-- union case: all subqueries are a map-only jobs, 3 way union, same input for all sub-queries, followed by reducesink explain select count(1) FROM (select s1.key as key, s1.value as value from src s1 UNION ALL select s2.key as key, s2.value as value from src s2 UNION ALL select s3.key as key, s3.value as value from src s3) unionsrc; select count(1) FROM (select s1.key as key, s1.value as value from src s1 UNION ALL select s2.key as key, s2.value as value from src s2 UNION ALL select s3.key as key, s3.value as value from src s3) unionsrc;