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577
H-1B approvals (all yrs)
86.5%
LCA certification rate
69
Employers filing, latest yr
8
Top occupations shown
Where this fits nationally
// Puerto Rico highlighted
AK
Alaska
ME
Maine
WA
Washington
MT
Montana
ND
North Dakota
MN
Minnesota
WI
Wisconsin
MI
Michigan
VT
Vermont
NH
New Hampshire
OR
Oregon
ID
Idaho
WY
Wyoming
SD
South Dakota
IA
Iowa
IL
Illinois
IN
Indiana
OH
Ohio
NY
New York
MA
Massachusetts
RI
Rhode Island
CA
California
NV
Nevada
UT
Utah
CO
Colorado
NE
Nebraska
KS
Kansas
MO
Missouri
KY
Kentucky
WV
West Virginia
PA
Pennsylvania
NJ
New Jersey
CT
Connecticut
AZ
Arizona
NM
New Mexico
OK
Oklahoma
AR
Arkansas
TN
Tennessee
VA
Virginia
MD
Maryland
DE
Delaware
HI
Hawaii
TX
Texas
LA
Louisiana
MS
Mississippi
AL
Alabama
GA
Georgia
SC
South Carolina
NC
North Carolina
DC
District of Columbia
FL
Florida
LCA filings by year
// worksite in Puerto Rico
Year
LCA volume
Certified
Rate
2025
140
118
84.3%
2024
156
137
87.8%
2023
105
91
86.7%
2022
85
73
85.9%
2021
114
101
88.6%
2020
103
88
85.4%
H-1B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
31
1
96.9%
2024
39
2
95.1%
2023
7
2
77.8%
2022
21
4
84.0%
2021
45
4
91.8%
2020
15
5
75.0%
2019
19
3
86.4%
2018
27
15
64.3%
2017
22
1
95.7%
2016
20
4
H-2A petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
783
0
100.0%
2024
561
11
98.1%
2021
83
0
100.0%
2020
20
0
100.0%
2015
14
0
100.0%
H-2B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
105
0
100.0%
2024
86
0
100.0%
2019
10
0
100.0%
2016
0
0
—
2015
0
0
—
Top employers (H-1B, latest year)
UPR RIO PIEDRAS
4
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, Inc.
3
SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G MENDEZ
3
ENKA CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
2
Popular Bank
2
EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc
2
CB International Bank, LLC
2
UPR-ARECIBO CAMPUS
1
Top occupations (LCA, latest year)
Mechanical Engineers
8
Software Developers
8
Construction Managers
7
Marketing Managers
7
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
5
Computer and Information Systems Managers
5
Architectural and Engineering Managers
5
Electrical Engineers
5
Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.
SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE
83.3%
2015
24
5
82.8%
2014
39
4
90.7%
2013
24
3
88.9%
2012
52
4
92.9%
2011
69
2
97.2%
2010
58
8
87.9%
2009
65
4
94.2%