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.
EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
Update: 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Opening Monday, April 26, 2021
After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection because of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the EEOC has announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection will open on Monday, April 26, 2021. Filers should begin preparing to submit 2019 and 2020 data in anticipation of this opening. The deadline for submitting 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data will be Monday, July 19, 2021.
When the collection opens, resources to assist filers with their submissions will be available on a new dedicated website for the EEOC’s data collections. The EEOC Filer Support Team will also be available to respond to filer inquiries and to provide additional filling assistance. Filers will receive notification emails. A notification letter will also be sent to EEO-1 Component 1 filers closer to the data collection opening.
Click here for more information regarding updates on the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection.
The 2018 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection is closed. The deadline to submit EEO-1 data was May 31, 2019. Aggregate data from that 2018 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection can be found here and here.
EEO-3 Data Collection
Update: New Scheduled Opening of 2020 EEO-3 Data Collection
After delaying the opening of the 2020 EEO-3 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, the EEOC is pleased to announce the 2020 EEO-3 Data Collection is now on schedule to open in 2021.
The 2020 EEO-3 Data Collection is scheduled to open August 2021. Filers should begin preparing to submit data in anticipation of the August 2021 opening.
The precise opening date of the collection, as well as the new submission deadline date, will be announced by posting a notice on the EEOC’s home page as well as on the new dedicated website for the EEOC’s data collections. As in previous years, a notification letter will also be sent to eligible filers. Click here for more information regarding updates on the data collection.
When the collection opens, resources to assist filers with their submissions will be available online here. The EEOC Filer Support Team will also be available to respond to filer inquiries and to provide additional filling assistance.
The 2018 EEO-3 Data Collection is CLOSED.
The EEO-3 Report, formally known as the Local Union Report, is a biennial data collection conducted every other year in the even calendar years. The filing deadline was December 31, 2018. Findings from that data collection year can be found here.
EEO-4 Data Collection
Update: New Scheduled Opening of 2021 EEO-4 Data Collection
The 2021 EEO-4 Data Collection is scheduled to open October 2021. Filers should begin preparing to submit data in anticipation of the October 2021 opening.
The precise opening date of the collection, as well as the new submission deadline date, will be announced by posting a notice on the EEOC’s home page as well as on the new dedicated website for the EEOC’s data collections. As in previous years, a notification letter will also be sent to eligible filers. Click here for more information regarding updates on the data collections.
When the collection opens, resources to assist filers with their submissions will be available online here. The EEOC Filer Support Team will also be available to respond to filer inquiries and to provide additional filling assistance.
The 2019 EEO-4 Data Collection is CLOSED. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially opened the 2019 EEO-4 Data Collection on August 6, 2019. The deadline to submit EEO-4 data was September 30, 2019. Findings from that data collection year can be found here.
The EEO-4 Report, formally known as the State and Local Government Report, is collected in odd-numbered years from State and Local governments.
EEO-5 Data Collection
Update: New Scheduled Opening of 2020 EEO-5 Data Collection
After delaying the opening of the 2020 EEO-5 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, the EEOC is pleased to announce the 2020 EEO-5 Data Collection is now on schedule to open in 2021.
The 2020 EEO-5 Data Collection is scheduled to open July 2021. Filers should begin preparing to submit data in anticipation of the July 2021 opening. The EEO-5 Report, formally known as the Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report, is a joint requirement of the EEOC and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education. It is conducted biennially, in even numbered years, and covers all public elementary and secondary school districts with 100 or more employees in the United States. The filing deadline was November 30, 2018.
The precise opening date of the collection, as well as the new submission deadline date, will be announced by posting a notice on the EEOC’s home page as well as on the new dedicated website for the EEOC’s data collections. As in previous years, a notification letter will also be sent to eligible filers. Click here for more information regarding updates on the data collections.
When the collection opens, resources to assist filers with their submissions will be available online here. The EEOC Filer Support Team will also be available to respond to filer inquiries and to provide additional filling assistance.
The 2018 EEO-5 Data Collection is CLOSED. The filing deadline was November 30, 2018.
Findings from that data collection year can be found here.