NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2003 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 30,390 | 100 | 23,444 | 100 | 6,133 | 100 | 480 | 100 | 190 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 22 | 100 | 85 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 10,923 | 35.9 | 100 | 9,582 | 40.9 | 1,070 | 17.4 | 204 | 42.5 | 25 | 13.2 | 6 | 16.7 | 9 | 40.9 | 27 | 31.8 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 10,908 | 35.9 | 99.9 | 9,581 | 40.9 | 1,059 | 17.3 | 201 | 41.9 | 25 | 13.2 | 6 | 16.7 | 9 | 40.9 | 27 | 31.8 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 8,593 | 28.3 | 78.7 | 7,484 | 31.9 | 900 | 14.7 | 155 | 32.3 | 21 | 11.1 | 5 | 13.9 | 5 | 22.7 | 23 | 27.1 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 2,132 | 7 | 19.5 | 1,920 | 8.2 | 155 | 2.5 | 46 | 9.6 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 4 | 18.2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 183 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 177 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 15 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 15 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 11 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree.............................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with................................................... | 716 | 2.4 | 100 | 643 | 2.7 | 45 | 0.7 | 20 | 4.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 340 | 1.1 | 47.5 | 301 | 1.3 | 29 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)........ | 151 | 0.5 | 21.1 | 134 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested............................................ | 189 | 0.6 | 26.4 | 167 | 0.7 | 18 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 369 | 1.2 | 51.5 | 335 | 1.4 | 16 | 0.3 | 15 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal........................................................... | 9,342 | 30.7 | 100 | 7,244 | 30.9 | 1,874 | 30.6 | 155 | 32.3 | 15 | 7.9 | 14 | 38.9 | 7 | 31.8 | 33 | 38.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.