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Funding for worker protection agencies, fiscal years 2016–2027 (in thousands)

Fiscal Year Wage and Hour Division Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Labor Relations Board  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2016 227,500 552,787 274,224 364,500
2017 227,500 552,787 273,224 364,500
2018 227,500 552,787 274,224 379,500
2019 229,000 557,223 274,224 379,500
2020 242,000 581,223 274,224 389,500
2021 246,000 591,223 274,224 404,490
2022 251,000 612,015 274,224 420,000
2023 260,000 632,309 299,224 455,000
2024 260,000 640,179 299,224 455,000
2025 260,000 639,359 299,224 455,000
2026 260,000 629,309 294,224 435,382
2027 235,000 582,381 285,499 455,450
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Notes: FY 2027 are proposed amounts. 

Sources: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fiscal Year 2027 Congressional Budget Justification, accessed on July 20, 2026. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "EEOC Budget and Staffing History 1980 to Present" (web page), accessed on July 20, 2026. 

National Labor Relations Board, Performance Budget Justification reports, fiscal years 2016–2027, downloadable from https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/performance-budget-justification, accessed July 20, 2026. 

Department of Labor, Budget, Performance, and Planning reports, fiscal years 2016–2027, downloadable from https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol#budget, accessed July 20, 2026. 

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