DOL OFLC, H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Labor Certification Program

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor Certification Program - Selected Statistics, FY 2017TD Applications Received1 FY 2017TD Q1 Q2 2,120 2,120 - Applications Processed Q3 - Q4 - % Change FY16 9.7% Determinations Total Determinations FY 2017TD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1,412 1,412 - Certified 1,052 1,052 - Denied - Withdrawn - Rejected Positions Requested 126 116 118 126 116 118 32,011 32,011 Positions Certified 28,195 32,011 Processed Timely2 86% 86% Top Occupations 1% 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% 6% 15% 41% 10% 12% Top States 21% 40% 7% 6% 6% 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Landscaping... Forest and Conservation… Amusement & Recreation… Maids & Housekeeping.. Meat, Poultry, & Fish… Construction Laborers Counter Attend, Cafeteria… Farmworkers & Laborers… Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Laborers & Freight, Stock… Remaining Occupations Texas Louisiana Florida Arizona Virginia Colorado Georgia Maryland Kansas Missouri Remaining States 1 Please note that applications received will not match posted disclosure data as that data set only includes adjudicated applications. 2 Processed Timely defined as percentage applications processed 30 days before the date of need. *Data as of December 31, 2016.

All figures are rounded and not audited. Review of Positions Certified FY 2017TD (% of total certified FY 2017TD) Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Forest & Conservation Workers Amusement & Recreation Attendants Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters and Trimmers 11,433 40.6% 3,429 12.2% 2,939 10.4% 1,741 6.2% 1,187 4,2% Construction Laborers 1,031 3.7% Counter Attend, Cafeteria, Food Concession Farmworkers & Laborers,Crop, Nursery 599 2.1% 589 2.1% Nonfarm Animal Caretaker 548 1.9% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Top 10 States Top 10 Employers Laborers & Freight, Stock, and Material Movers Texas Louisiana Florida Arizona Virginia Colorado Georgia Maryland Kansas Missouri Superior Forestry Service, Inc. Alpha Services, LLC BP Solutions, Inc. Benchmark Landscapes, LLC Ray Cammack Shows, Inc. Butler Amusements, Inc. Personal Touch, Inc. Rotolo Consultants, Inc. Yellowstone Landscape- Central, Inc. 382 1.4% 5,986 21.2% 2,012 7.1% 1,681 6.0% 1,631 5.8% 1,196 4.2% 1,058 3.8% 915 894 787 772 3.2% 3.2% 2.8% 2.7% 514 1.8% 437 380 1.5% 1.3% 324 1.1% 300 285 249 244 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 238 0.8% Vail Corporation 216 0.8%