Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 22 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2022-06-22 | 814 | 3.3 |
| #2 | 2022-08-01 | 787 | 3.2 |
| #3 | 2022-08-17 | 775 | 3.1 |
| #4 | 2022-09-27 | 747 | 3.0 |
| #5 | 2022-10-18 | 733 | 3.0 |
| #6 | 2022-10-26 | 727 | 2.9 |
| #7 | 2022-11-29 | 705 | 2.8 |
| #8 | 2023-02-10 | 655 | 2.6 |
| #9 | 2023-09-11 | 510 | 2.1 |
| #10 | 2023-09-14 | 507 | 2.0 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19,291 | 19,700 | 446 |
| FY2024 | 18,083 | 18,334 | 708 |
| FY2023 | 15,929 | 14,703 | 1,734 |
| FY2022 | 14,040 | 13,263 | 2,052 |
| FY2021 | 15,320 | 16,048 | 1,275 |
| FY2020 | 16,287 | 15,098 | 1,935 |
| FY2019 | 17,794 | 19,794 | 1,698 |
| FY2018 | 19,065 | 19,134 | 3,650 |
| FY2017 | 19,002 | 17,560 | 3,719 |
| FY2016 | 17,680 | 17,068 | 2,175 |
| FY2015 | 17,883 | 17,481 | 1,562 |
| FY2014 | 17,213 | 17,314 | 1,160 |
| FY2013 | 18,946 | 19,055 | 1,364 |
| FY2012 | 18,726 | 18,728 | 1,473 |
| FY2011 | 18,424 | 18,297 | 1,413 |
| FY2010 | 16,652 | 16,343 | 1,214 |
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