eCFR Analyzer

Office of Labor-Management Standards (LMSO)

65,117Words in 22 parts
11.4Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
19.8Reading grade
77.7%Unchanged since 2017
7Flagged parts
2026-07-01Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
36.4 words on average; 34.2% over 40 words; 37.9% passive; 15.0 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 5.1% · prohibition 3.5% · paperwork 8.6% · obligation 16.2% · permission 13.0% · other 53.7%
Checksum
e09132f313ba9af3a735f7baf9858156738cc610d9884cf4945c2eeee10162b1

Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
2 top 10% 29 CFR 403 LABOR ORGANIZATION ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share +5.8 SD · Reading grade +4.9 SD · Directive share +1.9 SD
 2,631 2.10
5 top 10% 29 CFR 402 LABOR ORGANIZATION INFORMATION REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share +6.2 SD · Directive share +2.2 SD · Restriction density +2.2 SD · Reading grade +1.6 SD
 1,821 1.96
8 top 10% 29 CFR 405 EMPLOYER REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share +5.8 SD · Reading grade +2.6 SD · Directive share +1.9 SD · Restriction density +1.6 SD
 1,375 1.83
9 top 10% 29 CFR 408 LABOR ORGANIZATION TRUSTEESHIP REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share +5.5 SD · Restriction density +2.5 SD · Directive share +2.0 SD · Reading grade +1.5 SD
 1,174 1.78
14 top 10% 29 CFR 406 REPORTING BY LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PERSONS, CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYERS
High signals: Paperwork share +5.3 SD · Reading grade +2.0 SD · Directive share +1.8 SD · Restriction density +1.4 SD
 1,658 1.69
320 top 10% 29 CFR 417 PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICERS
High signals: Directive share +1.5 SD · Restriction density +1.3 SD · Paperwork share +1.2 SD
 3,932 0.87
423 top 10% 29 CFR 458 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
High signals: Directive share +1.4 SD · Restriction density +1.4 SD
 8,637 0.80
676 29 CFR 404 LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share +2.6 SD · Reading grade +2.0 SD
 1,406 0.69
4,002 29 CFR 471 OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS; NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LABOR LAWS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 5,807 -0.18
4,208 29 CFR 452 GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE ELECTION PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959
High signals: Size +1.0 SD
 20,203 -0.23
4,378 29 CFR 453 GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 6,996 -0.27
5,414 29 CFR 215 GUIDELINES, SECTION 5333(b), FEDERAL TRANSIT LAW
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 2,768 -0.57
5,962 29 CFR 451 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,066 -0.81
6,063 29 CFR 401 MEANING OF TERMS USED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,216 -0.87
6,132 29 CFR 457 GENERAL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,089 -0.92

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 15. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 29 U.S.C. 481: 24,135 words in 2 parts (37.1% of this agency's text)
  • 2 U.S.C. 1351: 10,401 words in 3 parts (16.0% of this agency's text)
  • 22 U.S.C. 4107: 8,637 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
  • 5 U.S.C. 7105: 8,637 words in 1 parts (13.3% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 502: 6,996 words in 1 parts (10.7% of this agency's text)
  • 40 U.S.C. 101: 5,807 words in 1 parts (8.9% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 431: 4,452 words in 2 parts (6.8% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 402: 4,282 words in 2 parts (6.6% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 433: 3,033 words in 2 parts (4.7% of this agency's text)
  • 29 U.S.C. 432: 2,580 words in 2 parts (4.0% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 29 CFR 452: GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE ELECTION PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959 (20,203 words)
  • 29 CFR 458: STANDARDS OF CONDUCT (8,637 words)
  • 29 CFR 453: GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959 (6,996 words)
  • 29 CFR 471: OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS; NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LABOR LAWS (5,807 words)
  • 29 CFR 417: PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATION OFFICERS (3,932 words)
  • 29 CFR 451: LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959 (3,066 words)
  • 29 CFR 215: GUIDELINES, SECTION 5333(b), FEDERAL TRANSIT LAW (2,768 words)
  • 29 CFR 403: LABOR ORGANIZATION ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS (2,631 words)
  • 29 CFR 402: LABOR ORGANIZATION INFORMATION REPORTS (1,821 words)
  • 29 CFR 406: REPORTING BY LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PERSONS, CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYERS (1,658 words)

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.