The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Annual Report Fiscal Year 2006 of the Office Of General Counsel: Figures

Figure 1
Number of Suits Filed in FY 2006 by Basis

Categories	Allegations
Disability	39
Age	46
Race	79
National origin	37
Sex*	166
Religion	24
Retaliation	120

* Of these 166 sex discrimination suits, 102 suits contained claims of sexual harassment.

Figure 2
Comparison of Percent of Conciliation Failures to Percent of Cases Filed by Selected Case Types

	Race/Black	Sexual Harassment	National Origin/Hispanic	Age	Disability
Percent of conciliation failures	18.3	21.8	4.5	19.4	16.6
Percent of cases filed	19.1	27.8	4.6	13.5	11.3

Figure 3
Merits Suits Filed FY 1997 through FY 2006

Fiscal Year	Merits Suits Filed
FY97	299
FY98	371
FY99	437
FY00	290
FY01	385
FY02	332
FY03	361
FY04	379
FY05	383
FY06	371

Figure 4
Merits Suits Resolved FY 1997 through FY 2006

In Millions

Fiscal Year	Merits Suits Resolved
FY97	214
FY98	295
FY99	319
FY00	405
FY01	319
FY02	345
FY03	347
FY04	347
FY05	337
FY06	383

Figure 5
Monetary Recovery FY 1997 through FY 2006

Fiscal Year	Dollars in Milions
FY97	114.7
FY98	95.5
FY99	98.4
FY00	49.8
FY01	51.2
FY02	52.8
FY03	148.7
FY04	168.1
FY05	107.7
FY06	44.2

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