* Figures include state and local employees, but exclude agricultural workers.
Federal employees, especially EEOC workers, are more likely to file discrimination complaints than their private sector counterparts because they are more familiar with their legal rights and can file claims more easily.
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No. of EEO complaints filed by federal employees |
No. of complaints per thousand federal employees |
No. of EEO complaints filed by EEOC employees |
No. of complaints per thousand EEOC employees |
No. of EEO charges filed by private sector employees |
No. of complaints per thousand private sector employees |
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| Fiscal 1992 | 19,106 | 6.1 | 106 | 37.9 | 70,399 | .67 |
| Fiscal 1993 | 22,327 | 7.6 | 87 | 31.0 | 87,942 | .87 |
| Fiscal 1994 | 24,592 | 8.4 | 76 | 26.8 | 91,189 | .82 |
| Fiscal 1995 | 27,472 | 9.7 | 53 | 19.0 | 87,529 | .77 |
** Figures based on totals including employees who are ineligible to file EEO complaints.
Source: EEOC and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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