Figure 2

H-1B job changers have been more than a third of new H-1B employment for years

Share of approved H-1B petitions to start employment for workers changing employers in the US, 2005-2024

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Source: USCIS, "Report on H-1B Petitions," 2005-2021; USCIS, "Characteristics of Specialty Occupation Workers (H-1B)," 2022-2024.

Note: Share is the number of change of employer approvals divided by change of employer petitions and new employment petitions.