Geography / State

North Carolina

Employers in North Carolina logged 262,011 certified H-1B applications requesting 476,811 workers across 16,890 companies. The median offered wage is $89,744/yr. The largest filers are Infosys Limited, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation. The displacement model assigns 579.9K worker-equivalent exposures to these filings. Separately, 3,311 layoffs appear in matched WARN notices.

Data current as of Sep 2, 2026

Workers requested

476.8K

Requests on filings, not hires

Median offered wage

$89.7K

Annual, certified filings

Below prevailing

0.01%

Share of 246.3K filings with a wage on record

Latest year

4.4K

Calendar 2026 · peak 2019 at 22.3K

Americans displaced (modeled estimate)

579,855

The math
Base (1 per certified worker)
+476,811
Wage-gap multiplier

189651 of 262011 filings below BLS median

+99,733
WARN layoffs (government-reported)

91 notices filed

+3,311
Total579,855

Σ workers×(1+wage_gap) + Σ WARN layoffs. The 1.0 base rate per certified H-1B worker request is a site model assumption. Wage gap multiplier = (BLS median − offered wage) / BLS median, applied only to filings offering less than the BLS median. Related research provides context, not validation of these exact coefficients. This is a modeled estimate, not a count of actual displacements. WARN layoff counts are government-reported.

Exposure method v1.2 · This is a modeled worker-equivalent count.

Inside the state

Where inside the state the activity concentrates.
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Counties by filings (96)

1Mecklenburg 94,374
2Wake 66,858
3Durham 41,443
4Guilford 10,275
5Forsyth 5,757
6Iredell 4,431
7Orange 3,260
8Cabarrus 2,958

Modeled consequences

Estimates scaled from the modeled displacement figure above. Not observed outcomes.

Modeled consequence estimates

Conditional impacts associated with modeled displacement

Explore North Carolina’s scenarioEarnings · children · health · adjust the worker count

These are conditional population estimates scaled from North Carolina's current modeled displacement count. They are not observed outcomes, a prediction about any person, or evidence that this entity caused displacement.

Exposure method v1.2 (stored with this aggregate) · benchmarked to the latest BLS survey. Consequence parameters v1.52; build v1.52+engine0.4.0+99173fbf23e75037da3fb9b4a9017a1e56909260ccb112f9902bc5ac86242153+national-reference1

Excess deaths over 20 years

Illustrative reference calculation · population applicability is not established

16,675.88

Range: 6,530.49 to 29,048.17

20-year reference scenario: high-seniority male displacement effect. This is not an expected count for an unknown population.

Source-profile mortality point (deaths)
16,675.8807554
No sustained excess from year 7 (deaths)
11,900.5594912

Declared structural comparison; not a confidence interval or a model probability.

Baseline population: US prime-age men (45-54).

Child lifetime earnings lost

Illustrative reference calculation · population applicability is not established

$277.7B

Range: $72.1B to $468.8B

Canadian father–son firm-closure effect, applied to a US male lifetime-earnings baseline in 2024 dollars. The reference result uses 2 children per worker.

Baseline population: US male median lifetime earnings.

The mortality effect comes from a high-seniority male study cohort. Treat the count as a reference scenario unless the population matches. A mixed population needs a reviewed transport rule.

The range is the engine's parameter-support envelope: it varies declared parameters only and adds none of the exposure input's uncertainty.

The math, limits, and citations

Illustrative reference calculation scaled by the supplied worker-equivalent exposure. Two children per worker; 20-year mortality follow-up. This does not establish that an entity caused these outcomes.

Input SHA-256: 65625244b6014b6429cf6d6fd7f3f525fdafb6dce287e996ad1a82b5db273d17

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Child lifetime earnings lost: {"status":"illustrative_reference_calculation","eligible_for_public_headline":false,"target_population":null,"decision":null,"transport_assumptions":["Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families","US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars","lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"],"reason":"Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."}

Projection eligibility: {"child":{"status":"direct_estimate","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":true,"reason":"direct displacement-to-child adult earnings estimate; transport still requires an applicability decision"},"grandchild":{"status":"structural_projection","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":false,"reason":"combines a direct child estimate with an intergenerational persistence assumption; not an identified displacement intervention effect"},"greatgrandchild":{"status":"structural_projection","eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast":false,"reason":"repeats an intergenerational persistence assumption beyond the identification core"}}

Exposure source: {"source":"one-worker normalized reference input","method":"scale by the stored warehouse worker-equivalent exposure at read time"}

Exact values: excess deaths over 20 years 16,675.8807554 (range 6,530.48796019 to 29,048.1661311); child lifetime earnings lost $277,688,907,576.45 (range $72,126,988,980.90 to $468,825,428,375.83);

The displayed range is a parameter-support envelope, not a confidence interval.

Place reference: national reference.

Not included: exposure estimation error; baseline estimation error; unmodeled pathways.

Blocked model paths: local_service_jobs_lost: requires a documented net local loss of tradable jobs; worker displacement alone is not this exposure.

  • Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_peak; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
  • Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offset_1; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
  • Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_2_3; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
  • Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_4_5; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
  • Excess deaths over 20 years: sullivan2009 (earnings_shock->mortality_sustained; canonical) Study population: US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959.
  • Child lifetime earnings lost: oreopoulos2008 (displacement->child_earnings; EXACT) Study population: Canada 39k father-son pairs firm closures.
Scenario assumptions, sensitivity and source records

Outcome statistics use the displayed exposure. Baselines, coefficients, annual family schedules and component records retain their source normalization.

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  "source_normalization_workers": 1,
  "applicability": {
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      "decision": null,
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        "high-tenure male mass-layoff cohort, ages 45–54",
        "Pennsylvania early-1980s response transported to target place and calendar time",
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      ],
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      "status": "illustrative_reference_calculation",
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      "target_population": null,
      "decision": null,
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        "Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families",
        "US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars",
        "lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"
      ],
      "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
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      "status": "direct_estimate",
      "eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast": true,
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    },
    "grandchild": {
      "status": "structural_projection",
      "eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast": false,
      "reason": "combines a direct child estimate with an intergenerational persistence assumption; not an identified displacement intervention effect"
    },
    "greatgrandchild": {
      "status": "structural_projection",
      "eligible_for_validated_direct_contrast": false,
      "reason": "repeats an intergenerational persistence assumption beyond the identification core"
    }
  },
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    "source": "oreopoulos2008",
    "source_age_at_displacement": [
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      14
    ],
    "source_child_sex": "Male",
    "source_parent_sex": "Male",
    "source_geography": "Canada",
    "source_event": "father firm closure 1980-1982",
    "target_child_profiles": null,
    "incompatible_children": [],
    "unknown_children": [],
    "source_income_quartile": null,
    "income_rank_definition": null,
    "eligible_for_reviewed_transport": false,
    "status": "unknown",
    "limitations": [
      "No response curve across child ages is identified by this narrow cohort.",
      "Income groups refer to father's average pre-displacement income in 1978-1979; target rank mapping requires a transport argument.",
      "A subgroup's nonsignificant coefficient is retained with its uncertainty, not replaced with zero."
    ]
  },
  "child_valuation": null,
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    "mortality_method": "odds_survival",
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    "mortality_contract": {
      "method": "odds_survival",
      "timing": "source_profile",
      "baseline_conversion": "1-exp(-annual_rate)",
      "phases": [
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          "phase": "displacement",
          "start_offset": 0,
          "duration_years": 1,
          "first_follow_up_year": 1
        },
        {
          "phase": "offset_1",
          "start_offset": 1,
          "duration_years": 1,
          "first_follow_up_year": 2
        },
        {
          "phase": "offsets_2_3",
          "start_offset": 2,
          "duration_years": 2,
          "first_follow_up_year": 3
        },
        {
          "phase": "offsets_4_5",
          "start_offset": 4,
          "duration_years": 2,
          "first_follow_up_year": 5
        },
        {
          "phase": "offset_6_plus",
          "start_offset": 6,
          "duration_years": null,
          "first_follow_up_year": 7
        }
      ],
      "description": "Source-offset profile: displacement, +1, +2–3, +4–5, and +6+; displacement is follow-up year 1, so offset +6 begins in follow-up year 7. Annual baseline rates use a constant-hazard rate-to-risk conversion; odds ratios modify annual risk, and survival compounds across phases. The selected baseline age rate is held fixed over the follow-up horizon."
    },
    "place_application": "initial_only",
    "place_counterfactual": "national child-dollar result is the reference"
  },
  "exposure_provenance": {
    "source": "one-worker normalized reference input",
    "method": "scale by the stored warehouse worker-equivalent exposure at read time"
  },
  "place": null,
  "place_mix": [],
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      "low": 6530.487960192578,
      "high": 29048.16613110812,
      "unit": "deaths",
      "baseline": {
        "value": 0.004944,
        "annual_probability": 0.004931798548274205,
        "unit": "deaths_per_person_year",
        "citation": "cdc_wonder D76 (Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020), Male 45-54 years, pooled 2015-2019: 514314 deaths / 104024440 person-years = 494.4 per 100k; pulled 2026-09-06 via scraper.cli wonder-mortality into warehouse wonder_mortality",
        "population": "US prime-age men (45-54)",
        "notes": "Pre-pandemic window: excludes 2020 (COVID-distorted; 2020 crude rate 601.5/100k). Single-year 2019 = 490.0/100k. Ages 45-54 match the Sullivan & von Wachter prime-age counterfactual population",
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        "age": "45-54 years",
        "years": "2015-2019",
        "cause": "All causes",
        "geography": "US"
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          "point": 2.6698,
          "low": 2.1144,
          "high": 3.3711,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
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          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offset_1",
          "phase": "offset_1",
          "point": 1.9838,
          "low": 1.3697,
          "high": 2.8732,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_2_3",
          "phase": "offsets_2_3",
          "point": 1.7315,
          "low": 1.3238,
          "high": 2.2649,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_offsets_4_5",
          "phase": "offsets_4_5",
          "point": 1.2712,
          "low": 0.97,
          "high": 1.6661,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        },
        {
          "link": "earnings_shock->mortality_sustained",
          "phase": "offset_6_plus",
          "point": 1.1354,
          "low": 1.0335,
          "high": 1.2474,
          "citation": "sullivan2009",
          "tier": "canonical",
          "population_scope": "US high-seniority displaced men born 1930-1959",
          "evidence_role": "conditional"
        }
      ],
      "components": {
        "follow_up_years": 20,
        "method": "odds_survival",
        "timing": "source_profile"
      },
      "applicability": {
        "status": "illustrative_reference_calculation",
        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "target_population": null,
        "decision": null,
        "transport_assumptions": [
          "high-tenure male mass-layoff cohort, ages 45–54",
          "Pennsylvania early-1980s response transported to target place and calendar time",
          "fixed baseline age rate over follow-up; cohort aging is not modeled"
        ],
        "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
      },
      "interpretation": "Conditional modeled expected difference; parameter bands are support envelopes, not a confidence interval.",
      "persistence_sensitivity": {
        "available": true,
        "status": "declared_structural_sensitivity",
        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "unit": "deaths",
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          "no_sustained_excess": {
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            "motivating_citations": [
              "eliasonstorrie2009"
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            "assumption": "Retain source odds through offset +5; set offset +6 onward OR=1.",
            "first_changed_follow_up_year": 7,
            "fixed_late_odds_ratio": 1
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        "source_minus_no_sustained_point": 4775.321264150924,
        "structural_point_range": {
          "low": 11900.559491237975,
          "high": 16675.8807553889,
          "interpretation": "Range of point estimates across these two assumptions; not a confidence interval or a bound on the true effect."
        },
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          "resolved mortality baseline",
          "follow-up horizon",
          "source odds through offset +5"
        ],
        "limitations": [
          "No probabilities or model-average weights are assigned to the structures.",
          "A nonsignificant long-run estimate does not establish an exactly zero effect.",
          "The Swedish study differs in population, design, effect scale and follow-up; this hybrid does not reproduce its estimates or substitute its hazard ratios for odds ratios.",
          "The cutoff follows the source profile's offset +6 phase, not the Swedish study's windows; persistence beyond its 12-year follow-up is an assumption in either direction.",
          "Baseline aging and target-population transport remain unresolved in both structures."
        ]
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    },
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      "low": 72126988980.89737,
      "high": 468825428375.8326,
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          "citation": "oreopoulos2008",
          "tier": "EXACT",
          "param_point": 0.9076,
          "param_low": 0.844,
          "param_high": 0.976,
          "value_point": 0.9076,
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          "value_high": 0.976,
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          "evidence_role": "conditional"
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      ],
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      "baseline": {
        "value": 2591418,
        "unit": "usd_2024",
        "citation": "SSA Annual Statistical Supplement 2025, Table 4.B6 (CWHS/Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample): male median earnings by age, 2023 (preliminary) — synthetic career ages 20-64 = 5x(24218+42561+52485+60423+64962+67506+68160+64854)+2x60666+3x56666 = 2517175 usd_2023; CPI-U annual averages 304.702->313.689 (BLS series CUUR0000SA0, pulled 2026-09-06) -> 2591418 usd_2024; warehouse ssa_median_earnings (pulled via ssa-earnings-download)",
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      },
      "applicability": {
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        "eligible_for_public_headline": false,
        "target_population": null,
        "decision": null,
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          "Canadian father-son firm-closure estimate transported to the target families",
          "US male synthetic career earnings convert a relative adult earnings effect to dollars",
          "lifetime dollars are undiscounted; this is not an annual loss"
        ],
        "reason": "Target cohort applicability and transport have not been established for this outcome; display as an illustrative reference calculation."
      },
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Parameter set v1.52 · model v1.52+engine0.4.0+99173fbf23e75037da3fb9b4a9017a1e56909260ccb112f9902bc5ac86242153+national-reference1

Employers & filings

Who files here, and the filings behind every number above.

Top employers (16,890)

EmployerFilings
1

Infosys Limited ⚠ Dep

15,191
2

Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. ⚠ Dep

10,136
3

Tata Consultancy Services Limited ⚠ Dep

6,444
4

Fidelity Technology Group, LLC

3,994
5

Bank of America N.A.

3,726
6

Synechron Inc. ⚠ Dep

3,452
7

HCL America Inc. ⚠ Dep

3,421
8

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

3,383

5 largest employers account for 15% of the 262,011 filings attributed to 16,890 employers here (the records). See the ranking

Context & calculation notes how the share is built

Share = filings by the top 5 employers ÷ all filings in this geography with a resolved employer. Filings whose employer is not yet linked sit outside both numbers, so the denominator can be smaller than the geography's headline filing count.

The share describes this one geography. A high share is a concentration signal for inspection, not a finding about any employer.

Labor condition applications (273,094)

DOL filings BLS occupationsRecordAll recorded outcomes and visa classes. Open a case number for the source record.
Title · Worksite

A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.

What the filing rows show One application per row

Each row links to the disclosure record. The wage badge compares an offer with available benchmarks; it is a screening calculation, not a finding of a wage violation.

Wages & occupations

What wages are being offered, against which benchmarks.

Wages

DOL wage offers BLS occupationsSignalEmployer-reported offers in disclosure records, not observed earnings.
Avg offered wageAvg prevailing wageBLS market median
$0$26,266$52,532$78,798$105,064$95,231Avg offered wage$84,596Avg prevailingwage$105,064BLS marketmedianannual wage

0.01% of the 246,284 filings with a wage on record offer below the employer's own prevailing wage. The prevailing wage is the floor the employer attested to, not a market benchmark.

Offered-wage distribution

Percentiles across 241,205 positive year-unit LCA offers, all outcomes and visa classes.

p10p25Medianp75p90
$60,000$70,910$89,071$112,000$136,000
Context & calculation notes wage sources and averages

Offered wages are employer-reported on the DOL record, annualized to year rates. Averages mix occupations and years: a geography-level average is a screening comparison, not a matched-role finding.

The BLS market median is the OES national median for the filing's occupation (latest available year). The prevailing wage is the employer's own attested floor. The two answer different questions and are not interchangeable.

The distribution covers positive offers with wage unit Year, across all outcomes and visa classes. It differs from the certified H-1B summary cohort. Hourly and other wage units are outside this distribution.

Definitions & methodology ↗

Wage gap by job category: H-1B vs BLS

15-1252 Software DevelopersH-1B $125,190 vs BLS $135,980-8%

28,280 filings · $611.3M certified gap (est.)

11-3021 Computer and Information Systems ManagersH-1B $156,478 vs BLS $175,140-11%

3,058 filings · $422.1M certified gap (est.)

15-1299 Computer Occupations, All OtherH-1B $105,764 vs BLS $116,580-9%

9,787 filings · $359.6M certified gap (est.)

17-2072 Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerH-1B $100,127 vs BLS $130,220-23%

1,706 filings · $316.1M certified gap (est.)

13-1111 Management AnalystsH-1B $94,461 vs BLS $101,860-7%

2,876 filings · $165.8M certified gap (est.)

19-1021 Biochemists and BiophysicistsH-1B $59,864 vs BLS $127,410-53%

2,021 filings · $137.5M certified gap (est.)

13-2011 Accountants and AuditorsH-1B $72,224 vs BLS $83,680-14%

1,806 filings · $109.5M certified gap (est.)

17-2071 Electrical EngineersH-1B $96,904 vs BLS $120,630-20%

2,350 filings · $91.5M certified gap (est.)

Programs & time

What kinds of foreign-labor activity happen here, and how the volume moved.

Program mix

DOL OFLCRecordEach program counts a different record type. Rows are not additive.
DOL foreign-labor program filings in North Carolina
ProgramRecordsShare of rows
H-1BLabor condition applications, certified slice262,01199.2%
H-1B1 (Chile)LCA sibling class, all recorded outcomes1870.1%
H-1B1 (Singapore)LCA sibling class, all recorded outcomes1640.1%
E-3 (Australia)LCA sibling class, all recorded outcomes1,7940.7%
Compare on a chart share of rows shown above
  • H-1B262,011 · 99.2%
  • H-1B1 (Chile)187 · 0.1%
  • H-1B1 (Singapore)164 · 0.1%
  • E-3 (Australia)1,794 · 0.7%

A filing, certification, or determination is a DOL record, not a visa issuance and not observed employment. Prevailing-wage determinations carry no county or ZIP on the source record.

Activity over time

DOL filingsRecordCalendar submission years 2007–2026. One row per filing.
05K10K15K20K25K30K35KGreat recession: Employ American Workers Act (TARP recipients restricted): https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1Great recession: Employ Ame…Infosys pays record $34M visa-fraud settlement (ICE/DOJ): https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/indian-corporation-pays-record-34-million-fine-settle-allegations-systemic-visa-fraudInfosys pays record $34M vi…$4,000 H-1B "9/11 fee" on 50+ / >50% H-1B employers: https://www.uscis.gov/archive/new-law-increases-h-1b-and-l-1-petition-fees$4,000 H-1B "9/11 fee" on 5…Buy American, Hire American EO: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-buy-american-hire-american/Buy American, Hire American…USCIS suspends premium processing; site visits expand: https://www.uscis.gov/USCIS suspends premium proc…USCIS third-party worksite memo: denials spike: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/policymanual/updates/20180222.pdfUSCIS third-party worksite …June 2020 H-1B entry ban + Oct 2020 DOL prevailing-wage IFR: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22381/requirements-including-labor-certification-programs-for-permanent-employment-in-the-united-statesJune 2020 H-1B entry ban + …Biden revokes entry ban; denials normalize: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/05/2021-02469/revocation-of-presidential-proclamations-10014-and-10149Biden revokes entry ban; de…Trump introduces $100,000 payment for certain new H-1B petitions (Sept. 21): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/Trump introduces $100,000 p…Trump extends the $100,000 H-1B payment requirement through Sept. 21, 2027: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers-faad/Trump extends the $100,000 …peak 22K (2019)2007: 994 filings (1,605 workers)2008: 7,384 filings (16,170 workers)2009: 4,028 filings (8,006 workers)2010: 1,763 filings (4,174 workers)2011: 8,302 filings (21,512 workers)2012: 9,829 filings (24,164 workers)2013: 11,415 filings (24,660 workers)2014: 13,472 filings (27,349 workers)2015: 16,695 filings (33,764 workers)2016: 17,929 filings (34,292 workers)2017: 15,975 filings (34,831 workers)2018: 17,880 filings (35,857 workers)2019: 22,271 filings (31,473 workers)2020: 18,674 filings (27,294 workers)2021: 18,490 filings (33,501 workers)2022: 20,576 filings (37,140 workers)2023: 19,692 filings (29,425 workers)2024: 20,493 filings (28,154 workers)2025: 20,640 filings (28,915 workers)2026: 4,397 filings (8,460 workers)200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262007: 1,605 workers2008: 16,170 workers2009: 8,006 workers2010: 4,174 workers2011: 21,512 workers2012: 24,164 workers2013: 24,660 workers2014: 27,349 workers2015: 33,764 workers2016: 34,292 workers2017: 34,831 workers2018: 35,857 workers2019: 31,473 workers2020: 27,294 workers2021: 33,501 workers2022: 37,140 workers2023: 29,425 workers2024: 28,154 workers2025: 28,915 workers2026: 8,460 workersfilings
filingsworkers (scaled)

Outcome breakdown (all years)

  • Certified262,011 · 96.7%
  • Denied2,748 · 1.0%
  • Withdrawn6,140 · 2.3%

Certified, denied, and withdrawn are application decisions. They do not count visas issued or workers hired.

Context

Enforcement, community health, and money linked to this state's record.

WARN notices (226)

Federal WARN requires 60 days' advance notice; statutory exceptions can shorten or excuse notice. This site publishes notices as filed and does not judge compliance.

North Carolina layoffs and WARN notices
Employer · Site
-7%--
Regional Acceptance Corporation

Greenville · 2027-07-31

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Asensus Surgical, Inc.

Morrisville · 2027-03-31

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Regional Acceptance Corporation

Winterville · 2027-02-28

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Pella Corporation

Reidsville · 2027-01-31

-12%--
Elevate Textiles, Inc.

Burlington · 2026-12-31

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DHL Supply Chain

Rural Hall · 2026-12-31

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Mars Petcare US, Inc.

Henderson · 2026-12-31

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A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.

Immigration law firms (2,968)

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
-2%$212.5M8,363
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
-15%$49.1M4,610
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP
$40.9M482
EY Law LLP
$40.4M1,911
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
-1%$39.4M3,582
FRAGOMEN, del REY, Bernsen & LOEWY, LLP
$37.8M6,666
Tadmor & Tadmor LLP
-6%$27.5M1,989
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
-14%$27.5M390

Federal contracts (155,659)

Thalle Construction Co. Inc.

Department of Defense · 2026-04-16

$1.7B

Thalle Construction Co. Inc.

Department of Defense · 2026-03-03

$1.7B

Orano Federal Services LLC

Department of Energy · 2026-04-30

$900.0M

Thalle - Bauer LLC

Department of Defense · 2026-01-12

$320.4M

Thalle - Bauer LLC

Department of Defense · 2025-12-18

$320.4M

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC

Department of Health and Human Services · 2026-06-09

$294.0M

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC

Department of Health and Human Services · 2026-08-14

$182.6M

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC

Department of Health and Human Services · 2026-03-27

$176.1M

Medical workforce: licensed vs H-1B

NCSBN licenses BLS OES DOL filingsRecordThe two counts measure different things: NCSBN counts active state licenses (one nurse can hold several), BLS counts employed RNs. The difference between them is a gap between source counts, not a count of nurses not working. Timing overlap with H-1B filings does not establish replacement.
Full medical breakdown for North Carolina

Community well-being

Food insecurity, SNAP receipt, mental distress, smoking, and overdose mortality in this area. CDC models these from survey data: treat them as local estimates, not headcounts. Bars compare each estimate against population-weighted averages of all reporting areas for the same data year.

Food insecurity

2023

15.2%: level with U.S.

Households on SNAP

2023

12.4%: 0.5 points above U.S.

Frequent mental distress

2023

16.5%: 0.5 points above U.S.

Adult smoking

2023

13.5%: 1.4 points above U.S.

Drug overdose deaths

2021

33.0: 0.9 above U.S.

Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release (BRFSS survey year 2023) and NCHS drug poisoning mortality. PLACES values are model-based small-area estimates, not survey counts. Benchmarks are population-weighted averages across all reporting areas.

Evidence & sources

Scope, methods, and source coverage for this state record.

Public source records and site analysis. We do not attest to accuracy. Read the full disclaimer.

Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  3. [3] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. WARN Notices (mass layoffs): source registry; Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Source registry entry: warn; Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsXH1B dataset description: One row per source_notice_id. The definition of a mass layoff and the layoff threshold vary by state. The threshold is typically 50 or more employees.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · USAspending / U.S. Treasury. Federal Spending Guide: contract transactions. Pages 3, 5, 9 and 17: transactions, amount fields and recipient identifiersContract downloads contain prime award transactions. XH1B’s use of recipient identifiers for employer links is its own processing step.Checked 2026-10-18.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Displacement Model and Assumptions. Eligibility, requested-position weighting, scopes, WARN matching, and counting limitsModel outputs are estimates. A matched layoff notice does not prove that an H-1B worker replaced a laid-off worker.
  6. [6] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Downstream Research and Methods. Study populations, parameter bounds, baselines, and expected outcomes; linked model card
  7. [7] Dataset documentation · National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Active RN Licenses. RN licensure statistics by jurisdiction; linked table header; licensure data compiled through NursysCounts active licenses, not jobs. Check the source year. License and employment figures have different units and do not identify nurses who are not working.Checked 2026-10-18.
  8. [8] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. PERM public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–7: ETA-9089 application, DOL outcome and dates, employer, wages and recruitment fieldsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, on the form introduced June 1, 2023. A DOL certification is not I-140 approval or permanent residence. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  9. [9] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. Prevailing Wage disclosure record layout, FY2026 Q3. Page 1: CASE_NUMBER, CASE_STATUS, VISA_CLASS; pages 5–6: PWD_WAGE_RATE, PWD_UNIT_OF_PAY, wage source and validityApplication-level prevailing-wage requests and determinations. Wage units and case status must be read; a determination is not evidence of pay received.Checked 2026-10-18.
  10. [10] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. H-2A disclosure record layout, FY2026 Q3. Page 1: application case number and decision; page 5: separate job-order number, requested and certified H-2A workersEmployer application and labor-certification records, not a worker roster or arrival record. A case number differs from a job-order number.Checked 2026-10-18.
  11. [11] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. H-2B disclosure record layout, FY2026 Q3. Pages 1–2: case number, requested and certified workers, cap estimates and temporary-need categoriesCap-subject and cap-exempt counts are estimated requested workers. Temporary need includes seasonal, peakload, one-time and intermittent work.Checked 2026-10-18.
  12. [12] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. CW-1 disclosure record layout, FY2026 Q3. Page 1: application case number, status and cap-exempt flag; job information: requested and certified workersEmployer applications and labor-certification determinations. A certification is separate from a visa-petition decision or an admission.Checked 2026-10-18.
Questions about the data & methods

How many H-1B filings are in North Carolina?

262,011 H-1B labor condition applications requesting 476,811 workers have been filed in North Carolina, per Department of Labor disclosure records.

How many employers have H-1B filings in North Carolina?

16,890 distinct employers have filed H-1B labor condition applications in North Carolina. The employer list on this page is ranked by filings and wage impact.

What worker-equivalent exposure does the displacement model estimate for North Carolina?

The model estimates 579,855 worker-equivalents of displacement exposure in North Carolina: one per requested worker on a certified H-1B filing, raised where the offered wage sits below the occupation's BLS median, plus government-reported WARN layoffs matched to filings. This is a modeled exposure estimate, not a count of documented job losses; the formula is on the About page.

What is the median H-1B wage in North Carolina?

$89,744 per year is the median wage offered on H-1B labor condition applications filed for work in North Carolina. The wage-distribution chart on this page shows the spread around that median.

Who files the most H-1B filings in North Carolina?

INFOSYS LIMITED leads with 15,191 filings, about 6% of all North Carolina filings. Its dossier page carries the full filing, wage, and layoff history.

What share of North Carolina H-1B filings does DOL deny?

DOL disclosure records show 262,011 certified, 2,748 denied, 6,140 withdrawn of 270,899 labor condition applications with reported outcomes in North Carolina. The denial share is 1% across the reported outcomes.

How many WARN layoff notices has North Carolina recorded?

226 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices. Where a layoff employer then filed H-1B labor condition applications in the same window, the pair is recorded as a displacement event with an evidence score.

When did H-1B use peak in North Carolina?

Filings peaked in 2019 at 22,271 labor condition applications. The filings-by-year chart on this page shows the full trend since records began.

Which immigration law firms file the most H-1B filings in North Carolina?

2,968 distinct law firms and agents have filed H-1B applications for employers in North Carolina. The law-firm table on this page ranks them by filings and by the wage gap their filings carry.

Do North Carolina H-1B employers hold federal contracts?

155,659 federal contract actions in North Carolina name employers that also file H-1B labor condition applications. The contracts table links each award to the employer dossier. A shared employer name does not show how award funds were spent.

Where does the North Carolina H-1B data come from?

Every figure on this page traces to a public government record: DOL OFLC disclosure files (LCA filings, wages, outcomes), BLS OES wage data (occupation medians), state WARN notices, and federal contract awards. The archive is read-only evidence; nothing is crowdsourced or anonymous.