The unemployment rate for individuals in computer occupations declined from 3% in January 2020 to 2.8% in April 2020. At the same time, the unemployment rate for individuals in all other occupations increased from 4% to 15%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. read full report
Why did professionals in computer occupations fare much better than other workers during the coronavirus pandemic? One reason is the skills used by computer professionals generally can be performed remotely. The skills in computer occupations are in high demand today and likely will be in even higher demand in the future as more work moves online. In fiscal year 2019, 66% of H-1B beneficiaries were in computer-related occupations. The data raise questions about the Trump administration's ability to use the unemployment rate to justify the new restrictions being considered for H-1B visa holders and international students working on Optional Practical Training (OPT). So the low unemployment rate in tech is a pretty good news to people still want to live and work in United States. As of May 13, 2020, there were 625,702 active job vacancy postings advertised online in the previous 30-day period for jobs in the most common computer occupations that generally require a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Unemployed persons by occupation and sex[Numbers in thousands]
| Occupation | Total unemployed | Unemployment rates |
June
2018 | June
2019 | Total | Men | Women |
June
2018 | June
2019 | June
2018 | June
2019 | June
2018 | June
2019 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
6,812 |
6,292 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
| |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
1,575 |
1,540 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
|
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
|
536 |
519 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
|
Management occupations
|
344 |
312 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
|
Business and financial operations occupations
|
192 |
208 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
|
Professional and related occupations
|
1,039 |
1,020 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
|
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
97 |
80 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
|
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
39 |
49 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
47 |
21 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
|
Community and social service occupations
|
98 |
51 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
|
Legal occupations
|
26 |
32 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
|
Education, training, and library occupations
|
504 |
495 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
105 |
146 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
|
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
123 |
146 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
|
Service occupations
|
1,451 |
1,230 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
118 |
119 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
|
Protective service occupations
|
118 |
75 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
611 |
562 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
|
324 |
255 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
280 |
219 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
|
Sales and office occupations
|
1,333 |
1,295 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
|
Sales and related occupations
|
741 |
534 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
592 |
761 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
|
746 |
606 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
10.2 |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
106 |
90 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
6.6 |
4.6 |
15.4 |
15.8 |
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
479 |
364 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
10.7 |
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
161 |
152 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
870 |
837 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
|
Production occupations
|
331 |
309 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
|
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
539 |
528 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
| |
|
No previous work experience
|
829 |
754 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
16 to 19 years
|
558 |
535 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
20 to 24 years
|
190 |
129 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
25 years and over
|
81 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Data on occupational employment and wages are collected from employers of every size, in every state, in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, in all industry sectors. These estimates are cross-industry estimates. Self-employed persons are not included in the survey or estimates.
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The U.S. created 222,000 new jobs in June as hiring accelerated in the spring, showing that companies are still finding ways to add staff despite a growing shortage of skilled workers.
The U.S. is forecast to grow twice as fast in the second quarter as it did in the first three months of the year. The job market remains in good shape eight years into the economic expansion.
The unemployment rate, meanwhile, rose to 4.4% from 4.3% in May as more people entered the labor force in search of work. The jobless rate had fallen to a 16-year low in May.
Please
visit our blog to see the
detailed unemployment rate by occupation, age and gender.
| Occupation |
Unemployment Rate
6/2016 |
Unemployment Rate
6/2017 |
| Management |
2.8 |
2.3 |
| Business and financial operations |
3.1 |
2.4 |
| Computer and mathematical |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| Architecture and engineering |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Life, physical, and social science |
1.8 |
3.2 |
| Education, training, and library |
5.6 |
4.1 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| click here to view all occupations by gender |
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex [Numbers in thousands]
| Occupation | Total unemployed | Unemployment rates |
June
2015 | June
2016 | Total | Men | Women |
June
2015 | June
2016 | June
2015 | June
2016 | June
2015 | June
2016 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
8,638 |
8,144 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
| |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
1,714 |
1,712 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
|
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
|
603 |
646 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
|
Management occupations
|
387 |
400 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
|
Business and financial operations occupations
|
216 |
245 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
|
Professional and related occupations
|
1,111 |
1,067 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
|
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
116 |
103 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
|
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
51 |
94 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
|
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
39 |
26 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
|
Community and social service occupations
|
78 |
67 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
|
Legal occupations
|
21 |
11 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
|
Education, training, and library occupations
|
470 |
495 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
129 |
140 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
|
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
|
209 |
131 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
|
Service occupations
|
1,789 |
1,658 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
155 |
125 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
|
Protective service occupations
|
88 |
106 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
751 |
621 |
8.1 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
|
443 |
438 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
352 |
368 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
|
Sales and office occupations
|
1,777 |
1,550 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
|
Sales and related occupations
|
950 |
820 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
5.4 |
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
827 |
730 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
|
926 |
832 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
9.3 |
11.1 |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
88 |
151 |
6.7 |
10.8 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
10.4 |
17.1 |
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
617 |
462 |
7.4 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
11.0 |
5.8 |
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
221 |
218 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
1,122 |
1,091 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
|
Production occupations
|
462 |
439 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
|
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
660 |
652 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
| |
|
No previous work experience
|
1,289 |
1,278 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
16 to 19 years
|
822 |
785 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
20 to 24 years
|
282 |
291 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
25 years and over
|
185 |
202 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. employers added 271,000 new jobs in October, far stronger than expected. Monthly job gains over the last year now average 230,000.
The unemployment rate, which is drawn from a different survey, came in at 5%, the lowest rate since April 2008. Over the past 12 months, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.7 percentage point and 1.1 million, respectively.
Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and construction. Please visit our blog to see the detailed unemployment rate by occupation, age and gender.
| Occupation |
Unemployment Rate
10/2015 |
Unemployment Rate
10/2014 |
| Management |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| Business and financial operations |
3.0 |
3.5 |
| Computer and mathematical |
2.8 |
3.0 |
| Architecture and engineering |
2.2 |
3.3 |
| Life, physical, and social science |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| Education, training, and library |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical |
1.2 |
2.4 |
| click here to view all occupations by gender |
The employers are desperately looking for skilled foreign workers. It is time for you to update your career profile and pitch potential employers now!
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In September 2014, average hourly earning of all U.S. employees on private nonfarm payrolls was $24.53, which was 47 cents higher than one year ago. But how about the salary levels of those professional occupations qualified for H1B visa?
Based on a national survey of employers of every size, in every state and every industry sector, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics created the
2013 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Following table is a summary of H1B related occupations.
| Occupation Group |
Number of Jobs |
Average Salary |
| Management |
6,542,950 |
$110,550 |
| Business and financial operations |
6,658,090 |
$71,020 |
| Computer and mathematical |
3,696,180 |
$82,010 |
| Architecture and engineering |
2,380,840 |
$82,100 |
| Life, physical, and social science |
1,135,030 |
$69,400 |
| Education, training, and library |
8,400,640 |
$51,500 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical |
7,755,810 |
$74,740 |
| click here to view hourly and yearly wages of all occupation groups |
If you want to know more about your potential income level in United States, please try these links:
- 2014 H1B Visa Report by Occupation
- 2014 Green Card Report by Occupation
- Prevailing Wage Determination Database for Foreign Workers
- 2013 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates by Occupation Group
- 2013 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates by Sub-Occupation(Detailed)
U.S. economy has finally recovered. The employers are desperately looking for skilled foreign workers. It is time for you to
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We reported a few weeks ago that
Fall is the Peak Hiring Season in the US, the Labor Department's announcment on October 3 confirmed our analysis.
U.S. employers added 248,000 new jobs in September. This burst of hiring has helped cut the jobless rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008. Many economists consider an unemployment rate of 5.5% as a healthy level.
The job gains were broad-based and included many higher-paying industries. Professional and business services, which includes software developer, engineers, accountants, financial analysts, and architects, added 81,000 jobs, the most in seven months. Please
visit our blog to see the
detailed unemployment rate by occupation, age and gender.
| Occupation |
Unemployment Rate
09/2014 |
Unemployment Rate
09/2013 |
| Management |
2.3 |
3.0 |
| Business and financial operations |
2.7 |
4.1 |
| Computer and mathematical |
2.8 |
4.5 |
| Architecture and engineering |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| Life, physical, and social science |
2.8 |
2.8 |
| Education, training, and library |
3.3 |
3.7 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| click here to view all occupations by gender |
U.S. economy finally recovered. The employers are desperately looking for skilled foreign workers. It is time for you to
update your career profile and
pitch potential employers now!
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
| Occupation | Total unemployed | Unemployment rates |
Sept.
2013 | Sept.
2014 | Total | Men | Women |
Sept.
2013 | Sept.
2014 | Sept.
2013 | Sept.
2014 | Sept.
2013 | Sept.
2014 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
10,885 |
8,962 |
7.0 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
| |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
1,978 |
1,617 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
|
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
|
790 |
579 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
|
Management occupations
|
499 |
379 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
|
Business and financial operations occupations
|
291 |
200 |
4.1 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
|
Professional and related occupations
|
1,188 |
1,037 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
|
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
188 |
127 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
|
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
65 |
70 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
|
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
38 |
41 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
|
Community and social service occupations
|
107 |
82 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
|
Legal occupations
|
67 |
40 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
|
Education, training, and library occupations
|
332 |
296 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
192 |
168 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
|
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
|
200 |
214 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
|
Service occupations
|
2,281 |
2,041 |
8.0 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
240 |
172 |
6.3 |
4.9 |
8.7 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
|
Protective service occupations
|
190 |
190 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
761 |
755 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
|
631 |
502 |
9.9 |
7.9 |
9.9 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
8.6 |
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
459 |
422 |
7.7 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
|
Sales and office occupations
|
2,597 |
2,020 |
7.3 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
|
Sales and related occupations
|
1,261 |
872 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
6.7 |
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
1,336 |
1,149 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
8.2 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
|
1,181 |
955 |
8.2 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
6.4 |
10.6 |
7.4 |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
119 |
132 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
14.5 |
12.9 |
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
815 |
648 |
10.1 |
7.6 |
10.0 |
7.6 |
14.9 |
6.0 |
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
246 |
174 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
1,636 |
1,252 |
8.7 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
|
Production occupations
|
868 |
563 |
9.4 |
6.1 |
9.7 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
|
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
768 |
689 |
8.0 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
| |
|
No previous work experience
|
1,140 |
1,043 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
16 to 19 years
|
587 |
533 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
20 to 24 years
|
328 |
329 |
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25 years and over
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226 |
181 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).
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Last Modified Date: October 03, 2014
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We might have too many reports and variables when analyzing H1B Visa and Green Card data!
To help our user navigate our visa reports, we just added a H1B Visa Report Filter to every 2010 H1B Visa report. It is on the top left corner of every visa report. It has 2 or 3 levels of selection depending on the type of reports you are generating. You can use it to generate 4 types of h1b visa reports: Occupation, Industry, Economic Sector and State.
If you choose to generate reports in Occupation and Industry, you will have the options to specify thirld levle filter: Sub Occupation or Sub Industry. For reports in Economic Sector and States, you will not be given the option.
We are considering add City level filter under state report, if you think this is a good idea, please let us know so we will assign this feature a higher priority.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask on our Immigration Forum!
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