Seasonal positions certified (thousand)
Stacked bar chart with 19 groups and 11 items per group.
Group 1, 2005.
Item 1, New York 0.
Item 2, Arizona 0.
Item 3, Texas 0.
Item 4, Louisiana 0.
Item 5, Michigan 0.
Item 6, North Carolina 0.
Item 7, Washington 0.
Item 8, Georgia 0.
Item 9, California 0.
Item 10, Florida 0.
Item 11, Other 48.336.
Group 2, 2006.
Item 1, New York 0.
Item 2, Arizona 0.
Item 3, Texas 0.
Item 4, Louisiana 0.
Item 5, Michigan 0.
Item 6, North Carolina 0.
Item 7, Washington 0.
Item 8, Georgia 0.
Item 9, California 0.
Item 10, Florida 0.
Item 11, Other 59.11.
Group 3, 2007.
Item 1, New York 4.039.
Item 2, Arizona 2.529.
Item 3, Texas 1.996.
Item 4, Louisiana 5.279.
Item 5, Michigan 0.591.
Item 6, North Carolina 8.745.
Item 7, Washington 1.806.
Item 8, Georgia 7.076.
Item 9, California 2.533.
Item 10, Florida 5.362.
Item 11, Other 36.862.
Group 4, 2008.
Item 1, New York 4.194.
Item 2, Arizona 6.198.
Item 3, Texas 3.09.
Item 4, Louisiana 5.933.
Item 5, Michigan 0.469.
Item 6, North Carolina 9.066.
Item 7, Washington 2.58.
Item 8, Georgia 6.488.
Item 9, California 3.199.
Item 10, Florida 5.852.
Item 11, Other 43.056.
Group 5, 2009.
Item 1, New York 4.299.
Item 2, Arizona 3.913.
Item 3, Texas 2.807.
Item 4, Louisiana 6.696.
Item 5, Michigan 0.461.
Item 6, North Carolina 8.733.
Item 7, Washington 1.991.
Item 8, Georgia 6.654.
Item 9, California 3.16.
Item 10, Florida 5.823.
Item 11, Other 41.435.
Group 6, 2010.
Item 1, New York 3.872.
Item 2, Arizona 4.324.
Item 3, Texas 2.223.
Item 4, Louisiana 6.788.
Item 5, Michigan 0.277.
Item 6, North Carolina 9.725.
Item 7, Washington 3.022.
Item 8, Georgia 4.874.
Item 9, California 2.782.
Item 10, Florida 4.542.
Item 11, Other 36.741.
Group 7, 2011.
Item 1, New York 3.938.
Item 2, Arizona 2.159.
Item 3, Texas 2.145.
Item 4, Louisiana 7.342.
Item 5, Michigan 0.276.
Item 6, North Carolina 9.052.
Item 7, Washington 3.198.
Item 8, Georgia 6.793.
Item 9, California 1.865.
Item 10, Florida 5.741.
Item 11, Other 34.655.
Group 8, 2012.
Item 1, New York 3.632.
Item 2, Arizona 2.407.
Item 3, Texas 2.08.
Item 4, Louisiana 6.771.
Item 5, Michigan 0.344.
Item 6, North Carolina 10.477.
Item 7, Washington 4.444.
Item 8, Georgia 8.227.
Item 9, California 3.042.
Item 10, Florida 6.945.
Item 11, Other 36.879.
Group 9, 2013.
Item 1, New York 4.699.
Item 2, Arizona 2.964.
Item 3, Texas 2.043.
Item 4, Louisiana 6.588.
Item 5, Michigan 0.585.
Item 6, North Carolina 12.375.
Item 7, Washington 6.254.
Item 8, Georgia 9.148.
Item 9, California 4.285.
Item 10, Florida 9.971.
Item 11, Other 38.832.
Group 10, 2014.
Item 1, New York 4.68.
Item 2, Arizona 3.751.
Item 3, Texas 2.511.
Item 4, Louisiana 7.214.
Item 5, Michigan 1.317.
Item 6, North Carolina 15.111.
Item 7, Washington 9.064.
Item 8, Georgia 10.387.
Item 9, California 6.043.
Item 10, Florida 13.544.
Item 11, Other 43.039.
Group 11, 2015.
Item 1, New York 5.039.
Item 2, Arizona 3.763.
Item 3, Texas 2.856.
Item 4, Louisiana 7.787.
Item 5, Michigan 2.226.
Item 6, North Carolina 17.541.
Item 7, Washington 11.844.
Item 8, Georgia 14.393.
Item 9, California 8.59.
Item 10, Florida 17.942.
Item 11, Other 47.653.
Group 12, 2016.
Item 1, New York 5.522.
Item 2, Arizona 5.391.
Item 3, Texas 3.116.
Item 4, Louisiana 8.301.
Item 5, Michigan 3.878.
Item 6, North Carolina 19.78.
Item 7, Washington 13.649.
Item 8, Georgia 17.392.
Item 9, California 11.106.
Item 10, Florida 22.828.
Item 11, Other 54.732.
Group 13, 2017.
Item 1, New York 6.87.
Item 2, Arizona 6.06.
Item 3, Texas 3.733.
Item 4, Louisiana 8.875.
Item 5, Michigan 6.432.
Item 6, North Carolina 20.678.
Item 7, Washington 18.571.
Item 8, Georgia 23.421.
Item 9, California 15.232.
Item 10, Florida 25.303.
Item 11, Other 64.855.
Group 14, 2018.
Item 1, New York 7.634.
Item 2, Arizona 7.497.
Item 3, Texas 4.379.
Item 4, Louisiana 10.079.
Item 5, Michigan 8.359.
Item 6, North Carolina 21.885.
Item 7, Washington 24.862.
Item 8, Georgia 32.364.
Item 9, California 18.908.
Item 10, Florida 30.462.
Item 11, Other 76.424.
Group 15, 2019.
Item 1, New York 8.104.
Item 2, Arizona 5.647.
Item 3, Texas 5.062.
Item 4, Louisiana 10.816.
Item 5, Michigan 9.096.
Item 6, North Carolina 21.706.
Item 7, Washington 26.226.
Item 8, Georgia 29.48.
Item 9, California 23.321.
Item 10, Florida 33.598.
Item 11, Other 84.682.
Group 16, 2020.
Item 1, New York 8.482.
Item 2, Arizona 8.602.
Item 3, Texas 6.596.
Item 4, Louisiana 11.332.
Item 5, Michigan 9.912.
Item 6, North Carolina 22.052.
Item 7, Washington 26.832.
Item 8, Georgia 27.614.
Item 9, California 25.453.
Item 10, Florida 39.064.
Item 11, Other 89.453.
Group 17, 2021.
Item 1, New York 9.192.
Item 2, Arizona 10.842.
Item 3, Texas 8.553.
Item 4, Louisiana 12.473.
Item 5, Michigan 11.376.
Item 6, North Carolina 23.479.
Item 7, Washington 28.727.
Item 8, Georgia 35.205.
Item 9, California 32.333.
Item 10, Florida 44.706.
Item 11, Other 100.571.
Group 18, 2022.
Item 1, New York 9.875.
Item 2, Arizona 13.666.
Item 3, Texas 11.651.
Item 4, Louisiana 13.77.
Item 5, Michigan 15.524.
Item 6, North Carolina 25.624.
Item 7, Washington 32.961.
Item 8, Georgia 34.973.
Item 9, California 43.759.
Item 10, Florida 50.924.
Item 11, Other 117.901.
Group 19, 2023.
Item 1, New York 9.919.
Item 2, Arizona 11.301.
Item 3, Texas 12.075.
Item 4, Louisiana 13.167.
Item 5, Michigan 15.094.
Item 6, North Carolina 26.146.
Item 7, Washington 35.68.
Item 8, Georgia 37.536.
Item 9, California 40.758.
Item 10, Florida 51.987.
Item 11, Other 124.371.
Note: State-level data are not available for fiscal years 2005–06. Individual States identified in the chart were the top 10 in the number of H-2A jobs certified in fiscal 2023. About 80 percent of job certifications result in visas being issued to H-2A workers—some employers do not follow through to hire H-2A workers and some workers fill two certified jobs.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification.