NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2005 › Methods of closing unfair labor practice cases
| All cases | All cases | All cases | CA cases | CA cases | CA cases | CB cases | CB cases | CB cases | CC cases | CC cases | CC cases | CD cases | CD cases | CD cases | CE cases | CE cases | CG cases | CG cases | CP cases | CP cases | |
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| Number | Per-cent of total closed | Per-cent of total method | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Per-cent of total method | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Per-cent of total method | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Per-cent of total method | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Per-cent of total method | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Number | Per-cent of total closed | Number | Per-cent of total closed | |
| Total number of cases closed | 26,857 | 100 | 20,250 | 100 | 6,017 | 100 | 343 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 39 | 100 | 67 | 100 | |||||
| Agreement of the parties | 9,722 | 36.2 | 100 | 8,417 | 41.6 | 86.6 | 1,125 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 110 | 32.1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 6 | 16.7 | 17 | 50 | 31 | 43.1 |
| Informal settlement | 9,689 | 36.1 | 99.7 | 8,391 | 41.4 | 86.4 | 1,125 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 109 | 31.8 | 1.1 | 16 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 6 | 16.7 | 13 | 41.2 | 29 | 33.4 |
| Before issuance of complaint | 7,850 | 29.2 | 80.7 | 6,808 | 33.6 | 70 | 899 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 97 | 28.3 | 1 | 15 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 5.6 | 13 | 41.2 | 26 | 26.4 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 1,764 | 6.6 | 18.1 | 1,518 | 7.5 | 15.6 | 215 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 12 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 | 2 | 6.6 | 3 | 6 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 75 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 66 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 | 6 | 8.3 |
| Before opening of hearing | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 | 6 | 8.3 |
| Stipulated decision | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree | 9 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision (after hearing) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consent decree (after hearing) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with | 740 | 2.8 | 100 | 602 | 3 | 81.4 | 128 | 2.1 | 17.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Administrative law judge's decision | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision | 505 | 1.9 | 68.2 | 385 | 1.9 | 52 | 116 | 1.9 | 15.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision on exceptions filed | 147 | 0.5 | 19.9 | 131 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 254 | 1.3 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested | 358 | 1.3 | 48.4 | 254 | 1.3 | 34.3 | 101 | 1.7 | 13.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree | 231 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 214 | 1.1 | 29 | 11 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.