The EEOC recently released the national enforcement data for the 2016 fiscal year.  According to this report, the total number of EEOC charges received in 2015 increased from 89,385 received in 2015 to 91,503 received in 2016.

In addition, according to the report, in 2016, the EEOC resolved 97,443 charges and secured more than $482 million for victims of discrimination in private, federal and state and local government workplaces.

Retaliation claims remain the most popular claims filed. Race claims, Disability claims, Sex/Gender claims and Age discrimination charges round out the top five.  The total breakdown of charges by type is as follows:

Retaliation	42,018	45.9%
Race	32,309	35.3%
Disability	28,073	30.7%
Sex/Gender	26,934	29.4%
Age	20,857	22.8%
National Origin	9,840	10.8%
Religion	3,825	4.2%
Color	3,102	3.4%
Equal Pay Act	1,075	1.2%
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act	238	0.3%

In addition, the EEOC has also released the breakdown of claims received by state.  The top 10 states are:

		Type of Charge
	Total Charges	Retaliation	Race	Disability	Sex/Gender	Age
Texas	9,308	4,633	3,244	2,775	2,765	2,000
Florida	7,610	3,530	2,285	2,221	2,332	1,661
California	5,870	2,937	1,905	1,912	1,560	1,517
Georgia	5,273	2,577	2,165	1,462	1,684	1,028
Illinois	5,072	2,327	2,255	1,466	1,325	1,633
Pennsylvania	4,564	1,964	1,228	1,646	1,255	1,198
North Carolina	4,372	2,077	1,705	1,384	1,265	885
New York	3,740	1,604	1,084	1,061	1,202	865
Alabama	3,371	1,211	1,865	647	934	503
Virginia	2,945	1,242	1,069	921	881	583

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