EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S.

DOL

OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION

H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Program –
Selected Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Q1 - Q2
Applications Received1
% Review of Positions Certified FY 2021 Q1- Q2
FY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Change
(Oct-Dec) (Jan-Mar) (Apr-Jun) (Jul-Sept)
(% of total certified FY 2021 Q1 - Q2)
FY 2020
Texas 13,402 10.6%
7,064 915 6,149 -- -- -8.2%
Alaska 7,150 5.6%
Applications Processed2 Colorado 6,212 4.9%
Determinations FY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Louisiana 5,468 4.3%
Total 7,082 1,161 5,921 -- -- Top 10 Florida 5,354 4.2%
Processed
States of
- Certified 6,236 826 5,410 -- -- Employment Pennsylvania 4,922 3.9%
- Denied 221 61 160 -- -- North Carolina 4,731 3.7%
- Withdrawn 592 270 322 -- -- Michigan 4,336 3.4%

- Rejected 33 4 29 -- -- Ohio 4,132 3.3%

Positions 142,207 36,348 105,859 -- -- New York 4,099 3.2%
Requested
Positions Landscaping and 45.0%
126,943 29,649 97,294 -- -- 57,142
Certified Groundskeeping Workers
Processed Amusement and Rec. Attend. 9,968 7.9%
75.5% 77.4% 75.1% -- --
Timely2
Meat, Poultry, Fish Cutters 9,542 7.5%
Texas
6.4%
Top States Alaska
Top 10
Maids and Housekeep. Clean.
Forest and Conservation
8,100

7,611 6.0%
Colorado Occupations Workers
Louisiana (based on SOC
Codes) Laborers, Freight and Movers 2,866 2.3%
52.9% Florida
10.6% Construction Laborers 2,704 2.1%
Pennsylvania
5.6%
North Carolina Cooks, Restaurant 2,360 1.9%
4.9% Michigan Counter Attendants, Cafeteria 1,974 1.6%

3.2% 4.3% Ohio Waiters and Waitresses 1,944 1.5%

3.3% 4.2% New York
3.4% 3.9% Trident Seafoods, Inc. 1,852 1.5%
3.7% All Other States
Landscaping, Grounds… Vivint, Inc. 1,400 1.1%
Top Occupations Amusement… Rotolo Consultants, Inc. 1,146 0.9%
Meat, Poultry…
OBI Seafoods, Inc. 1,128 0.9%
Maids and House…
Top 10 Progressive Solutions LLC 1,010 0.8%
45.0% Forest and Conservation Wkrs
Employers3
17.9% Laborers, Freight… (based on ABC Professional Tree 0.8%
1,007
unique FEINs) Services., Inc.
Construction Laborers
1.5% BrightView Landscapes, LLC 968 0.8%
Cooks, Restaurant
6.0%
1.6% Counter Attendants… Westward Seafoods, Inc. 806 0.6%
1.9% Waiters and Waitresses
6.4% 7.5% Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC 800 0.6%
2.1% 2.3% 7.9% All Other Occupations
Unisea, Inc. 747 0.6%
1
Includes all applications submitted for processing during the reporting period.
2
Percent 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.
Data as of March 31, 2021. All figures are rounded and calculated based on data submitted by employers for processing.