EEOC charge statistics describe allegations received or resolved by the agency during a stated reporting period. They are useful context, but they do not prove that discrimination occurred in any particular workplace.
Charge receipts are not findings or case outcomes
An EEOC charge is an administrative allegation. A charge receipt does not by itself show that the agency found a violation, that a court ruled for either side, or that money changed hands. A single charge may identify more than one alleged basis of discrimination, which is why basis totals can exceed total charge receipts.
Read the year and category before comparing numbers
EEOC tables use fiscal-year reporting and publish separate series for charge receipts, resolutions, statutes, bases, and litigation. A responsible comparison keeps the same measure and period together. Do not compare a national annual total to an older state table as if both were reporting the same population or fiscal year.
Where the source tables come from
The EEOC’s Enforcement and Litigation Statistics index links to its official charge-receipt and resolution tables. This site uses the EEOC’s state charge-receipt tables only where the fiscal year and source are shown on the page.
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