DOL OFLC, H-2B Selected Statistics FY2026 Q2

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Program – Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Q2 Applications Received1 FY 26 Q1 (Oct-Dec) Q2 (Jan-Mar) Q3 (Apr-Jun) Q4 (Jul-Sept) 16,615 3,187 13,428 -- -- % Change from FY 2025 23.3% Applications Processed Determinations FY 26 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Processed 10,348 1,808 8,540 - Certified - Denied 7,796 1,595 6,201 352 96 256 - Withdrawn 2,163 100 2,063 37 17 20 185,595 42,969 142,626 137,838 38,950 98,888 64.1% 82.5% 59.3% - Rejected Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely2 Top States -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10% 7% 5% 4% 4% Texas Florida North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania All Other States Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Amusement & Recreation Attendants 70% Top Occupations 31% 3% 4% 5% 6% Review of Positions Certified FY 2026 (% of total certified FY 2026) Texas Florida North Carolina Ohio Top 10 States of Employment Pennsylvania South Carolina Louisiana Missouri Colorado New York 13,725 10.0% 9,267 7,055 5,640 5,401 5,316 5,147 5,143 4,957 4,863 6.7% 5.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.9% 3.7% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Amusement & Recreation Attendants 70,287 51.0% 8,276 6.0% 6,851 5.0% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Forest & Conservation Workers 5,009 Construction Laborers Cooks, Restaurant 4,619 4,085 Fast Food & Counter Workers 3,760 3.6% 3.4% 3.0% 2.7% Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Cooks, Fast Food Waiters & Waitresses Landscape Workshop, LLC ABC Professional Tree Services, Inc. Progressive Solutions LLC Triple H Services, LLC Ray Cammack Shows, Inc. Yellowstone Landscape – Central, Inc. Genuine Builders, Inc. Yellowstone Landscape – Southeast, LLC Highland Turf Solutions LLC Bland Landscaping Co., Inc. 3,126 2.3% 2,590 2,086 2,983 1.9% 1.5% 2.2% 1,503 1.7% 1,173 1,069 700 700 689 676 670 652 0.9% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 51% Forest & Conservation Workers Construction Laborers All Other Occupations 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 March 31, 2026. All figures are rounded and calculated based on data submitted by employers for processing.