Figure 1

The number of H-1B workers are switching employers peaked in 2022

Number of approved H-1B petitions to change employer by fiscal year, 2005-2022

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Source: USCIS, "Report on H-1B Petitions," 2005-2021; USCIS, "Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B)," 2022.