DOL OFLC, LCA Selected Statistics FY2026 Q2

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3) Temporary Specialty Occupations Program – Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Q2 Applications Received1 FY 26 Q1 (Oct-Dec) Q2 (Jan-Mar) Q3 (Apr-Jun) Q4 (Jul-Sept) % Change from FY 2025 198,149 76,165 121,984 -- -- -14.4% Applications Processed Deter- minations FY 26 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Processed 208,171 83,669 124,502 - Certified 191,095 76,041 115,054 - Denied 977 392 585 - Withdrawn 16,099 7,236 8,863 478,508 166,619 311,889 471,598 164,397 307,207 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely Top States -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32% 33% 7% 7% 8% 13% California Texas Washington New York Illinois All Other States Review of Positions Certified FY 2026 (% of total certified FY 2026) California 152,916 32.4% Texas New York Washington Top 10 States of Employment Illinois Utah North Carolina New Jersey Massachusetts Virginia 67,534 14.3% 43,816 9.3% 36,801 7.8% 17,342 3.7% 15,990 13,796 12,452 3.4% 2.9% 2.6% 12,201 2.6% 9,743 2.1% Software Developers 151,458 32.1% Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Information Technology Project Managers 48,542 10.3% 17,782 3.8% Data Scientists 16,465 3.5% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Computer and Information Systems Managers 15,763 3.3% 13,609 2.9% Business Intelligence Analysts 11,439 2.4% Top Occupations Software Developers 32% 47% 10% 3% 4% 4% Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Information Technology Project Managers Data Scientists Software Quality Assurance Analysts & Testers All Other Occupations Top 10 Employers2 (based on unique FEINs) 1Includes all applications submitted for processing during the reporting period. 2All 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. Management Analysts 10,141 2.2% Financial & Investment Analysts Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 9,997 2.1% 9,845 2.1% Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 59,379 12.6% Amazon.com Services LLC 33,181 7.0% Grandison Management, Inc. 16,321 3.5% Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC 14,575 3.1% Goldman Sachs Bank USA 14,177 3.0% Goldman Sachs Services LLC 14,084 3.0% Cisco Systems, Inc. Apple, Inc. CGI Technologies & Solutions, Inc. 11,879 2.5% 9,218 2.0% 9,098 1.9% NVDIA Corporation 7,663 1.6%