The following charts represent the total number of charges filed and resolved under the EP A . The data are compiled by the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics from data reported via the quarterly reconciled Data Summary Reports and compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.

This does not include charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Receipts 1,134 1,071 1,044 1,270 1,251 1,256 1,167 1,011 970 861 818 954 942 1,044 919 1,082 1,019 938 973 1,075 996 1,066 1,117 Resolutions 1,172 1,134 1,026 1,235 1,158 1,182 1,071 996 889 748 796 828 991 1,083 1,101 1,139 1,063 1,024 1,018 1,201 1,225 1,214 1,310 Resolutions By Type Settlements 71 71 89 80 96 117 124 109 101 88 98 88 91 118 126 130 89 79 79 82 86 89 89 6.1% 6.3% 8.7% 6.5% 8.3% 9.9% 11.6% 10.9% 11.4% 11.8% 12.3% 10.6% 9.2% 10.9% 11.4% 11.4% 8.4% 7.7% 7.8% 6.8% 7.0% 7.3% 6.8% Withdrawals w/Benefits 54 49 58 70 62 73 44 65 44 38 60 69 56 90 75 66 60 62 51 88 80 105 110 4.6% 4.3% 5.7% 5.7% 5.4% 6.2% 4.1% 6.5% 4.9% 5.1% 7.5% 8.3% 5.7% 8.3% 6.8% 5.8% 5.6% 6.1% 5.0% 7.3% 6.5% 8.6% 8.4% Administrative Closures 302 327 226 250 201 210 178 166 147 113 132 142 277 203 185 186 246 211 171 202 198 201 261 25.8% 28.8% 22.0% 20.2% 17.4% 17.8% 16.6% 16.7% 16.5% 15.1% 16.6% 17.1% 28.0% 18.7% 16.8% 16.3% 23.1% 20.6% 16.8% 16.8% 16.2% 16.6% 19.9% No Reasonable Cause 697 616 565 716 679 682 613 573 521 463 445 464 521 614 659 673 605 602 649 772 798 756 790 59.5% 54.3% 55.1% 58.0% 58.6% 57.7% 57.2% 57.5% 58.6% 61.9% 55.9% 56.0% 52.6% 56.7% 59.9% 59.1% 56.9% 58.8% 63.8% 64.3% 65.1% 62.3% 60.3% Reasonable Cause 48 71 88 119 120 100 112 83 76 47 61 65 46 58 56 84 63 70 68 57 63 63 60 4.1% 6.3% 8.6% 9.6% 10.4% 8.5% 10.5% 8.3% 8.5% 6.3% 7.7% 7.9% 4.6% 5.4% 5.1% 7.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.7% 4.7% 5.1% 5.2% 4.6% Successful Conciliations 14 15 15 45 37 23 29 24 23 16 28 26 18 25 29 33 20 35 33 27 24 32 32 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 3.6% 3.2% 1.9% 2.7% 2.4% 2.6% 2.1% 3.5% 3.1% 1.8% 2.3% 2.6% 2.9% 1.9% 3.4% 3.2% 2.2% 2.0% 2.6% 2.4% Unsuccessful Conciliations 34 56 73 74 83 77 83 59 53 31 33 39 28 33 27 51 43 35 35 30 39 31 28 2.9% 5.0% 7.1% 6.0% 7.2% 6.5% 7.7% 5.9% 6.0% 4.1% 4.1% 4.7% 2.8% 3.0% 2.5% 4.5% 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% 2.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2.1% Merit Resolutions 173 191 235 269 278 290 280 257 221 173 219 222 193 266 257 280 212 211 198 227 229 257 259 14.8% 16.8% 22.9% 21.8% 24.0% 24.5% 26.1% 25.8% 24.9% 23.1% 27.5% 26.8% 19.5% 24.6% 23.3% 24.6% 19.9% 20.6% 19.4% 18.9% 18.7% 21.2% 19.8% Monetary Benefits (Millions)* $2.4 $2.7 $2.9 $3.6 $5.1 $10.3 $3.4 $6.4 $3.1 $3.1 $9.3 $9.6 $4.8 $12.6 $23.0 $9.9 $5.0 $6.2 $5.9 $8.1 $9.3 $10.5 $20.7

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