10,852,292
Total LCA Records
19 yrs
Years Available
40 cols
Fields per Record (2008)
Available Data Years
2008
H-1B LCA Data
405,641
records
Original DOL format. Dual wage slots.
2009
H-1B LCA Data
87,988
records
Added SOC & NAICS codes, visa class (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3), full-time flag, wage range.
2010
H-1B LCA Data
342,575
records
Visa class & full-time flag removed. Address split into ADDRESS1/ADDRESS2. Work location columns renamed.
2011
H-1B LCA Data
358,857
records
Reverted to 2009 structure — visa class, full-time flag & wage unit restored. Single address. WORKLOC1 naming back.
2012
H-1B LCA Data
415,845
records
Identical structure to 2011. No column changes.
2013
H-1B LCA Data
442,275
records
Same as 2012. Only change: Decision_Date back to mixed case.
2014
H-1B LCA Data
519,504
records
Same as 2012. DECISION_DATE back to all-caps after 2013 mixed-case quirk.
2015
H-1B LCA Data
618,804
records
Major overhaul — all LCA_CASE_* prefixes dropped, new attorney/phone/country fields, single worksite, single wage rate, H-1B dependent & willful violator flags added.
2016
H-1B LCA Data
647,852
records
Column name spaces fixed (TOTAL_WORKERS, WILLFUL_VIOLATOR). Single address. Wage range restored. ORIGINAL_CERT_DATE added.
2017
H-1B LCA Data
624,650
records
Expanded to 52 columns. New: DBA name, agent flag, 6 employment-type fields, compliance flags. PW_WAGE_LEVEL restored. H1B_DEPENDENT hyphen removed.
2018
H-1B LCA Data
654,360
records
Identical to 2017. Only change: NEW_CONCURRENT_EMPLOYMENT → NEW_CONCURRENT_EMP.
2019
H-1B LCA Data
1,048,547
records
Major expansion — 243 columns. Single worksite → 10 numbered worksite blocks each with wages, PW data & secondary employer. Global search covers all 10 sites.
2020
H-1B LCA Data
577,334
records
Single worksite restored. New: Employer POC (14 fields), attorney split name, law firm field, preparer info. RECEIVED_DATE replaces CASE_SUBMITTED.
2021
H-1B LCA Data
826,305
records
Identical to 2020. Only change: EMPLOYER_POC_ADDRESS1/2 → EMPLOYER_POC_ADDRESS_1/_2.
2022
H-1B LCA Data
626,084
records
Identical to 2020. EMPLOYER_POC_ADDRESS1/2 without underscore.
2023
H-1B LCA Data
644,607
records
Identical to 2022. No column changes.
2024
H-1B LCA Data
890,368
records
Same as 2022–2023 plus geocoded lat/lng, stock ticker, and recordid. Search by ticker symbol.
2025
H-1B LCA Data
827,189
records
DOL-native geocoordinates for employer, worksite & attorney. New: EMPLOYER_FEIN. Quarterly releases merged into one table.
2026
H-1B LCA Data
293,507
records
Q1 & Q2 merged (Q3/Q4 added as released). New: LAWFIRM_BUSINESS_FEIN. SOURCE_QUARTER column tracks which quarterly release each record came from.
About This Data
H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure Data
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) publicly discloses data for all H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed by employers. This database makes that data searchable and exportable for researchers, journalists, attorneys, and the public.
- Search any year by employer name, job title, city, state, or approval status
- Export all columns for independent analysis — every field the DOL disclosed, including wage sources, prevailing wages, job codes, and addresses
- Data reflects applications as filed by employers; wage figures are employer-reported and may not reflect actual compensation paid
- Source: DOL OFLC Performance Data