Employers Must Submit Mandatory Worker Demographic Data to EEOC by May 17, 2022

On April 12, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that data collection for 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 filing is now open, and employers have until May 17, 2022 to submit their data to the agency. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that requires all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria, to submit demographic workforce data, including data by race/ethnicity, sex and job categories. 

In an effort to modernize the process and improve the quality of the data collected by the agency, the EEOC has updated the filing process by making it more user-friendly and streamlining functions within the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System by adding additional self-service options and a new Filer Support Team Message Center. 

The EEOC also announced that it is discontinuing the EEO-1 Component 1 Type 6 Establishment List Report for reporting establishments with fewer than 50 employees. 

If agencies have questions about the EEO-1 Component 1 reporting process, they can review a frequently asked questions page on the EEOC website.