NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2003 › Disposition by stage of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed......................... | 30,610 | 100 | 23,620 | 100 | 6,161 | 100 | 488 | 100 | 197 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 22 | 100 | 86 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of complaint.................................. | 26,763 | 87.4 | 20,190 | 85.5 | 5,887 | 95.6 | 403 | 82.6 | 157 | 79.7 | 29 | 80.6 | 18 | 81.8 | 79 | 91.9 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing................................................................ | 2,531 | 8.3 | 2,260 | 9.6 | 186 | 3 | 50 | 10.2 | 25 | 12.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 4 | 18.2 | 5 | 5.8 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision.................... | 251 | 0.8 | 233 | 1 | 11 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After administrative law judge's decision, before issuance of Board decision................................. | 49 | 0.2 | 48 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board order adopting administrative law judge's decision in absence of exceptions.......... | 251 | 0.8 | 212 | 0.9 | 21 | 0.3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| After Board decision, before circuit court decree... | 283 | 0.9 | 255 | 1.1 | 21 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After circuit court decree, before Supreme Court action................................................................... | 481 | 1.6 | 421 | 1.8 | 34 | 0.6 | 23 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| After Supreme Court action..................................... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.