Foreign-Born and Native-Born Employment in Top H-1B Occupations
Total Employed Computer and Architecture and Computer and Engineering
(thousands) Mathematical Engineering (total numbers) (percent increase)
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Year Foreign Native Foreign Native Foreign Native Foreign Native Total Foreign Native
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2003 19731 118005 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 986550 4956210 5942760 0.0000 0.0000
2004 20255 118997 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 1033005 4878877 5911882 4.7088 -1.5603
2005 21022 120708 3.2 2.1 2.2 1.9 1135188 4828320 5963508 15.0664 -2.5804
2006 22225 122202 3.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1133475 4888080 6021555 14.8928 -1.3746
2007 22967 123079 3.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 1240218 5169318 6409536 25.7126 4.2998
2008 22660 122703 3.6 2.3 2.0 2.0 1268960 5276229 6545189 28.6260 6.4569
2009 21608 118269 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.9 1166832 4967298 6134130 18.2740 0.2237
2010 21969 117095 3.3 2.4 1.8 1.9 1120419 5035085 6155504 13.5694 1.5914
2011 22183 117686 3.5 2.4 2.0 2.0 1220065 5178184 6398249 23.6699 4.4787
2012 23006 119464 3.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 1380360 5375880 6756240 39.9179 8.4676
2013 23582 120348 3.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 1438502 5295312 6733814 45.8113 6.8420
Source: Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
(referenced by study titled H-1Bs Don’t Replace U.S. Workers, by David Bier)
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