EEO Data Collections

The EEOC collects workforce data from employers with more than 100 employees (lower thresholds apply to federal contractors). Employers meeting the reporting thresholds have a legal obligation to provide the data; it is not voluntary. The data is collected using the reports below and is used for a variety of purposes including enforcement, self-assessment by employers, and research. Each of the reports collects data about gender and race/ethnicity by some type of job grouping. This information is shared with other authorized federal agencies in order to avoid duplicate collection of data and reduce the burden placed on employers. Although the data is confidential, aggregated data is available to the public.

2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Opening on October 31, 2023

The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The EEO-1 online Filer Support Message Center (i.e., filer help desk) will also be available beginning Tuesday, October 31, 2023, to assist filers with any questions they may have regarding the 2022 collection. The deadline to file the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 report is Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet is available at the following link https://www.eeocdata.org/pdfs/2022_EEO_1_Component_1_Instruction_Booklet.pdf on the EEOC’s dedicated EEO-1 Component 1 website (www.eeocdata.org/eeo1). The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data File Upload Specifications are available at the following link https://eeocdata.org/pdfs/2022_EEO_1_Component_1_Data_File_Upload_Specifications.pdf  on the EEOC’s dedicated EEO-1 Component 1 website (www.eeocdata.org/eeo1).

All updates about the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection, including supplementary resource materials, will be posted to www.eeocdata.org/eeo1 as they become available.

The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that requires all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria, to submit workforce demographic data, including data by job category and sex and race or ethnicity, to the EEOC. The authorities under which EEO-1 Component 1 data are collected include: Section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq., and Sections 1602.7-1602.14, Chapter XIV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); Exec. Order No. 11246, 30 FR 12319 (Sept. 24, 1965) and 40 CFR 60-1.7(a).

EEO-3 Data Collection (Local Union Report)

The 2022 EEO-3 data collection is CLOSED.

No additional 2022 EEO-3 Reports will be accepted.

Please be advised that the Message Center is no longer accepting any requests for assistance. The Message Center will resume normal operations immediately prior to the opening of the 2024 EEO-3 data collection.

Updates regarding the 2024 EEO-3 data collection, including the opening date, will be posted to https://www.eeocdata.org/eeo3 as they become available.

The Local Union Report (EEO-3), EEOC Form 274, also referred to as the EEO-3 Report, is a mandatory biennial data collection that requires local unions, specifically local referral unions, with 100 or more members to submit demographic data including membership, applicant, and referral information by race/ethnicity and sex. The filing by eligible local unions is required under section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), 29 CFR 1602.22 and .27-.28.

2021 EEO-4 (State and Local Government Information Report) Data Collection

The 2021 EEO-4 Data Collection is now CLOSED.

No additional 2021 EEO-4 Reports will be accepted.  The EEO-4 Filer Support help desk is no longer accepting new requests for assistance. The Filer Support Team will resume normal operations immediately prior to the opening of the 2023 EEO-4 data collection.

Updates regarding the 2023 EEO-4 data collection will be posted at https://eeocdata.org/eeo4 as they become available. 

The State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4), EEOC Form 164, also referred to as the EEO-4 Report, is a mandatory biennial data collection that requires all State and local governments with 100 or more employees to submit demographic workforce data, including data by race/ethnicity, sex, job category, and salary band. The filing by eligible State and local governments is required under section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), 29 CFR 1602.30 and .32-.37.

EEO-5 Data Collection (Elementary - Secondary Staff Information Report)

The 2022 EEO-5 data collection is CLOSED.

No additional 2022 EEO-5 Reports will be accepted.

Please be advised that the Message Center is no longer accepting any requests for assistance. The Message Center will resume normal operations immediately prior to the opening of the 2024 EEO-5 data collection.

Updates regarding the 2024 EEO-5 data collection, including the opening date, will be posted to https://www.eeocdata.org/eeo5 as they become available.

The Elementary - Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5), EEOC Form 168A, also referred to as the EEO-5 Report, is a mandatory biennial data collection that requires all public elementary and secondary school systems and districts with 100 or more employees to submit demographic workforce data, including data by race/ethnicity, sex, and activity assignment classification. The filing by eligible school systems or districts is required under section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), 29 CFR 1602.39 and .41-.45.