DOL OFLC, H-2B Selected Statistics FY2021

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Program – Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 EOY Applications Received1 FY Q1 (Oct-Dec) Q2 (Jan-Mar) Q3 (Apr-Jun) Q4 (Jul-Sept) % Change FY 2020 9,964 915 6,148 204 2,697 4.5% Applications Processed2 Determinations FY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Processed - Certified - Denied - Withdrawn - Rejected Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely2 9,798 1,160 5,922 537 2,179 8,479 825 5,407 499 690 130 61 270 4 164 322 29 374 115 21 27 1,873 159 77 70 206,011 36,345 105,850 7,584 56,232 181,451 29,646 97,272 5,460 49,073 77.1% 77.4% 75.1% 48.5% 89.4% 2.7% Top States 50.4% 7.1% 7.8% 10.5% 2.7% 2.8% 3.2% 3.3% 4.3% 5.2% Texas Florida Alaska Louisiana Colorado Pennsylvania North Carolina Oregon Michigan Ohio All Other States Top Occupations Landscaping, Grounds… Meat, Poultry… Review of Positions Certified FY 2021 EOY (% of total certified FY 2021 EOY) Top 10 States of Employment Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Texas Florida Alaska Louisiana Colorado Pennsylvania North Carolina Oregon Michigan Ohio Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 19,064 10.5% 14,127 7.8% 12,804 7.1% 9,493 5.2% 7,868 4.3% 5,927 3.3% 5,856 3.2% 5,144 2.8% 4,875 2.7% 4,818 2.7% 68,174 37.6% Meat, Poultry, Fish Cutters 17,754 9.8% Forest and Conservation Workers 14,414 7.9% Maids and Housekeep. Clean. 11,948 Amusement and Rec. Attend.

11,615 Laborers, Freight and Movers 4,701 6.6% 6.4% 2.6% Cooks, Restaurant 4,686 2.6% Waiters and Waitresses 4,647 2.6% Construction Laborers 3,498 1.9% Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 2,237 1.2% Trident Seafoods Corporation 3,712 2.0% Forest and Conservation Wkrs Rotolo Consultants, Inc. OBI Seafoods, Inc. 2,706 1.5% 2,088 1.2% 37.6% 20.8% Maids and House… Amusement… Laborers, Freight… 1.2% 1.9% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 6.4% 9.8% Cooks, Restaurant 6.6% 7.9% Waiters and Waitresses Waiters and Waitresses Construction Laborers All Other Occupations 1Includes all applications submitted for processing during the reporting period. 2Percent of applications processed 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.

Top 10 Employers3 (based on unique FEINs) Progressive Solutions LLC 1,805 1.0% Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC 1,650 0.9% Vivint, Inc. Westward Seafoods, Inc. BrightView Landscapes, LLC 1,400 0.8% 1,259 0.7% Superior Forestry Service, Inc. 1,097 0.6% ABC Professional Tree Services., Inc. Genuine Builders, Inc. 1,046 0.6% 1,037 0.6% Data as of September 30, 2021. All figures are rounded and calculated based on data submitted by employers for processing.