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Size of Units in Representation Elections in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 2009
Stitched from pp. 147–148.
| Size of unit (number of employees) | Number eligible to vote | Total elections | Percent of total | Cumulative percent of total | Elections in which representation rights were won by | Elections in which no representative was chosen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size of unit (number of employees) | Number eligible to vote | Total elections | Percent of total | Cumulative percent of total | AFL–CIO unions | Other national unions | Other local unions | Elections in which no representative was chosen | ||||
| Size of unit (number of employees) | Number eligible to vote | Total elections | Percent of total | Cumulative percent of total | Number | Percent by size class | Number | Percent by size class | Number | Percent by size class | Number | Percent by size class |
| A. Certification elections (RC and RM) | ||||||||||||
| Total RC and RM elections | 79,267 | 1,339 | 100.0 | 341 | 100.0 | 494 | 100.0 | 76 | 100.0 | 428 | 100.0 | |
| Under 10 | 1,982 | 320 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 129 | 37.8 | 101 | 20.4 | 7 | 9.2 | 83 | 19.4 |
| 10 to 19 | 4,002 | 270 | 20.2 | 44.1 | 66 | 19.4 | 89 | 18.0 | 15 | 19.7 | 100 | 23.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 3,879 | 155 | 11.6 | 55.6 | 39 | 11.4 | 50 | 10.1 | 10 | 13.2 | 56 | 13.1 |
| 30 to 39 | 3,112 | 91 | 6.8 | 62.4 | 24 | 7.0 | 34 | 6.9 | 4 | 5.3 | 29 | 6.8 |
| 40 to 49 | 3,980 | 89 | 6.6 | 69.1 | 18 | 5.3 | 37 | 7.5 | 7 | 9.2 | 27 | 6.3 |
| 50 to 59 | 4,107 | 73 | 5.5 | 74.5 | 12 | 3.5 | 29 | 5.9 | 10 | 13.2 | 22 | 5.1 |
| 60 to 69 | 2,826 | 43 | 3.2 | 77.7 | 12 | 3.5 | 19 | 3.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 70 to 79 | 3,362 | 43 | 3.2 | 81.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 20 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.6 | 18 | 4.2 |
| 80 to 89 | 3,082 | 34 | 2.5 | 83.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.8 |
| 90 to 99 | 2,057 | 21 | 1.6 | 85.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 13 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 100 to 109 | 1,655 | 18 | 1.3 | 86.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.6 |
| 110 to 119 | 1,733 | 16 | 1.2 | 87.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 120 to 129 | 2,563 | 20 | 1.5 | 89.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 130 to 139 | 2,222 | 16 | 1.2 | 90.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 140 to 149 | 1,630 | 11 | 0.8 | 91.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 150 to 159 | 2,053 | 13 | 1.0 | 92.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 160 to 169 | 1,164 | 9 | 0.7 | 92.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 170 to 179 | 822 | 5 | 0.4 | 93.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 180 to 189 | 713 | 4 | 0.3 | 93.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 190 to 199 | 1,264 | 6 | 0.4 | 93.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 200 to 299 | 8,987 | 43 | 3.2 | 97.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 17 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.9 | 19 | 4.4 |
| 300 to 399 | 3,774 | 12 | 0.9 | 98.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 400 to 499 | 3,593 | 8 | 0.6 | 98.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 500 to 599 | 2,321 | 7 | 0.5 | 99.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 600 to 799 | 3,676 | 6 | 0.4 | 99.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 800 to 999 | 913 | 1 | 0.1 | 99.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1,000 to 1,999 | 3,271 | 4 | 0.3 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2,000 to 2,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3,000 to 9,999 | 4,524 | 1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Over 9,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| B. Decertification elections (RD) | ||||||||||||
| Total RD elections | 15,701 | 265 | 100.0 | 43 | 100.0 | 63 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 157 | 100.0 | |
| Under 10 | 291 | 47 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 26.8 |
| 10 to 19 | 1,016 | 48 | 18.1 | 35.8 | 4 | 9.3 | 7 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 23.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 1,208 | 42 | 15.8 | 51.7 | 8 | 18.6 | 11 | 17.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 22 | 14.0 |
| 30 to 39 | 798 | 24 | 9.1 | 60.8 | 8 | 18.6 | 4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 7.6 |
| 40 to 49 | 821 | 19 | 7.2 | 67.9 | 2 | 4.7 | 7 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6.4 |
| 50 to 59 | 382 | 7 | 2.6 | 70.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 60 to 69 | 672 | 10 | 3.8 | 74.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 70 to 79 | 372 | 5 | 1.9 | 76.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.2 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 80 to 89 | 559 | 7 | 2.6 | 78.9 | 2 | 4.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 90 to 99 | 647 | 8 | 3.0 | 81.9 | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 100 to 109 | 541 | 5 | 1.9 | 83.8 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 110 to 119 | 442 | 4 | 1.5 | 85.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 120 to 129 | 676 | 5 | 1.9 | 87.2 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 130 to 139 | 531 | 4 | 1.5 | 88.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 140 to 149 | 611 | 4 | 1.5 | 90.2 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 150 to 159 | 580 | 4 | 1.5 | 91.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 160 to 169 | 324 | 2 | 0.8 | 92.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 170 to 199 | 554 | 3 | 1.1 | 93.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 200 to 299 | 2,372 | 11 | 4.2 | 97.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 300 to 499 | 2,304 | 6 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 500 to 799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 800 and Over | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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262 of 262 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
Reader’s notes
p. 147. 13 columns: stub, Number eligible to vote, Total elections, Percent of total, Cumulative percent of total, then Number / Percent by size class for each of AFL-CIO unions, Other national unions, Other local unions, and Elections in which no representative was chosen. "A. Certification elections (RC and RM)" is a banner line centered across the data columns, below the column headings; it is given as a label-only row. In the "Total RC and RM elections" row the Cumulative percent of total cell is printed as a double dash ("--"), transcribed as an empty cell per the dash-rule rule. The caption carries a superscript footnote marker 1, but no footnote text is printed within this crop (the page is labeled "Page 1 of 2"), so footnotes is empty. The table is cut off after the "2,000 to 2,999" row and continues on the next page; consistent with that, the column sums of the rows shown fall short of the printed totals by one election in Total elections (1,338 vs 1,339) and one in Other national unions (493 vs 494), and by 4,524 in Number eligible to vote. The AFL-CIO Number (341), Other local unions (76) and no-representative (428) columns already sum exactly to their printed totals, and every data row's four Number cells sum exactly to that row's Total elections. The en dash in "AFL-CIO unions" is printed as an en dash and transcribed as such.
p. 148. Single panel, 13 columns (stub + 12). The table is page 2 of 2; the first two body rows ("3,000 to 9,999" and "Over 9,999") are the tail of part A, carried over from the previous page, so no part-A section line is printed on this crop. "B. Decertification elections (RD)" is a section line centred across the data columns with no values of its own. In the "Total RD elections" row the "Cumulative percent of total" cell holds a short dash rule ("--", meaning not applicable); it is transcribed as an empty cell per the dash-rule convention. The superscript 1 belongs to the caption (excluded) and is the marker for the single printed footnote. The heading "Elections in which no representative was chosen" spans the top two heading levels and is repeated in both; "AFL-CIO unions" is printed with an en dash (AFL–CIO). All columns cross-foot exactly against the total row (265 = 43 + 63 + 2 + 157; eligible-to-vote column sums to 15,701; each size-class row's four outcome counts sum to its total elections), so no misprints are suspected. Image is clean and fully legible; no cells doubtful.
Source image
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Read by claude-opus-5 (effort max, prompt extract_v1) from the 300-dpi scan; stitched by page. Updated October 2026.