DOL OFLC, H-2B Selected Statistics FY2024

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Program – Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Applications Received1 FY 24 Q1 (Oct-Dec) Q2 (Jan-Mar) Q3 (Apr-Jun) Q4 (Jul-Sept) % Change FY 2023 16,737 2,349 10,735 300 3,353 2.2% Applications Processed2 Review of Positions Certified FY 2024 (% of total certified FY 2024) Florida Texas Colorado Determinations FY 24 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 North Carolina Total Processed - Certified 17,674 2,398 7,038 5,181 3,057 14,139 1,836 5,751 3,890 2,662 Top 10 States of Employment Louisiana Pennsylvania - Denied 1,571 414 - Withdrawn 1,883 124 81 24 378 904 5 528 732 31 251 123 21 - Rejected Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely2 301,881 52,222 112,660 77,086 59,913 243,798 42,792 91,156 58,046 51,804 47.2% 46.1% 61.3% 2.6% 86.3% Top States Michigan Utah South Carolina Ohio Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Forest and Conservation Workers Amusement and Recreation Attendants 23,832 9.8% 23,245 9.5% 11,694 4.8% 9,638 4.0% 8,851 3.6% 7,774 3.2% 7,526 3.1% 7,413 3.0% 7,326 3.0% 7,306 3.0% 90,121 37.0% 19,138 7.8% 14,934 6.1% 12,398 5.1% 10% 9% 5% 4% 4% 68% Top Occupations 39% 37% 5% 6% 8% 5% Florida Texas Colorado North Carolina Louisiana All Other States Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaner Forest and Conservation Workers Amusement and Recreation Attendants Cooks, Restaurant Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Cooks, Restaurant 11,515 4.7% Construction Laborers 9,210 3.8% Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 9,116 3.7% Waiters and Waitresses 7,294 3.0% Fast Food and Counter Workers Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Vivint, Inc. ABC Professional Tree Services, Inc. 6,693 2.7% 4,621 1.9% 2,177 0.9% 2,075 0.9% Progressive Solutions LLC 2,062 0.8% Genuine Builders, Inc 1,627 0.7% BrightView Landscapes, LLC 1,266 0.5% Landscape Workshop, LLC 1,170 0.5% Rotolo Consultants, Inc. 1,124 0.5% Waterloo Hospitality, Inc. 1,036 0.4% Alpha Services LLC Vail Corporation 1,000 0.4% 977 0.4% Top 10 Employers3 (based on unique FEINs) 1Includes all applications submitted for processing during the reporting period. 2Percent of applications processed no later than 30 days before the start date of need. 3All calculations are aggregated based on the unique FEIN submitted by the employer. Multiple appearances of the same employer name may occur when associated with multiple FEINs.

Data as of September 30, 2024. All figures are rounded and calculated based on data submitted by employers for processing.