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 sex 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 Data Collection (Employer Information Report)

The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection is NOW OPEN.  

The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

As part of EEOC Acting Chair Lucas’ efforts to identify continued cost savings for the American public, there will be a shorter collection period during which filers may submit their 2024 reports. The collection period will not extend beyond the Tuesday, June 24, 2025 “Published Due Date” deadline. Additionally, beginning with the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection, all communications sent to filers will be electronic. No notifications about the 2024 collection will be sent to filers via postal mail. To meet this deadline, the EEOC strongly encourages eligible filers to begin the filing process as soon as possible.

Filers should visit the dedicated EEO-1 Component 1 website at www.eeocdata.org/eeo1 to access the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System (OFS), to find supplementary resource materials such as the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet and 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data File Upload Specifications, and to get the latest updates. Filers needing additional assistance can access the Filer Support Team Message Center upon logging into the OFS.

Under current federal regulations, private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees and that meet certain criteria are required to report annually the number of individuals they employ by job category and by sex and race or ethnicity. These data are collected electronically by the EEOC through the OFS. 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 2024 EEO-3 data collection has been delayed.

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.

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

The 2023 EEO-4 data collection is CLOSED.  

No additional 2023 EEO-4 reports will be accepted.

Please be advised that the EEO-4 Filer Support Team is no longer accepting any requests for assistance. The Message Center will resume normal operations immediately prior to the opening of the 2025 EEO-4 data collection.

Filers should visit the dedicated EEO-4 website at www.eeocdata.org/eeo4 to access historic reports and review archived resource materials. Updates regarding the 2025 EEO-4 data collection, including the opening date, will also be posted to www.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 2024 EEO-5 data collection has been delayed.

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.