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Industrial Distribution of Representation Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 2002

printed as Table 16 · source pages 138–143 · nlrb2002_p0138_t0

Stitched from pp. 138–143.

Industrial GroupTotal electionsNumber of elections in which representation rights were won by unionsNumber of elections in which no representative was chosenNumber of employees eligible to voteTotal valid votes castValid votes cast for unionsTotal votes for no unionEligible employees in units choosing representation
Industrial GroupTotal electionsTotalAFL-CIO unionsOther national unionsOther local unionsNumber of elections in which no representative was chosenNumber of employees eligible to voteTotal valid votes castTotalAFL-CIO unionsOther national unionsOther local unionsTotal votes for no unionEligible employees in units choosing representation
Crop Production1110001919101000919
Animal Production63300399084041841800422305
Forestry and Logging1110002842621981980064284
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry1000012927101000170
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting9550041322114863663600512608
Oil and Gas Extraction3330001069871710027106
Mining (except Oil and Gas)21440017146513854744740091199
Support Activities for Mining4000042722549898001560
Mining2877002118431737643643001094205
Utilities824746013536593268155115470417171796
Building, Developing and General Contracting3318170115134910496604490211389835
Heavy Construction27201901763052227426806248391
Special Trade Contractors333223218321106281498231793134232218034179
Construction3932612543413282606553411338512323924405405
Food Manufacturing983936305910366923243004074226049323970
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing33121200211625146766766700800436
Textile Mills400004303285123123001620
Textile Product Mills211001105944646004865
Apparel Manufacturing6440023122511601573091206
31-Manufacturing143565330871271111,32952965067229060334677
Wood Product Manufacturing268800181689166268068000982367
Paper Manufacturing301311201731512816106178527241755543
Printing and Related Support Activities241310031116441508743673070765655
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing2111110010964119983983720360734
Chemical Manufacturing3717170020200619088538400131055615
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing281082018279226611204112678014571363
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing4112110129181516815114980131170204
32-Manufacturing20784764412314,06113,4355891543935210075444481
Primary Metal Manufacturing4320190123253323411113108502812281220
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing642828003638143536142314230021131143
Machinery Manufacturing26151500112149200411041103019001386
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing5220034193761301300024630
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing291111001822112049516516001533237
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing673227143513,40012,65058265049477368243328
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing1910100091241111245445400658423
Miscellaneous Manufacturing46161600304617432418361748533524881699
33-Manufacturing2991341281516530,38428,39212,40211,5085783715,9909466
Wholesale Trade, Durable Goods5723221034298927091280117686181429812
Wholesale Trade Nondurable Goods752826204748914267154515172802722783
Wholesale Trade1325148308178806976282526931141841511595
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers41181701231210106645845107608299
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores16541011857667269229400398162
Electronics and Appliance Stores51100421519834340016414
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers31100236361717001923
Food and Beverage Stores61302541314227349115271060464319641227
Health and Personal Care Stores17880091242109540040000695138
Gasoline Stations422002262235999900136147
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores4220023143082482480060267
44-Retail Trade1516760528483637096305225385041040442277
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores52020313610868224604078
General Merchandise Stores21111100101315118550049460685496
Miscellaneous Store Retailers125410743540318418400219176
Nonstore Retailers5110041471535656009718
45-Retail Trade4319163024203318498087565201041768
Air Transportation1196212661535448124831687588
Rail Transportation2110011971085151005785
Water Transportation12770051691557878007786
Truck Transportation1004947205144083830161416131022161277
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation92585512347229567129892842714026824386
Pipeline Transportation10000120209900110
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation1000019172333300390
Support Activities for Transportation513829901313761192691654370501831
48-Transportation27016214514310814,15111,583591354045345656707253
Postal Service11100022220002
Couriers and Messengers1264116353294135772731159123
Warehousing and Storage Facilities662322104339073426134613295122080528
49-Transportation7930272149426237221483140832432239653
Publishing Industries2511110014111699944143290558308
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries500005258157501832010710
Broadcasting and Telecommunications74373403373581317914641364010017151208
Information Services and Data Processing Services64400216815496960058140
Information1105249035851234489205119104110024381666
Monetary Authorities - Central Bank43201173615148031059
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities4430104846434003348
Funds, Trusts and Other Financial Vehicles (U.S. Only)2000021832127777001350
Finance and Insurance107502330431917116506148107
Real Estate151110014183162108956754111
Rental and Leasing Services281514101345839921921090180229
Owners and Lessors of Other Non-Financial Assets22200010108800210
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing4528261117651571335313157236350
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services42242130182218192097890455199421477
Management of Companies and Enterprises3330001821511091090042182
Administrative and Support Services16111457302747704148213329138398096614925206
Waste Management and Remediation Services10350500053564953742553251241028212033
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services264164107302710012,69010,19558823895102196643137239
Educational Services523528341752833708294325511872057654394
Ambulatory Health Care Services6936340233924165474307424106622406795
Hospitals14278571656423,98719,485996374018941668952212,463
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities1739685747718,73210,4716159573214528243128220
Social Assistance4526250119346628801616158003612642192
Health Care and Social Assistance429236201231219355,42639,38322,04518,9541039205217,33829,670
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries271714211012831041834334304702071110
Museums, Historical Sites and Similar Institutions21100181613838002349
Amusement, Gambling and Recreation Industries251081115949812381335046431380
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation5428233226231319141253707305166611539
Accommodation5325231128217319359258784251010631
Foodservices and Drinking Places331614111710538904534211121437470
Accommodation and Foodservices86413722453226282513781299532614471101
Repair and Maintenance26151401111321115949949603660440
Personal and Laundry Services34171700171170106450950900555500
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, and Professional and Similar Organizations108503239733525823402477393
Other Services (except Public Administration)7040360430288825581266123902712921333
Executive, Legislative, Public Finance and General Government11100055440015
Justice, Public Order, and Safety1513544299178356178266217222924
Administration of Economic Programs10000164000040
National Security and International Affairs220200149123120012003149
Public Administration191666431151915685823862172301078
Unclassified Establishments492117402825322187100995833181178778
Total, all industrial groups306916181424113811451202,916168,22384,71874,5764276586683,50590,098

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  1. 1 Source: Standard Classification, Statistical Policy Division, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.
  2. 2 Due to technical difficulties, data discrepancies exceed 1 percent but are less than 3 percent in case totals for Tables 11, 15B, 15C, and 16.

1,240 of 1,252 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.

Reader’s notes

p. 138. The crop ends immediately after the "31-Manufacturing" subtotal row (double rule at the bottom); the table itself continues onto the following page, so later industry groups and the grand total are not on this image. Footnote markers 1 (on the stub heading "Industrial Group") and 2 (on "Total elections") are printed, but no footnote text appears on this crop, so `footnotes` is empty. Digit grouping is inconsistent in the source: most large numbers are printed without commas (e.g. 10366, 12711, 1322, 1843), but the "Total valid votes cast" cell of the "31-Manufacturing" row is printed with a comma as 11,329. Both are transcribed exactly as printed. The indented rows "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting", "Mining", "Construction" and "31-Manufacturing" are sector subtotal rows; "Utilities" is a one-line sector set off by rules above and below. All subtotals were checked and agree with the sum of their component rows, and within every row the won/no-representative and union/no-union splits add to their totals, so no misprints were detected. Two row labels wrap onto two printed lines and are joined here: "Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry", "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting", "Building, Developing and General Contracting", and "Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing". The last column heading is broken as "Eligible employ-ees in units choos-ing rep-resentati on" and is joined to "Eligible employees in units choosing representation".

p. 139. This crop is a continuation page ("—Continued"): it begins mid-table with no preceding sections and the footnote texts for the markers 1 (on "Industrial Group") and 2 (on "Total elections") are not printed on this image, so `footnotes` is empty. Suspected misprint in the source: for "Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing" the "Number of employees eligible to vote" is 964 while "Total valid votes cast" is 1199 — more votes cast than employees eligible. Both are transcribed exactly as printed; no correction was made. All three subtotal rows (32-Manufacturing, 33-Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade) were checked against the sums of their component rows in all 14 numeric columns and agree exactly, which supports the column alignment of the detail rows. Rules in the image separate the three sections (double rules above/below the 32-Manufacturing and 33-Manufacturing subtotal lines); the subtotal labels are indented in the stub but carry the wording shown. Leader dots after row labels were dropped; "Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing" and "Transportation Equipment Manufacturing" are printed without leader dots. Multi-line stub labels (e.g. "Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing", "Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing") were joined into one line. The heading "Eligible employees in units choosing representation" wraps with hyphenation across six printed lines ("employ- ees in units choos- ing rep- resentati on") and was rejoined; likewise "AFL-CIO unions", "Total elections", and "Number of elections in which no representative was chosen". No cells were illegible.

p. 140. The crop is a continuation page ("—Continued"); the column headings are reprinted here, so header_rows is filled. Footnote markers 1 (on "Industrial Group") and 2 (on "Total elections") appear in the stub/column headings, but no footnote text is printed on this crop, so `footnotes` is empty. Two subtotal rows are both labeled "Retail Trade" with different NAICS prefixes (44 and 45); transcribed as printed. Possible misprint in the source, transcribed as printed: for "Nonstore Retailers" the "Total valid votes cast" (153) exceeds the "Number of employees eligible to vote" (147). The 45-Retail Trade subtotal is consistent with 153 (108+1185+403+153 = 1849), so the digits are read correctly as printed. All other row and column cross-checks (union subtotals = AFL-CIO + other national + other local; union votes + no-union votes = total valid votes cast; the 44-, 45- and 48- subtotals against their component rows) add up exactly, which supports the digit readings. Only three digit-grouping commas are printed in the body, both in the 48-Transportation row (14,151 and 11,583); larger four-digit figures elsewhere in the table are printed without commas, as transcribed.

p. 141. Continuation page of Table 16; no footnote texts are printed on this crop, although the headings carry markers (Industrial Group^1, Total elections^2) whose definitions appear elsewhere in the table. The table continues past the bottom edge of the crop (the last printed row here is "Management of Companies and Enterprises"). Indented rows ("49-Transportation", "Information", "Finance and Insurance", "Real Estate and Rental and Leasing") are the printed industry-sector subtotal lines; they are transcribed as ordinary rows in place. The last column's heading is set with end-of-line breaks as "Eligible employ-ees in units choos-ing rep-resentati on" and is joined here as "Eligible employees in units choosing representation". Two printed oddities, transcribed as printed and not corrected: for "Funds, Trusts and Other Financial Vehicles (U.S. Only)" the total valid votes cast (212) exceeds the number of employees eligible to vote (183), and the same holds for the "Finance and Insurance" subtotal (319 vs 304). Also as printed, "Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries" shows 0 elections won by unions yet 10 eligible employees in units choosing representation. All digits were legible; no doubtful cells.

p. 142. This crop is a continuation page ("—Continued"); the column headings are reprinted on it, so they are given here. Footnote markers appear in two headings ("Industrial Group^1" and "Total elections^2"), but no footnote text is printed on this crop — it appears on an earlier or later page of the table. The table also continues past the bottom rule of this crop (no grand-total row is shown here). Row structure: rows are grouped by NAICS sector, with an indented sector subtotal line closing each group ("Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services", "Health Care and Social Assistance", "Arts, Entertainment and Recreation", "Accommodation and Foodservices", "Other Services (except Public Administration)"). "Educational Services" is printed with the subtotal indentation and sits alone between two double rules; it is transcribed with its printed label. Heading reconstruction: the last column is printed as "Eligible employ-ees in units choos-ing rep-resentati on", with the final word broken awkwardly across lines; it is joined as "Eligible employees in units choosing representation". Verification: every row's internal arithmetic is consistent as transcribed — the union-win components (AFL-CIO + other national + other local) sum to the "Total" won; the union-vote components sum to the union-vote total; union votes + votes for no union equal total valid votes cast; and each sector subtotal equals the sum of its member rows in all 14 numeric columns. No printed value appears to be a misprint. All numbers in the body are plain integers with no footnote markers attached; digit-grouping commas appear only in five-digit-and-larger values, as printed.

p. 143. This is the final (---Continued) page of Table 16; the earlier industrial groups appear on the preceding page(s) and are not in this crop. The table has 15 printed columns and two heading levels: the spanner "Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions" covers the four columns Total / AFL-CIO unions / Other national unions / Other local unions, and "Valid votes cast for unions" covers a second set of the same four column labels; the remaining headings are tall single headings repeated in both levels. Indentation in the stub (not preserved in the grid): "Public Administration" is a subtotal of the four preceding Executive/Justice/Administration/National Security lines; "Unclassified Establishments" and "Total, all industrial groups" are set at the same indent and are separated by double rules. The last heading is printed as "Eligible employ- ees in units choos- ing rep- resentati on"; the final broken word was joined as "representation". All values are as printed; the digit grouping is inconsistent in the total row (202,916 and 83,505 carry commas while 4276 and 5866 do not) but is transcribed as shown. No arithmetic inconsistencies were found: the Public Administration subtotal and the grand total both agree with their components as printed.

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Source page 138 of NLRB FY2002 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY2002, p. 138.
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Source: NLRB Annual Report FY2002, p. 143.

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.