The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is now responsible for far more workers than it was a decade ago: Number of private-sector workers per NLRB full-time employee, 2008--2018
| Year | Covered workers per NLRB full-time employee |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 70,474 |
| 2009 | 68,315 |
| 2010 | 66,097 |
| 2011 | 65,423 |
| 2012 | 68,448 |
| 2013 | 71,715 |
| 2014 | 72,718 |
| 2015 | 75,497 |
| 2016 | 80,031 |
| 2017 | 84,714 |
| 2018 | 96,001 |
Source: EPI calculations from National Labor Relations Board budget data on full-time employees from 2000–2018 and Current Employment Statistics survey data of private-sector employees from 2008–2018