DOL Releases H2B Labor Certification Program Statistics for FY 2015

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration released its OFLC H2B statistics from the fourth quarter of FY 2015 (through September 30). The document provides statistics for the H2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor Certification Program. It includes statistics for the number of applications received and processed, as well as the top occupations, states, and employers by positions certified. You can find the document here.

NOTES ON THE STATISTICS

The document explains that Q3 performance was impacted by the District Court ruling in Perez v. Perez, No. 3:14-cv-682 (N.D. Florida, Mar. 4, 2015), which temporarily suspended case processing until March 18, 2015. Q4 performance data is unavailable due to the implementation of new regulations on April 29, 2015.

APPLICATIONS PROCESSED

For FY 2015, the DOL made 6,521 total determinations. Of those, 5,112 were certified, 617 denied, and 792 were withdrawn. 126,138 positions were requested, and 101,765 of those were certified. For the first three quarters, 84.3% of applications were processed timely.

Determinations	YTD	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Total Determinations	6,521	1,585	3,447	987	502
- Certified	5,112	1,341	2,985	437	349
- Denied	617	141	215	194	67
- Withdrawn	792	103	247	356	86
Positions Requested	126,138	33,039	63,478	18,208	11,413
Positions Certified	101,765	29,052	54,808	8,771	9,134
Timely Processing	84.3%	99.0%	91.7%	65.0%	N/A

TOP OCCUPATIONS (BASED ON SOC CODES)

The top three occupations based on SOC Codes were:

1. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers — 42,104 (41%)
2. Forest and Conservation Workers — 8,409 (8%)
3. Amusement and Recreation Attendants — 7,060 (7%)

TOP STATES

The top three states were:

1. Texas — 15,956 (16%)
2. Florida — 7,068 (7%)
3. Colorado — 5,322 (5%)

New York came in sixth with 3,525.

This blog post is a brief overview of the H2B Labor Certification Application Program statistics. The full document has additional statistics and charts. 

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