FY 2009 - 2022 EEOC Charge Receipts for NJ

The number for total charges reflects the number of individual charge filings. Because individuals often file charges claiming multiple types of discrimination, the number of total charges for any given fiscal year will be less than the total of the ten types of discrimination listed.

FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
TOTAL CHARGES* 1407 1687 1841 1797 1665 1613 1554 1890 1611 1527 1480 1196 1011 1270
% of US total charges* 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.5% 1.7%
Race 457 592 624 596 551 544 539 624 533 486 476 347 330 318
% of US race charges 1.4% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
% of total state charges 32.5% 35.1% 33.9% 33.2% 33.1% 33.7% 34.7% 33.0% 33.1% 31.8% 32.2% 29.0% 32.6% 25.0%
Sex 395 458 457 462 400 378 354 500 447 436 437 351 255 281
% of US sex charges 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.9% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.6% 1.2% 1.4%
% of total state charges 28.1% 27.1% 24.8% 25.7% 24.0% 23.4% 22.8% 26.5% 27.7% 28.6% 29.5% 29.3% 25.2% 22.1%
National Origin 221 254 306 228 228 237 202 254 212 165 211 119 108 124
% of US National Origin charges 2.0% 2.2% 2.6% 2.1% 2.1% 2.5% 2.1% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 3.0% 1.9% 1.7% 2.3%
% of total state charges 15.7% 15.1% 16.6% 12.7% 13.7% 14.7% 12.5% 13.4% 13.2% 10.8% 14.3% 9.9% 10.7% 9.8%
Religion* 63 82 89 87 85 98 76 104 85 79 60 59 60 293
% of US Religion charges* 1.9% 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.8% 2.1% 2.7% 2.5% 2.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5% 2.1%
% of total state charges* 4.5% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 5.1% 6.1% 4.9% 5.5% 5.3% 5.2% 4.1% 4.9% 5.9% 23.1%
Color 51 60 64 56 35 37 56 42 47 69 67 63 59 81
% of US Color charges 1.7% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 1.1% 1.3% 2.0% 1.4% 1.5% 2.2% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 2.0%
% of total state charges 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.1% 2.1% 2.3% 3.6% 2.2% 2.9% 4.5% 4.5% 5.3% 5.8% 6.4%
Retaliation (All) 455 582 646 662 603 609 593 731 687 699 698 642 522 617
% of US Retaliation (All) charges 1.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.4% 1.6%
% of total state charges 32.3% 34.5% 35.1% 36.8% 36.2% 37.8% 38.2% 38.7% 42.6% 45.8% 47.2% 53.7% 51.6% 48.6%
Retaliation (Title VII) 392 474 541 567 495 508 483 572 536 519 535 452 367 437
% of US Retaliation (Title VII) charges 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 1.3% 1.5%
% of total state charges 27.9% 28.1% 29.4% 31.6% 29.7% 31.5% 31.1% 30.3% 33.3% 34.0% 36.1% 37.8% 36.3% 34.4%
Age 379 448 429 446 375 385 369 437 400 388 348 262 244 197
% of US Age charges 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7%
% of total state charges 26.9% 26.6% 23.3% 24.2% 22.5% 23.9% 23.7% 23.1% 24.8% 25.4% 23.5% 21.9% 24.1% 15.5%
Disability 373 444 475 463 504 416 451 583 510 513 481 481 397 432
% of US Disability charges 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.6% 1.8% 2.1% 1.9% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.6% 1.7%
% of total state charges 26.5% 26.3% 25.8% 25.8% 30.3% 25.8% 29.0% 30.8% 31.7% 33.6% 32.5% 40.2% 39.3% 34.0%
Equal Pay Act 7 13 11 11 14 11 14 13 16 20 30 15 17 22
% of US EPA charges 0.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.5% 1.2% 1.6% 1.9% 2.7% 1.5% 1.7% 2.3%
% of total state charges 0.5% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 1.3% 2.0% 1.3% 1.7% 1.7%
GINA** 0 5 6 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 5 7 2 6
% of US GINA charges 0.0% 2.5% 2.4% 1.4% 0.6% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 2.4% 1.6% 0.5% 1.4%
% of total state charges 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%

* Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), which prohibits genetic information discrimination in employment, took effect on November 21, 2009.

‡ Cell suppressed.