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Representation elections in cases closed, by industry
| Industrial group | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Total number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions — Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total valid votes cast for no representation | Eligible employees in elections choosing no representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 287 | 251 | 98 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 8 |
| Mining — subtotal | 36 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3,066 | 2,829 | 1,101 | 823 | 9 | 209 | 60 | 1,728 | 366 |
| Construction | 199 | 89 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 110 | 4,346 | 3,766 | 1,905 | 1,632 | 133 | 18 | 122 | 1,861 | 2,121 |
| Wholesale trade | 386 | 141 | 51 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 245 | 13,033 | 11,509 | 5,044 | 2,512 | 1,852 | 273 | 407 | 6,465 | 4,583 |
| Retail trade | 501 | 176 | 100 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 325 | 17,393 | 15,343 | 6,377 | 3,929 | 1,568 | 61 | 819 | 8,966 | 7,553 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 83 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4,290 | 1,996 | 651 | 458 | 41 | 4 | 142 | 1,345 | 2,047 |
| US Postal Service | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 145 | 134 | 76 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 25 |
| Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transportation | 53 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2,618 | 2,043 | 1,197 | 529 | 511 | 17 | 140 | 846 | 1,841 |
| Motor freight transportation and warehousing | 273 | 105 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 168 | 6,358 | 5,939 | 2,884 | 514 | 1,896 | 217 | 257 | 3,055 | 2,883 |
| Water transportation | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1,376 | 1,172 | 449 | 187 | 161 | 30 | 71 | 723 | 491 |
| Transportation by air | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1,485 | 1,411 | 605 | 458 | 127 | 20 | 0 | 806 | 1,054 |
| Pipelines, except natural gas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Communication | 95 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 17,586 | 14,793 | 7,628 | 1,166 | 747 | 51 | 24 | 7,165 | 9,234 |
| Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 89 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 1,728 | 982 | 251 | 232 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 731 | 836 |
| Transportation, communications, and other utilities — subtotal | 561 | 233 | 116 | 110 | 0 | 19 | 328 | 16,728 | 14,820 | 7,393 | 3,571 | 2,797 | 391 | 414 | 7,427 | 7,178 |
| Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places | 73 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 3,970 | 3,876 | 1,782 | 1,794 | 178 | 0 | 99 | 2,003 | 1,861 |
| Personal services | 58 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1,025 | 1,000 | 562 | 297 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 600 |
| Automotive repair services, and garages | 73 | 41 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1,225 | 1,096 | 574 | 213 | 549 | 0 | 84 | 522 | 825 |
| Motion pictures | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1,758 | 753 | 470 | 252 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 280 | 1,366 |
| Amusement and recreation services, except motion pictures | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2,182 | 1,367 | 528 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 839 | 726 |
| Health services | 373 | 180 | 145 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 193 | 36,378 | 31,533 | 14,927 | 10,648 | 1,001 | 1,111 | 2,167 | 15,910 | 13,331 |
| Educational services | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 992 | 911 | 432 | 363 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 479 | 596 |
| Membership organizations | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 786 | 761 | 297 | 257 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 410 | 523 |
| Business services | 207 | 123 | 78 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 7,772 | 6,361 | 3,802 | 2,410 | 589 | 295 | 225 | 2,559 | 4,605 |
| Miscellaneous repair services | 50 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 866 | 769 | 343 | 225 | 29 | 0 | 89 | 426 | 475 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.