DOL OFLC, H-2A Selected Statistics FY2022

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program – Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Applications Received1 FY22 Q1 (Oct-Dec) Q2 (Jan-Mar) Q3 (Apr-Jun) Q4 (Jul-Sept) % Change FY 2021 19,023 5,562 7,369 3,516 2,579 15.0% Applications Processed Determination FY22 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Processed 19,088 2,991 9,333 3,840 2,924 - Certified 18,560 2,848 9,180 3,721 2,811 Top 10 States of Employment - Denied - Withdrawn Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely2 256 272 85 58 67 86 54 65 50 63 382,354 54,992 144,337 103,946 79,079 371,619 51,715 141,427 101,792 76,685 97.6% 97.6% 98.0% 96.5% 97.3% 49% Top States 14% 12% 9% 9% 7% Top Occupations 4% 2% 3% 7% 22% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Florida California Georgia Washington North Carolina All Other States Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop Ag. Equipment Operators 62% Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Nursery Workers All Other Occupations Top 10 Employers3 (based on unique FEINs) 1Includes all applications submitted for processing during the reporting period. 2Percentage of complete applications resolved no later than 30 days before the start date of need. A complete H-2A application is defined as one containing all the documentation (e.g., housing inspection report, workers’ compensation, recruitment report) necessary for OFLC to issue a final determination no later than 30 days before the start date of need.

3All 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. Review of Positions Certified FY 2022 (% of total certified FY 2022) Florida California Georgia 50,973 13.7% 43,760 11.8% 34,974 9.4% Washington 33,049 8.9% North Carolina 25,624 6.9% Michigan Louisiana Arizona Texas New York Farmers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 15,524 4.2% 13,770 3.7% 13,731 3.7% 11,655 3.1% 9,876 2.7% 231,746 62.4% 82,487 22.2% Ag. Equip.

Operators 24,716 6.7% Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 15,794 4.3% Nursery Workers 6,069 1.6% Construction Laborers 3,275 0.9% Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers 2,184 0.6% Ag. Workers, All Other 1,144 0.3% Graders and Sorters, Ag. Products First-Line Supervisors of Ag. Crop and Hort.

Workers 1,063 0.3% 385 0.1% NCGA, Inc. 10,887 2.9% Fresh Harvest, Inc. Foothill Packing, Inc. 8,479 5,770 2.3% 1.6% Temp Labor, LLC 4,201 1.1% Farm Op Kuzzens H-2A 3,856 1.0% Elkhorn Packing Co. LLC WAFLA 3,742 1.0% 3,499 0.9% Manzana LLC 3,241 0.9% D&K Harvesting, Inc. 2,932 0.8% Zirkle Fruit Company 2,886 0.8% Data as of September 30, 2022. All figures are rounded and calculated based on data submitted by employers for processing.