Office of Foreign Labor Certification funding has declined while workload increased significantly: Percent change in OFLC appropriations ($2023) and OFLC workload, 2012–2023
| Percent change, 2012– 2023 | |
|---|---|
| OFLC appropriations ($2023) | -3.9% |
| OFLC workload | 49.1% |
Notes: OFLC stands for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification, in the Employment and Training Administration, in the U.S. Department of Labor. OFLC workload includes the number of jobs requested by employers in the H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-1B1, E-3, and CW-1 visa programs, and the total number of prevailing wage determination requests, and the total number of applications for permanent labor certification received in each fiscal year counted. OFLC appropriations data for 2012 to 2023 is adjusted to $2023 dollars using the CPI-URS. 2013 data for H-2B represent jobs certified, not requested (requests not available for 2013).
Source: OFLC budget data come from U.S. Department of Labor budget documents for fiscal years 2012 to 2024, see Volume I, State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, in each fiscal year. OFLC workload data come from Office of Foreign Labor Certification, OFLC Performance Data, U.S. Department of Labor; see "Selected Statistics" documents for various years, for unavailable years, totals were derived by EPI analysis of downloadable disclosure data available on the page.