Figure C
The top five states had 52% of H-2A jobs in Fiscal Year 2021; in California and Washington H-2A rose the fastest
Note: Numbers represent approved job certifications for H-2A by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification in the Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, in five states: California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Washington.
Source: Figure reproduced with permission from author. Rural Migration News, "The H-2A Program in 2022," University of California, Davis, May 16, 2022.
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