DOL OFLC, H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Visa Program
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor Certification Program - Selected Statistics, FY 2018 YTD Review of Positions Certified FY 2018 YTD (% of total certified FY 2018 YTD) Applications Received1 FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 7,822 1,858 5,964 - Q4 - % Change FY 2017 4% Applications Processed Determinations FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations - Certified - Denied - Withdrawn - Rejected1 Positions Requested 7,106 1,749 5,357 5,872 1,216 4,656 476 687 71 218 279 36 258 408 35 143,069 45,787 97,282 Positions Certified 117,986 33,504 84,482 Processed Timely2 85.7% 82.3% 86.8% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Top Occupations 1.2% 18.2% 53.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 2.6% 3.6% 4.8% Landscaping... Maids & Housekeeping… Amusement & Recreation… Forest and Conservation… Meat, Poultry, & Fish… Construction Laborers Laborer, Freight, Stock… Counter Attendants… Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Cooks, Restaurant Remaining Occupations Top 10 States 5.5% 6.1% Top States 14.7% 49.6% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% Texas Colorado Florida Pennsylvania Virginia Louisiana 5.8% 4.6% 4.0% 3.8% North Carolina 3.7% 3.6% New York Missouri Ohio Remaining States Top 10 Employers 1“Applications Received” and “Rejected” Applications are derived from data not publicly disclosed. 2 “Processed Timely” is defined as percentage applications processed 30 days before the date of need. Data as of March 31, 2018.
All figures are rounded and not audited. Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Amusement & Recreation Attendants Forest & Conservation Workers Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters and Trimmers 63,208 53.6% 7,227 6.1% 6,546 5.5% 5,608 4.8% 4,277 3.6% Construction Laborers 3,097 2.6% Laborers, Freight , Stock and Material Movers Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession 1,777 1.5% 1,653 1.4% Nonfarm Animal Caretaker 1,647 Cooks, Restaurant 1,443 1.4% 1.2% Texas Colorado Florida Pennsylvania Virginia Louisiana North Carolina New York Missouri Ohio Brightview Landscapes, LLC Imperial Pacific International, LLC 17,396 14.7% 6,837 5.8% 5,407 4.6% 4,721 4.0% 4,439 3.8% 4,383 3.7% 4,230 3.6% 4,062 3.4% 4,011 3.4% 3,949 3.3% 3,390 2.9% 1,644 1.4% Progressive Solutions LLC 1,498 1.3% Silver Bay Seafoods LLC ABC Professional Tree Services, Inc. Alpha Services, LLC Triple H Services LLC Trident Seafoods, Inc. Icicle Seafoods, Inc. Rotolo Consultants, Inc. 840 803 785 752 746 657 468 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
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