Re:The Data Behind H-1B Visas
by greenyoda on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @03:08PM
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Interesting that the 11th largest employer of H-1B workers is the NYC Department of Education, with 5219 H-1Bs.
Also, there's some invalid data in the database: "Brooklyn, NY" is listed as a city, but it's not (it's a borough of NYC). That also means that the numbers for NYC are wrong, since they apparently don't include Brooklyn. This brings into question how reliable the rest of the data is.
Re:The Data Behind H-1B Visas
by datdo on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @01:50PM
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The boroughs of NYC are unique in that they are counties, cities, and also part of NYC. Stating Brooklyn or Queens or w/e instead of NYC in the city column is allowed. So the cause is multiple authors of applications, not bad data.
Also, there's some invalid data in the database: "Brooklyn, NY" is listed as a city, but it's not (it's a borough of NYC). That also means that the numbers for NYC are wrong, since they apparently don't include Brooklyn. This brings into question how reliable the rest of the data is.