NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1998 › Representation elections held in cases closed, by industry
| Metal mining | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0, | 752 | 676 | 439 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 752 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal mining | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 604 | 578 | 219 | 36 | 183 | 0 | 359 | 122 |
| 011 and gas =traction | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | o | 6 | 155 | 145 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 96 | 24 |
| Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 433 | 409 | 162 | 158 | 4 | 0 | 247 | 63 |
| Mining | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1,944 | 1,808 | 869 | 671 | 187 | 11 | 939 | 961 |
| Construction | 337 | 155 | 150 | 2 | 3 | 182 | 8,980 | 7,068 | 3,363 | 3,231 | 19 | 113 | 3,705 | 3,971 |
| Wholesale trade | 200 | 75 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 12,951 | 11,732 | 5,179 | 4,858 | 123 | 198 | 6,553 | 4,424 |
| Retail trade | 299 | 146 | 139 | 2 | 5 | 153 | 11,562 | 10,144 | 4,666 | 4,129 | 131 | 406' | 5,478 | 4,108 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 64 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1,575 | 1,391 | 727 | 652 | 0 | 75 | 664 | 664 |
| US Postal Service | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 75 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Local and suburban transit and Interurban highway passenger transportation | 133 | 81 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 9,304 | 7,814 | 4,516 | 4,125 | 7 | 384 | 3,298 | 6,343 |
| Motor freight transportation and warehousing | 256 | 112 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 144 | 12,225 | 10,881 | 5,268 | 4,977 | 165 | 126 | 5,613 | 5,132 |
| Water transportation | 15 | 8 | s | o | 0 | 7 | 434 | 340 | 170 | 170 | • 0 | 0 | 170 | 208 |
| Other transportation . | 67 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 2,601 | 2,210 | 1,070 | 1,022 | 35 | 13 | 1,140 | 753 |
| Communication . | 59 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2,772 | 2,415 | 1,218 | 1,206 | 7 | 5 | 1,197 | 1,144 |
| Electnc, gas, and sanitary services | 133 | 71 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 5,696 | 5,186 | 2,642 | 2,401 | 0 | 241 | 2,544 | 2,525 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities | 663 | 337 | 316 | 3 | 18 | 326 | 33,032 | 28,846 | 14,884 | 13,901 | 214 | 769 | 13,962 | 16,105 |
| Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places | 68 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4,358 | 3,684 | 1,552 | 1,495 | 0 | 57 | 2,132 | 1,386 |
| Personal services | 36 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2,487 | 1,963 | 901 | 813 | 0 | 88 | 1,062 | 1,098 |
| Automotive repair, services, and garages | 72 | 38 | 37 | 0 | I | 34 | 2,150 | 1,776 | 929 | 712 | 6 | 211 | 847 | 1,550 |
| Motion pictures | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 784 | 654 | 293 | 154 | 0 | 139 | 361 | 34 |
| Amusement and recreation services (except motion pictures) | 43 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2,801 | 2,262 | 1,278 | 1,097 | 123 | 58 | 984 | 2,045 |
| Health services | 486 | 290 | 249 | 11 | 30 | 196 | 45,858 | 38,891 | 20,966 | 15,536 | 1,840 | 3,590 | 17,925 | 23,916 |
| Educational services | 37 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2,093 | 1,803 | 1,050 | 493 | 28 | 529 | 753 | 1,314 |
| Membership organizations | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 754 | 681 | 364 | 306 | 27 | 31 | 317 | 381 |
| Business services | 236 | 145 | 82 | 17 | 46 | 91 | 10,509 | 7,765 | 4,692 | 2,488 | 510 | 1,694 | 3,073 | 6,855 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.