The H-1B visa approval rate has dropped across industries
Change in approval rate 2016-2018
Education
0%
Health care
Manufacturing
-5
Retail trade
Finance, insurance
-10
Wholesale trade
Arts, entertainment,
recreation
-15
Real estate
-20
Acoommodation
& food services
Science and tech
Agriculture
-25
50
60
70
80
90%
Approval rate in 2019
*Top industries filling most applications from fiscal year 2016 to 2018 are shown as purple circles.
Quartz | qz.com
Data: US Customs and Immigration Services
The H-1B visa approval rate has
dropped across industries
Change in approval rate 2016-2018
Education
0%
Health care
Manufacturing
-5
Retail trade
Finance,
insurance
-10
Wholesale trade
-15
-20
Acoommodation
& food services
Science & tech
-25
Agriculture
50
60
70
80
90%
Approval rate in 2019
*Top industries filling most H-1B applications FY2016-18
are shown as purple circles.
Quartz | qz.com
Data: US Customs and Immigration Services
The H-1B visa approval rate has
dropped across industries
Change in approval rate 2016-18
Education
0%
Health care
Manufacturing
-5
Retail trade
Finance,
insurance
-10
Wholesale trade
-15
Acoommodation
& food services
-20
Science & tech
Agriculture
-25
50
60
70
80
90%
Approval rate in 2019
*Top industries filling most applications from
FY2016 to 2018 are shown as purple circles.
Data: US Customs and Immigration Services
Quartz | qz.com
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