Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
by jameson on Thursday November 14, 2024 @11:42AM
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Great point. The H-1B receipts total[1] is probably what most are looking for
2020: 427,200 2021: 398,300 2022: 474,300 2023: 386,600
[1] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/f...
Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
by returningfory2 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @12:31PM
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Yes! Great find.
(Although, even these statistics are not as simple as they seem! E.g., when an H-1B status holder changes employer this counts as a new receipt even though the number of H-1B workers hasn't changed. In periods of time when there is lots of churn in the labor market, like in 2022, you would see higher receipt numbers just from the churn. It's complicated!)
Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
by riazrizvi on Thursday November 14, 2024 @02:22PM
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Thank you all for clarifying. So 80k/year is the key number.
Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
by actionfromafar on Thursday November 14, 2024 @05:27PM
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And for how long they stay and how many get green cards.
Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs
by doctorpangloss on Thursday November 14, 2024 @11:19AM
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But if I bothered to look up what the words mean about complex administrative questions, I forfeit my right to be outraged!
An "admittance" is someone with a H-1B visa appearing a port of entry like an airport to enter the US. If a single H-1B holder goes on (say) 3 international trips in 1 year, that will count as 3 "admittances" in that year.
The reason why the number is so low in 2021 is that the US government had a COVID non-immigrant travel ban. People with H-1B visas couldn't re-enter the US from many countries e.g. most countries in Europe. Many people in H-1B status (like myself) simply didn't take international trips that year.