NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2002 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed........................................ | 5,233 | 100 | 4,138 | 100 | 150 | 100 | 945 | 100 | 128 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing...................................... | 948 | 18.1 | 540 | 13 | 61 | 40.7 | 347 | 36.7 | 88 | 68.8 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing................... | 3,592 | 68.6 | 2,980 | 72 | 74 | 49.3 | 538 | 56.9 | 17 | 13.3 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision.................. | 65 | 1.2 | 62 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision...................... | 461 | 8.8 | 409 | 9.9 | 10 | 6.7 | 42 | 4.4 | 19 | 14.8 |
| After issuance of Board decision 2 .......................................... | 167 | 3.2 | 147 | 3.6 | 4 | 2.7 | 16 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.