NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2006 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................... | 24,051 | 100 | 17,879 | 100 | 5,593 | 100 | 329 | 100 | 109 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 71 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties...................................... | 8,848 | 36.8 | 100 | 7,497 | 41.9 | 1,134 | 20.3 | 149 | 45.3 | 21 | 19.3 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 23 | 32.4 |
| Informal settlement..................................... | 8,844 | 36.8 | 100 | 7,496 | 41.9 | 1,131 | 20.2 | 149 | 45.3 | 21 | 19.3 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 23 | 32.4 |
| Before issuance of complaint............... | 7,304 | 30.4 | 82.5 | 6,148 | 34.4 | 965 | 17.3 | 132 | 40.1 | 21 | 19.3 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 36.7 | 19 | 26.8 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing.......................... | 1,450 | 6 | 16.4 | 1,266 | 7.1 | 158 | 2.8 | 17 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 5.6 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision........................................... | 90 | 0.4 | 1 | 82 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement........................................ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before opening of hearing................... | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 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 |
| After hearing opened........................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision........................ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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................................................... | 544 | 2.3 | 100 | 473 | 2.6 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Administrative law judge's decision.......... | 26 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 26 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision............................................ | 294 | 1.2 | 54 | 247 | 1.4 | 42 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed)........ | 124 | 0.5 | 22.8 | 104 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contested............................................ | 170 | 0.7 | 31.3 | 143 | 0.8 | 22 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Circuit court of appeals decree.................... | 224 | 0.9 | 41.2 | 200 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Supreme Court action.................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.