DOL OFLC, H-2B Selected Statistics FY2017

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor Certification Program - Selected Statistics, FY 2017 Applications Received1 FY 2017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 % Change FY16 8,984 2,120 5,379 312 1,173 25.4% Applications Processed Determinations Total Determinations - Certified - Denied - Withdrawn - Rejected Positions Requested FY 2017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 8,970 1,417 4,904 1,726 923 6,599 1,052 4,055 875 617 815 968 588 132 116 117 150 516 449 259 84 77 183 143 145 165,184 32,244 88,526 24,538 19,876 Positions Certified 133,985 28,195 74,978 14,543 16,269 Processed Timely2 64% 86% 71% 11% 85% Top Occupations 1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 5% 23% 40% 8% 8% Landscaping... Maids & Housekeeping.. Forest and Conservation… Amusement & Recreation… Meat, Poultry, & Fish… Construction Laborers Waiters & Waitresses Cooks, Restaurant Counter Attendants… Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Remaining Occupations Top States 49% 15% 7% 4% 4% 5% 4% Texas Florida Colorado Louisiana North Carolina Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania South Carolina 3% 3% 3% 3% Arizona Remaining States 1 Please note that applications received will not match posted disclosure data as that data set only includes adjudicated applications. 2 Processed Timely defined as percentage applications processed 30 days before the date of need. *Data as of September 30, 2017.

All figures are rounded and not audited. Review of Positions Certified FY 2017 (% of total certified FY 2017) Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Top 10 States Top 10 Employers Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Forest & Conservation Workers Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners Amusement & Recreation Attendants Meat, Poultry and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 53,938 40.3% 10,918 8.1% 10,064 7.5% 7,124 5.3% 7,021 5.2% Construction Laborers 4,499 3.4% Waiters and Waitresses 3,730 2.8% Cooks, Restaurant 2,598 1.9% Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession Nonfarm Animal Caretaker 1,793 1.3% 1,638 1.2% Texas Florida Colorado Louisiana North Carolina Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania South Carolina Arizona 19,579 14.6% 8,675 6.5% 7,165 5.3% 5,415 4.0% 5,024 3.7% 4,824 3.6% 4,534 3.4% 4,475 3.3% 4,196 3.1% 4,032 3.0% Progressive Solutions, LLC 1,161 0.9% Trident Seafoods, Inc. 1,132 0.8% Faith Forestry Services, Inc. Brightview Landscapes, LLC Alpha Services, LLC Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC Superior Forestry Service, Inc. Icicle Seafoods, Inc. Landscapes Unlimited, LLC Heaven and Earth Landscaping, LLC 1,013 0.8% 986 0.7% 897 888 0.7% 0.7% 863 0.6% 771 628 0.6% 0.5% 576 0.5%