NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Geographic Distribution of Decertification Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1981
Stitched from pp. 228–229.
| Division and State | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions | 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 votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division and State | Total elections | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation |
| Maine | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 176 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 161 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 76 |
| Massachusetts | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1,379 | 1,162 | 465 | 391 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 697 | 472 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 349 | 311 | 168 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 180 |
| New England | 37 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2,002 | 1,715 | 767 | 692 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 948 | 889 |
| New York | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1,452 | 1,239 | 845 | 610 | 73 | 53 | 109 | 394 | 1,021 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3,001 | 2,350 | 1,273 | 402 | 685 | 165 | 21 | 1,077 | 1,087 |
| Pennsylvania | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1,524 | 1,279 | 510 | 200 | 100 | 99 | 111 | 769 | 652 |
| Middle Atlantic | 104 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 5,977 | 4,868 | 2,628 | 1,212 | 858 | 317 | 241 | 2,240 | 2,760 |
| Ohio | 57 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1,412 | 1,248 | 518 | 432 | 69 | 1 | 16 | 730 | 531 |
| Indiana | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 820 | 736 | 414 | 371 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 467 |
| Illinois | 49 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1,631 | 1,456 | 477 | 294 | 55 | 92 | 36 | 979 | 451 |
| Michigan | 67 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 3,480 | 2,934 | 1,276 | 1,155 | 59 | 55 | 7 | 1,658 | 1,267 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 840 | 711 | 316 | 236 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 330 |
| East North Central | 219 | 47 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 8,183 | 7,085 | 3,001 | 2,488 | 306 | 148 | 59 | 4,084 | 3,046 |
| Iowa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 519 | 509 | 262 | 241 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 325 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1,520 | 1,381 | 631 | 550 | 61 | 0 | 20 | 750 | 701 |
| Missouri | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1,083 | 942 | 346 | 283 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 596 | 210 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 82 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 688 | 596 | 199 | 118 | 61 | 20 | 0 | 397 | 188 |
| West North Central | 91 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 3,899 | 3,513 | 1,472 | 1,207 | 199 | 20 | 46 | 2,041 | 1,424 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 584 | 544 | 247 | 191 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 245 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 248 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 18 |
| Virginia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 985 | 911 | 435 | 351 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 476 | 286 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 156 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,597 | 2,397 | 1,170 | 833 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 1,227 | 1,028 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Georgia | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3,099 | 2,766 | 1,174 | 730 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 1,592 | 950 |
| Florida | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 799 | 743 | 329 | 240 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 321 |
| South Atlantic | 77 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8,561 | 7,791 | 3,512 | 2,496 | 944 | 72 | 0 | 4,279 | 2,848 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 337 | 314 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 104 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 738 | 686 | 360 | 232 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 543 |
| Alabama | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 324 | 254 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 59 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 319 | 301 | 167 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 223 |
| East South Central | 34 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1,718 | 1,555 | 754 | 626 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 801 | 929 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 743 | 650 | 294 | 212 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 209 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 775 | 685 | 214 | 151 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 71 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 658 | 546 | 263 | 204 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 363 |
| Texas | 37 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1,750 | 1,562 | 847 | 707 | 124 | 0 | 16 | 715 | 947 |
| West South Central | 69 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3,926 | 3,443 | 1,618 | 1,274 | 328 | 0 | 16 | 1,825 | 1,590 |
| Montana | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 143 | 105 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 57 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 571 | 358 | 242 | 239 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 481 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 168 |
| Arizona | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 853 | 629 | 295 | 248 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 54 |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 |
| Nevada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 176 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| Mountain | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2,003 | 1,460 | 736 | 635 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 724 | 773 |
| Washington | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1,612 | 1,430 | 899 | 323 | 44 | 24 | 508 | 531 | 933 |
| Oregon | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 314 | 267 | 70 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 197 | 0 |
| California | 127 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 7,039 | 5,975 | 2,461 | 2,022 | 231 | 104 | 104 | 3,514 | 2,676 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 78 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 |
| Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific | 189 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 151 | 9,097 | 7,787 | 3,470 | 2,432 | 289 | 128 | 621 | 4,317 | 3,620 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlying Areas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Total, all States and areas | 856 | 215 | 159 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 641 | 45,406 | 39,254 | 17,968 | 13,062 | 3,225 | 688 | 993 | 21,286 | 17,879 |
687 of 687 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 228. The crop is cut off at the bottom: the South Atlantic block ends mid-division at South Carolina, and the South Atlantic subtotal plus all later divisions/states are not on this image. The stub heading carries a raised footnote marker ("Division and State 1"), but no footnote text is printed within the crop, so `footnotes` is empty. Blank spacer lines that separate each division block from its subtotal are typographic only and are not transcribed as rows. A faint stray scan mark sits in the stub area below "Division and State" (near the left edge of the heading band); it is an artifact, not printed content. All row and column cross-sums I checked reconcile exactly (division subtotals against their member states, and the "Total" union columns against AFL-CIO + Teamsters + other national + other local), so no misprints are suspected.
p. 229. Continuation page: no column headings are printed on this crop, so header_rows is empty. The grid has 17 columns (stub + 16 numeric), counted from the vertical column rules and confirmed by every body row carrying 16 values. The table is continued from the preceding page — the South Atlantic region block begins before this crop (only Georgia and Florida of that region appear here), so the "South Atlantic" and "Total, all States and areas" figures include values not shown on this image. The running head "Appendix" and page number "217" in the right margin were omitted, as were the leader dots trailing the row labels. All regional subtotal rows (East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, Pacific, Outlying Areas) were checked column by column against their member states and reconcile exactly as transcribed. Doubtful glyphs: in the "Washington" row the last column reads 933 (confirmed by the Pacific subtotal 3,620 = 933+0+2,676+0+11); in the "Total, all States and areas" row the 14th numeric column reads 993 and cannot be cross-checked from this page alone, so a 933/993 confusion there cannot be fully excluded. The "Mississippi" label and several i-dots print faintly in this scan but the wording is unambiguous. In the footnote "U S Department of Commerce" the periods after U and S are not visible in the scan and were transcribed as printed; the footnote also ends without a period. A stray ink mark sits above the South Atlantic row near the 8th numeric column, and a short stray stroke sits above the Mountain row in the same column; neither is a digit or a footnote marker.
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.