lumber and wood products (except furniture) | 678 | 489 | 419 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 144 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 542 | 411 | 346 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 97 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Paper and allied products | 601 | 489 | 368 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 87 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied products | 1,214 | 911 | 749 | 145 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 279 | 205 | 15 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 1,029 | 763 | 626 | 114 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 190 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Petroleum refining and related industries | 328 | 255 | 177 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products | 716 | 508 | 413 | 82 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 156 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Leather and leather products | 175 | 136 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products | 932 | 739 | 499 | 183 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 143 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Primary metal industries | 1,558 | 1,306 | 910 | 376 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 193 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 2,014 | 1,506 | 1,152 | 319 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 488 | 378 | 24 | 86 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 2,263 | 1,767 | 1,327 | 374 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 482 | 392 | 22 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, and supplies | 1,292 | 990 | 768 | 208 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 288 | 230 | 11 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Aircraft and parts | 453 | 405 | 246 | 153 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 268 | 241 | 148 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 1,038 | 897 | 633 | 260 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 103 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments, photographic, medical, and optical goods, watches and clocks | 479 | 360 | 290 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 93 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 2,791 | 2,366 | 1,521 | 676 | 118 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 401 | 311 | 31 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Manufacturing | 21,480 | 16,905 | 12,526 | 3,841 | 355 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 60 | 4,347 | 3,442 | 216 | 689 | 87 | 16 | 125 |
| Metal mining | 156 | 126 | 83 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Coal mining | 652 | 538 | 297 | 153 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 94 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 77 | 70 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) | 142 | 101 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mining | 1,027 | 835 | 513 | 216 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 183 | 153 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Construction | 5,634 | 5,073 | 2,298 | 1,201 | 1,024 | 259 | 46 | 1 | 244 | 534 | 344 | 151 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| Wholesale trade | 3,624 | 2,627 | 2,023 | 480 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 959 | 748 | 69 | 142 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| Retail trade | 5,603 | 4,045 | 3,226 | 674 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1,466 | 1,037 | 116 | 313 | 61 | 2 | 29 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 973 | 728 | 564 | 131 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 230 | 201 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| U.S. Postal Service | 1,290 | 1,279 | 1,053 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transportation | 648 | 486 | 377 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 127 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Motor freight transportation and warehousing | 3,101 | 2,419 | 1,809 | 518 | 58 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 649 | 539 | 35 | 75 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Water transportation | 438 | 386 | 204 | 155 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Other transportation | 480 | 379 | 273 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 81 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Communication | 1,107 | 746 | 569 | 144 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 284 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 772 | 566 | 436 | 101 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 159 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities | 6,546 | 4,982 | 3,668 | 1,097 | 141 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1,464 | 1,230 | 52 | 182 | 37 | 2 | 61 |
| Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places | 1,046 | 827 | 647 | 150 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 210 | 177 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Personal services | 349 | 255 | 210 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 70 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Automotive repair, services, and garages | 573 | 355 | 296 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 168 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Motion pictures | 267 | 227 | 124 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amusement and recreation services (except motion pictures) | 433 | 306 | 229 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 84 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Health services | 3,347 | 2,136 | 1,817 | 269 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1,032 | 869 | 35 | 128 | 15 | 13 | 151 |
| Educational services | 356 | 263 | 227 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 71 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Membership organizations | 476 | 424 | 254 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Business services | 1,948 | 1,391 | 1,074 | 247 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 526 | 449 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 12 |
| Miscellaneous repair services | 276 | 209 | 148 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Legal services | 52 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Museums, art galleries, and botanical gardens | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social services | 304 | 186 | 174 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 103 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous services | 116 | 89 | 61 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Services | 9,551 | 6,712 | 5,304 | 1,144 | 131 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 2,564 | 2,141 | 101 | 322 | 53 | 21 | 201 |
| Public administration | 169 | 135 | 98 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total, all industrial groups | 55,897 | 43,321 | 31,273 | 9,036 | 1,950 | 442 | 131 | 35 | 454 | 11,790 | 9,332 | 727 | 1,731 | 274 | 43 | 469 |
727 of 727 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 196. The crop ends in mid-table: the body stops after the four mining rows (the mining group subtotal and all later industry divisions continue on the following page), and no footnote texts are printed on this image, so `footnotes` is empty even though markers 1 (caption) and 2 ("Industrial group") appear. The caption's marker 1 is excluded with the caption itself; the stub heading retains its marker as "Industrial group^2". Verification: every one of the 16 numeric columns was summed over the 22 manufacturing industry rows and each matches the printed "Manufacturing" subtotal exactly (All cases 21,480; All C 16,905; CA 12,526; CB 3,841; CC 355; CD 98; CE 23; CG 2; CP 60; All R 4,347; RC 3,442; RM 216; RD 689; UD 87; AC 16; UC 125). The four mining rows are also internally consistent (C components sum to All C, and All C + All R + UD + AC + UC equals All cases in each). No misprints found. Two cells were faint but are resolved by those checks: the UC cell of "Paper and allied products" (ambiguous 5/6 in the scan; the column total requires 5) and the RM cell of "Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)", which carries a printing smudge resembling a vertical stroke after the digit but reads 9 and is required to be 9 by that row's R breakdown (27 + 9 + 3 = 39). Row-label line breaks were joined as instructed; the "Manufacturing" row is a subtotal set off by rules above and below, printed indented, and is transcribed with its label alone.
p. 197. The crop is a continuation page: no column headings are printed, so header_rows is empty. The grid has a stub plus 16 numeric columns, confirmed by the full-width "Mining" and "Total, all industrial groups" rows; blank-looking gaps in short rows were checked against the vertical column rules. Punctuation note: in this 1-bit scan the small periods of abbreviations are largely dropped by the rendering. The stub label at row 6 reads "U S Postal Service" and footnote 2 reads "Source Standard ... Washington, D C , 1972"; I have written these as "U.S. Postal Service", "Source:" and "D.C.," on the assumption the dots are a scan artifact rather than genuinely absent. Footnote 1's terminal period is likewise not visible. The label after "Mining" carries a stray isolated dot (a surviving leader dot), which I dropped. In the "Miscellaneous services" row, the sixth numeric column prints "3" followed by a small speck ("3·"); I read it as 3, not as a footnote marker. No footnote markers are attached to any value or row label on this page; the superscript 1 and 2 keyed by the two footnotes belong to the caption/headings on the earlier part of the table, which is outside this crop. Nothing was computed or checked for arithmetic consistency.
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Read by claude-opus-5 (effort max, prompt extract_v1) from the 300-dpi scan; stitched by page. Updated October 2026.