Source: UC DAVIS, RURAL MIGRATION NEWS, 10/19/21


The number of farm jobs certified by DOL to be filled with H-2A workers tripled between FY10 and FY19, from 79,000 to 258,000. The FLC share of job certifications also tripled from 15 percent to 42 percent. H-2A jobs are concentrated in fruits and vegetables, each accounts for a third of H-2A job certifications.

Analysis of the job offers submitted by employers to the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) identified the major crops or commodities employing H-2A workers, the type of employer, and the state where the job was located. H-2A workers are concentrated in fruits and vegetables, employed by farm operators and farm labor contractors, and mostly in southeastern states such as Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.

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