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 2019 YTD Applications Received1 FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 7,683 1,478 6,205 - Q4 - % Change FY 2018 -1.8% Applications Processed Determinations FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations 7,388 1,472 5,916 - Certified 5,996 936 166 334 36 5,060 447 386 23 613 720 59 150,810 40,848 109,962 121,151 29,529 91,622 72.7% 84.4% 66.6% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Denied - Withdrawn - Rejected Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed 2 Timely 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 2.3% 4.4% 5.3% 6.1% Top Occupations 18.0% 51.7% 6.5% Landscaping and Ground… Maids and Housekeeping… Amusement and Recreation… Meat, Poultry, and Fish… Forest and Conservation… Construction Laborers Laborers & Material Movers Cooks, Restaurant Nonfarm Animal Caretaker Waiters and Waitresses Remaining Occupations Top 10 States 51.9% Top States 12.6% 5.5% 4.4% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.3% Texas Colorado Florida Pennsylvania North Carolina Louisiana New York Alaska Virginia Maryland Remaining States Top 10 Employers 1“Applications Received” is 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, 2019. All figures are rounded and not audited.
Review of Positions Certified FY 2019 YTD (% of total certified FY 2019 YTD) Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Amusement & Recreation Attendants Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters and Trimmers Forest and Conservation Workers Construction Laborers Laborers & Material Movers Cooks, Restaurant Nonfarm Animal Caretaker Waiters and Waitresses Texas Colorado Florida Pennsylvania North Carolina Louisiana New York Alaska Virginia Maryland BrightView Landscape Services Imperial Pacific International LLC Silver Bay Seafoods Progressive Solutions LLC Triple H Services LLC Trident Seafoods ABC Professional Tree Services American Pool Enterprises Rotolo Consultants, Inc. Icicle Seafoods, Inc. 62,675 51.7% 7,856 6.5% 7,335 6.1% 6,476 5.3% 5,377 4.4% 2,733 2.3% 1,774 1.5% 1,765 1.5% 1,744 1.4% 1,656 1.4% 15,252 12.6% 6,672 5.5% 5,319 4.4% 4,923 4.1% 4,792 4.0% 4,684 3.9% 4,344 3.6% 4,330 3.6% 4,053 3.3% 3,887 3.2% 3,498 2.9% 2,248 1.9% 1,793 1.5% 940 939 799 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 734 0.6% 635 632 616 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
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