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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Most recent quarterly backlog
133
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
708
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
-42%
FY2010 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY10: 1,214
FY12: 1,473
FY14: 1,160
FY16: 2,175
FY18: 3,650
FY20: 1,935
FY22: 2,052
FY24: 708
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).
Backlog
133
Received per quarter
4,675
Processed per quarter
5,157
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
Days pending counts forward from the day the request was received. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2021-08-12 | 818 | 2.2 |
| #2 | 2022-01-12 | 709 | 1.9 |
| #3 | 2022-03-31 | 653 | 1.8 |
| #4 | 2022-06-01 | 609 | 1.7 |
| #5 | 2022-06-22 | 594 | 1.6 |
| #6 | 2022-08-01 | 566 | 1.6 |
| #7 | 2022-08-17 | 554 | 1.5 |
| #8 | 2022-09-07 | 539 | 1.5 |
| #9 | 2022-09-13 | 535 | 1.5 |
| #10 | 2022-09-27 | 525 | 1.4 |
Exemption invocations, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
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, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
43
Equivalent FTE
2.4
Total FTE
45.4
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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