NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1989 › Geographic Distribution of Collective-Bargaining Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1989
Stitched from pp. 243–245.
| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,881 | 5,791 | 5,618 | 5,617 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 6,803 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 920 | 866 | 240 | 210 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 626 | 102 |
| Vermont | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 145 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 155 |
| Massachusetts | 82 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7,295 | 6,442 | 3,022 | 2,707 | 283 | 5 | 27 | 3,420 | 4,452 |
| Rhode Island | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 588 | 541 | 318 | 267 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 223 | 409 |
| Connecticut | 44 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1,471 | 1,315 | 644 | 455 | 116 | 0 | 73 | 671 | 661 |
| New England | 158 | 79 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 17,328 | 15,100 | 9,927 | 9,333 | 472 | 5 | 117 | 5,173 | 12,582 |
| New York | 302 | 163 | 117 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 139 | 17,987 | 14,668 | 8,353 | 4,648 | 1,214 | 1,340 | 1,151 | 6,315 | 9,687 |
| New Jersey | 140 | 68 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 7,842 | 6,455 | 3,461 | 2,346 | 589 | 89 | 437 | 2,994 | 3,532 |
| Pennsylvania | 243 | 114 | 68 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 129 | 13,385 | 12,028 | 5,355 | 3,597 | 1,162 | 175 | 421 | 6,673 | 3,237 |
| Middle Atlantic | 685 | 345 | 228 | 72 | 7 | 38 | 340 | 39,214 | 33,151 | 17,169 | 10,591 | 2,965 | 1,604 | 2,009 | 15,982 | 16,456 |
| Ohio | 212 | 91 | 60 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 121 | 11,952 | 10,887 | 5,022 | 3,465 | 785 | 493 | 279 | 5,865 | 4,140 |
| Indiana | 118 | 54 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 6,927 | 6,656 | 2,890 | 2,025 | 769 | 38 | 58 | 3,766 | 1,755 |
| Illinois | 269 | 126 | 77 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 143 | 11,938 | 10,302 | 4,834 | 2,355 | 1,372 | 491 | 616 | 5,468 | 4,409 |
| Michigan | 216 | 106 | 72 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 110 | 12,587 | 11,184 | 4,877 | 3,786 | 819 | 115 | 157 | 6,307 | 4,262 |
| Wisconsin | 105 | 63 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 4,918 | 4,121 | 2,245 | 1,466 | 644 | 5 | 130 | 1,876 | 2,490 |
| East North Central | 920 | 440 | 289 | 110 | 19 | 22 | 480 | 48,322 | 43,150 | 19,868 | 13,097 | 4,389 | 1,142 | 1,240 | 23,282 | 17,056 |
| Iowa | 48 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 1,516 | 1,384 | 765 | 558 | 100 | 0 | 107 | 619 | 834 |
| Minnesota | 107 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 6,326 | 5,364 | 2,800 | 1,937 | 472 | 0 | 391 | 2,564 | 2,754 |
| Missouri | 173 | 100 | 72 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 7,712 | 6,264 | 3,352 | 2,702 | 489 | 127 | 34 | 2,912 | 3,626 |
| North Dakota | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 114 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 37 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 222 | 121 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 81 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,039 | 871 | 473 | 437 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 825 |
| Kansas | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2,115 | 1,924 | 882 | 612 | 190 | 0 | 80 | 1,042 | 900 |
| West North Central | 397 | 213 | 143 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 184 | 19,077 | 16,143 | 8,446 | 6,394 | 1,300 | 127 | 625 | 7,697 | 9,057 |
| Delaware | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 917 | 872 | 301 | 237 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 88 |
| Maryland | 50 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2,143 | 1,743 | 906 | 360 | 394 | 0 | 152 | 837 | 1,040 |
| District of Columbia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 275 | 227 | 125 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 138 |
| Virginia | 41 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3,475 | 3,037 | 1,533 | 1,270 | 83 | 0 | 180 | 1,504 | 1,260 |
| West Virginia | 37 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3,554 | 3,409 | 1,537 | 1,345 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 1,872 | 764 |
| North Carolina | 32 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6,698 | 6,291 | 2,459 | 1,126 | 1,333 | 0 | 0 | 3,832 | 664 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3,602 | 3,337 | 1,733 | 1,439 | 268 | 0 | 26 | 1,604 | 2,040 |
| Georgia | 51 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6,093 | 5,755 | 2,315 | 2,199 | 54 | 0 | 62 | 3,440 | 1,047 |
| Florida | 77 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 6,294 | 6,029 | 3,259 | 1,266 | 1,171 | 0 | 822 | 2,770 | 2,604 |
| South Atlantic | 338 | 167 | 112 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 171 | 33,051 | 30,700 | 14,168 | 9,329 | 3,575 | 0 | 1,264 | 16,532 | 9,645 |
| Kentucky | 65 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5,685 | 5,302 | 2,064 | 1,446 | 482 | 101 | 35 | 3,238 | 891 |
| Tennessee | 64 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8,554 | 8,157 | 3,330 | 3,024 | 260 | 0 | 46 | 4,827 | 1,846 |
| Alabama | 58 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4,631 | 4,325 | 2,037 | 1,757 | 160 | 80 | 40 | 2,288 | 1,936 |
| Mississippi | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3,071 | 2,833 | 1,324 | 1,204 | 44 | 0 | 76 | 1,509 | 1,647 |
| East South Central | 214 | 90 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 21,941 | 20,617 | 8,755 | 7,431 | 946 | 181 | 197 | 11,862 | 6,320 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2,327 | 2,124 | 1,015 | 946 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1,109 | 764 |
| Louisiana | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1,504 | 1,310 | 681 | 656 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 629 | 550 |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2,730 | 2,611 | 1,050 | 905 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 1,561 | 399 |
| Texas | 88 | 52 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 5,668 | 5,181 | 2,852 | 2,029 | 508 | 14 | 301 | 2,329 | 2,419 |
| West South Central | 166 | 78 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 12,229 | 11,226 | 5,598 | 4,536 | 729 | 14 | 319 | 5,628 | 4,132 |
| Montana | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 426 | 388 | 158 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 230 | 200 |
| Idaho | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 458 | 338 | 180 | 168 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 236 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 620 | 595 | 239 | 44 | 63 | 132 | 0 | 356 | 105 |
| Colorado | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2,453 | 2,204 | 853 | 448 | 371 | 34 | 0 | 1,351 | 393 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 335 | 216 | 135 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 259 |
| Arizona | 60 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2,710 | 1,931 | 988 | 743 | 213 | 0 | 32 | 943 | 1,300 |
| Utah | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 532 | 478 | 223 | 155 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 252 |
| Nevada | 40 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2,558 | 1,581 | 900 | 815 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 681 | 1,336 |
| Mountain | 200 | 100 | 74 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 10,092 | 7,731 | 3,676 | 2,616 | 829 | 166 | 65 | 4,055 | 4,081 |
| Washington | 99 | 52 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 3,578 | 3,088 | 1,451 | 861 | 299 | 172 | 119 | 1,637 | 1,379 |
| Oregon | 67 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 3,665 | 3,020 | 1,508 | 852 | 313 | 38 | 305 | 1,512 | 1,802 |
| California | 437 | 218 | 128 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 219 | 32,316 | 27,328 | 12,583 | 6,032 | 5,252 | 418 | 881 | 14,745 | 12,615 |
| Alaska | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1,460 | 1,278 | 652 | 533 | 83 | 36 | 0 | 626 | 747 |
| Hawaii | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 947 | 807 | 435 | 199 | 40 | 170 | 26 | 372 | 771 |
| Guam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Pacific | 653 | 335 | 192 | 107 | 14 | 22 | 318 | 42,009 | 35,559 | 16,639 | 8,487 | 5,987 | 834 | 1,331 | 18,920 | 17,314 |
| Puerto Rico | 50 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 3,865 | 3,435 | 2,070 | 867 | 165 | 0 | 1,038 | 1,365 | 1,941 |
| Virgin Islands | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 510 | 419 | 199 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 125 |
| Outlying Areas | 60 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 4,375 | 3,854 | 2,269 | 1,063 | 165 | 0 | 1,041 | 1,585 | 2,066 |
| Total, all States and areas | 3,791 | 1,878 | 1,228 | 462 | 49 | 139 | 1,913 | 247,638 | 217,231 | 106,515 | 72,877 | 21,357 | 4,073 | 8,208 | 110,716 | 98,709 |
908 of 908 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 243. 17 columns: the stub, "Total elections", five columns under "Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions", three tall single columns ("Number of elections in which no representative was chosen", "Number of employees eligible to vote", "Total valid votes cast"), five columns under "Valid votes cast for unions", then "Total votes for no union" and "Eligible employees in units choosing representation". The crop is a partial table: it begins with the column headings and the Maine row (no caption, no "Total" line for the United States) and ends after the "West North Central" subtotal rule, so the remaining divisions and any footnotes printed under the full table are cut off. The superscript 1 on the stub heading "Division and State" is printed here, but its footnote text is not on this crop, so `footnotes` is empty. In the "Total" sub-heading of the elections-won-by-unions group (column 2) there is a small stray mark printed just below the word, resembling a lambda. It does not match any footnote marker used elsewhere on the page and reads as a scan speck or broken type, so it is omitted from the heading rather than transcribed as "Total^...". Flagging it in case the full page shows a marker there. Scan artifacts not carried into the cells: the "i" in Connecticut, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin is frequently dotless or broken in this 1-bit scan, and a stray ink dot sits immediately left of Illinois's "4,409" in the last column. Arithmetic cross-checks all pass, which raises confidence in the digits and in the column each one sits in. For every state row the four union sub-columns sum to the group "Total" in both the elections block and the votes block; "Total" elections won plus elections with no representative chosen equals "Total elections"; and union votes plus votes for no union equals "Total valid votes cast". Each of the four division subtotal rows (New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central) equals the sum of its member states in all 16 numeric columns. No printed total appears to be in error.
p. 244. 17 columns: stub, "Total elections", five columns under "Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions", three tall single columns, five columns under "Valid votes cast for unions", then "Total votes for no union" and "Eligible employees in units choosing representation". The crop is a mid-table page: the body begins with Delaware (the South Atlantic division is already under way at the top of the page, no division caption is printed) and is cut off after Utah — the Mountain division's remaining states and its subtotal line, plus any later divisions and the U.S. total, fall below the crop. The subtotal lines (South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central) are printed indented and set off by rules; they are transcribed as ordinary rows. The stub heading carries a raised 1 ("Division and State^1"), but no footnote text appears on this crop, so `footnotes` is empty. All values were arithmetically cross-checked: in every state row the four union-vote components sum to the union "Total", union total plus "Total votes for no union" equals "Total valid votes cast", and each of the three division subtotal rows equals the column sum of its member states in all 16 numeric columns. No discrepancies found. No illegible or doubtful cells; the only faint spots are leader-dot runs after some labels (e.g. North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas), which do not affect any value.
p. 245. This crop is the last page of a multi-page table; it begins mid-division. Nevada is the final state of the Mountain division, so the "Mountain" subtotal row covers states printed on the preceding page(s) that are not in this image. Likewise the "Total, all States and areas" row sums all states in the table, most of which are not on this crop. Indentation in the stub distinguishes state rows (flush left) from division subtotals and the grand total (indented); only the wording is transcribed. All arithmetic checks that can be made within the crop hold: the Pacific row equals the sum of Washington through Guam, and the Outlying Areas row equals Puerto Rico plus Virgin Islands, in every one of the 16 value columns. The footnote is printed as "U.S Department of Commerce" with no period after the S; transcribed as printed. The scan is slightly speckled but no cell was doubtful.
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.