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Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All C cases - Number | All C cases - Percent of total closed | All C cases - Percent of total method | CA cases - Number | CA cases - Percent of total closed | CB cases - Number | CB cases - Percent of total closed | CC cases - Number | CC cases - Percent of total closed | CD cases - Number | CD cases - Percent of total closed | CE cases - Number | CE cases - Percent of total closed | CG cases - Number | CG cases - Percent of total closed | CP cases - Number | CP cases - Percent of total closed |
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| Total number of cases closed | 41,020 | 100 | 29,351 | 100 | 8,640 | 100 | 1,960 | 100 | 427 | 100 | 125 | 100 | 38 | 100 | 478 | 100 | |
| Agreement of the parties | 10,720 | 26.1 | 100 | 8,253 | 28.3 | 1,290 | 14.9 | 900 | 45.9 | 50 | 49 | 38.9 | 16 | 42.1 | 157 | 32.8 | |
| Informal settlement | 10,421 | 25.4 | 97.2 | 8,075 | 27.1 | 1,268 | 14.6 | 836 | 42.7 | 14 | 48 | 38.1 | 14 | 36.8 | 151 | 31.6 | |
| Before issuance of complaint | 6,376 | 15.5 | 59.5 | 4,744 | 16.2 | 886 | 10.3 | 617 | 31.5 | (2) | 30 | 23.8 | 7 | 18.4 | 92 | 19.2 | |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 3,914 | 9.5 | 36.5 | 3,210 | 10.9 | 373 | 4.3 | 236 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 14.3 | 7 | 18.4 | 56 | 11.7 | |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 131 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 121 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Formal settlement | 299 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 178 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.3 | 44 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 | 1.3 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 166 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 117 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.2 | 41 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Stipulated decision | 38 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Consent decree | 128 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 84 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
| After hearing opened | 124 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 118 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Stipulated decision | 17 | 0 | 0.2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Consent decree | 42 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 106 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Compliance with | 1,233 | 3 | 100 | 1,053 | 3.6 | 120 | 1.4 | 35 | 1.8 | 8 | 6 | 4.8 | 4 | 10.5 | 11 | 2.3 | |
| Administrative law judge's decision | 35 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 26 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Board decision | 848 | 2.1 | 68.8 | 710 | 2.4 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.