NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2003 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed........................................ | 4,843 | 100 | 3,878 | 100 | 149 | 100 | 816 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing...................................... | 620 | 12.8 | 382 | 9.9 | 40 | 26.8 | 198 | 24.3 | 53 | 51.5 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing................... | 3,511 | 72.5 | 2,909 | 75 | 84 | 56.4 | 518 | 63.5 | 31 | 30.1 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision.................. | 60 | 1.2 | 49 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision...................... | 467 | 9.6 | 383 | 9.9 | 14 | 9.4 | 70 | 8.6 | 18 | 17.5 |
| After issuance of Board decision 2 .......................................... | 185 | 3.8 | 155 | 4 | 7 | 4.7 | 23 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.