DOL OFLC, DOS-DOL H-2B Selected Statistical Factsheet FY2024

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Visa Program Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV) Issuance By Sex, Countries of Citizenship, Industry Sectors, Age, Occupation, and States of Intended Employment Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Workload Summary Q1 (Oct - Dec) 2,969 59,390 42,622 33,864 4,664 13.8% Q2 (Jan - Mar) 1,995 43,195 35,306 30,701 3,368 11.0% SELECTED STATISTICS Q3 (Apr - Jun) 8,462 128,521 82,068 66,328 9,924 15.0% Q4 (Jul - Sep) 122 1,889 729 549 140 25.5% Total 13,548 232,995 160,725 131,442 18,096 13.8% Top 10 Countries of Citizenship % All NIVs Issued 62.1% 6.9% 4.6% 4.1% 4.1% 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1.9% Female Country Jamaica (JAM) Mexico (MEX) El Salvador (ELSL) Honduras (HOND) Guatemala (GUAT) South Africa (SAFR) Colombia (COL) Serbia (SBA) Dominican Republic (DOMR) Romania (ROM) All Other Countries Top 10 Industry Sectors % All NIVs Issued 43.6% 10.0% 9.2% 8.4% 6.1% 5.0% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1.3% Female Industry Sector Accommodation and Food Services Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Admin/Support, Waste Mgt Service Manufacturing Ag, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting Retail Trade Other Services (except Public Admin) Wholesale Trade Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Construction All Other Sectors NIVs Issued 81,625 9,077 6,050 5,429 5,364 1,159 667 516 510 461 2,488 NIVs Issued 57,244 13,093 12,143 11,025 7,955 6,572 1,199 853 829 769 1,664 NIVs Issued 6,041 5,264 1,838 1,654 940 634 243 179 177 156 970 NIVs Issued 7,682 3,442 2,844 2,817 338 309 296 86 84 83 115 % All NIVs Issued 4.6% 4.0% 1.4% 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.7% % All NIVs Issued 5.8% 2.6% 2.2% 2.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Reporting Category DOL Labor Certifications Issued - DOL Worker Positions Certified - DHS USCIS Beneficiaries Approved - State NIVs Issued - Total NIVs Issued to Females - Percent of All NIVs Issued Male Country Mexico (MEX) Guatemala (GUAT) El Salvador (ELSL) Jamaica (JAM) Honduras (HOND) South Africa (SAFR) Serbia (SBA) Colombia (COL) Costa Rica (CSTR) Romania (ROM) All Other Countries Male Industry Sector Admin/Support, Waste Mgt Service Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Ag, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting Construction Accommodation and Food Services Manufacturing Transportation & Warehousing Wholesale Trade Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction All Other Sectors Date Published January 8, 2024. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Male Occupation Landscaping/Groundskeeping Forest and Conservation Workers Amusement and Recreation Attendants Construction Laborers Fast Food and Counter Workers Meat, Poultry, and Fish Trimmers Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Cooks, Restaurant Laborers, Freight, Material Movers Helpers/Production Workers All Other Occupations Male State of Employment Texas Florida North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Colorado Louisiana Oregon Georgia Missouri All Other States 41+ 33-40 26-32 16-25 Top 10 Occupations NIVs Issued 57,089 8,950 6,196 4,495 3,167 2,995 2,852 2,441 1,588 1,288 22,285 % All NIVs Issued 43.4% 6.8% 4.7% 3.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 1.9% 1.2% 1.0% 17.0% Female Occupation Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Meat, Poultry, and Fish Trimmers Cooks, Restaurant Amusement and Recreation Attendants Fast Food and Counter Workers Waiters and Waitresses Landscaping/Groundskeeping Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Dishwashers Dining Room/Cafeteria & Bar Helpers All Other Occupations Top 10 States of Intended Employment NIVs Issued 13,821 7,892 5,139 4,927 4,657 4,072 3,807 3,697 3,579 3,578 58,177 % All NIVs Issued 10.5% 6.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 44.3% Female State of Employment Florida Louisiana South Carolina North Carolina Maine Michigan Texas Maryland Massachusetts Colorado All Other States Age Distribution Male Female 26,660 (20%) 30,523 (23%) 35,971 (27%) 41+ 33-40 26-32 16-25 20,192 (15%) 2,639 (2%) NIVs Issued 6,203 2,041 1,281 1,272 1,015 853 621 485 426 400 3,499 NIVs Issued 2,760 1,342 1,309 921 864 708 691 611 607 575 7,708 % All NIVs Issued 4.7% 1.6% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 2.7% % All NIVs Issued 2.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 5.9% 4,528 (4%) 5,456 (4%) 5,473 (4%) 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Date Published January 8, 2024 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Technical Documentation Methodology and Technical Notes The information presented in this factsheet represents the product of a collaborative data sharing initiative between the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of State (State). During FY 2023 and FY 2024, DOL certified 13,548 H-2B Applications for Temporary Labor Certification (H-2B Applications) for 232,995 worker positions where the U.S. employer requested an employment start date during FY 2024 (i.e., October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024). This data is based on applications processed through DOL’s Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System.

State provided DOL with a dataset of 147,659 H-2B nonimmigrant visas (NIVs) issued to foreign beneficiaries from September 1, 2023, through October 9, 2024. DOL matched 80.2 percent of the State H-2B records to the certified DOL H-2B Application records for FY 2024. The remaining 19.8 percent could not be matched due to manual entry errors, and missing case numbers carried over from the Department of Homeland Security system. Workload Summary Table • DOL Labor Certifications Issued shows the total number of unique H-2B Applications certified where the employment start date occurred in the reference quarter, and the total number of DOL Worker Positions Certified associated with those DOL H-2B Applications. • DHS USCIS Beneficiaries Approved represents the maximum number of foreign beneficiaries approved for admission by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) associated with the total number of DOL H-2B Applications reported in the reference quarter. • Finally, the State NIVs Issued represents the total number of unique foreign beneficiaries issued an H-2B NIV associated with the total number of DOL H-2B Applications reported in the reference quarter, including the total number of H-2B NIVs State issued to foreign beneficiaries self-reporting as “females” on State’s DS-160 visa application form and expressed as a percentage of all H-2B NIVs issued during that period.

Selected Statistics Tables Based on all H-2B NIVs issued in relation to the DOL H-2B Applications certified to begin employment during FY 2024, this section provides detailed information on the industry sectors, age distribution, occupations, and states of intended employment for foreign beneficiaries self-reporting as “Males” or “Females” on State’s DS-160 visa application form. Countries of Citizenship: Using the country of citizenship as reported by State based on the passport the applicant submitted with their visa application and then computed separately for "Males" and "Females," all computations are based on the total number of H-2B visas issued, sorted in descending order to show the Top 10 Countries of Citizenship, and then expressed as a percentage of all H-2Bs issued for that Country. Industry Sectors: Using the 6-digit North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) self-reported by the employer on the DOL H-2B Application and then computed separately for “Males” and “Females,” all computations are based on the total number of H-2B visas issued, sorted in descending order to show the Top 10 Industry Sectors, and then expressed as a percentage of all H-2Bs issued in that NAICS code. Date Published January 8, 2024 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupations: Using the 6-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System code assigned and validated by DOL on the DOL H-2B Application and then computed separately for “Males” and “Females,” all computations are based on the total number of H-2B visas issued, sorted in descending order to show the Top 10 Occupations, and then expressed as a percentage of all H-2Bs issued in that SOC code.

States of Intended Employment: Using the primary U.S. destination state disclosed by the employer in Section F.b Items 1 through 6 of the DOL H-2B Application and then computed separately for “Males” and “Females,” all computations are based on the total number of H-2B visas issued, sorted in descending order to show the Top 10 U.S. States of Intended Employment, and then expressed as a percentage of all H-2B visas issued in that state of intended employment. Age Distribution: Using the “Date of Birth” self-reported by the foreign beneficiary on the DS-160 visa application form and then computed separately for “Males” and “Females,” all computations are based on the total number of H-2B visas issued where the age of the foreign beneficiary - on the date State issued the H-2B - fell within one of the defined age groups, and then expressed as a percentage of all H-2Bs issued in that age group. Other Data Limitations and Considerations State Visa Data: Visa issuance data by sex is based on self-reported applicant biographic data and is not a factor in visa eligibility. Additionally, visa issuance data does not indicate whether the visa holders entered the United States to begin work.

Please contact the Department of Homeland Security for admission data. Visa issuance data contained within this fact sheet is based on visas stemming from approved DOL certifications and will not match other H-2 visa data that State publishes, as other data may contain visa applicants who do not require DOL approval, e.g., those for Guam and the National Defense Authorization. These data are estimates based on compiled information from the DOL, State, and some units of Homeland Security. For more information on H-2B temporary labor certification program, please visit the DOL OFLC website at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor and State website at https://www.state.gov/.

Date Published January 8, 2024