NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1996 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed | 5,281 | 100 | 4,142 | 100 | 155 | 100 | 984 | 100.0 - | 118 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 1,560 | 29.5 | 994 | 24 | 69 | 44.5 | 497 | 505 | 94 | 79.7 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing | 3,025 | 57.3 | 2,540 | 61.3 | 70 | 452 | 415 | 422 | 6 | 5.1 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision | 67 | 1.3 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 0.6 | 11 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision . | 615 | 11.6 | 543 | 13.1 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 5.9 | 12 | 101 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 14 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.