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Hiring Insights and Legislative News: What’s New in the Foreign Worker Job Market


To assist you in finding the right employers, we have compiled and published all prevailing wage determinations issued by the U.S. government over the past three years. This data highlights the new positions for which employers are hiring or planning to hire foreign workers.

The Immigration and Nationality Act requires that the wages offered to foreign workers must be the prevailing wage rate for the occupation in the area of employment. Employers can obtain this wage rate by submitting a request to the National Prevailing Wage Center (NPWC). Thus, the prevailing wage determinations issued by NPWC can indicate job openings for foreign workers.Read more

#Good News:U.S. employers added a robust 206,000 jobs in June, signaling continued economic strength. During the same period, 277,000 people entered the workforce.

Additionally, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that there were 8.14 million job openings at the end of May, up from 7.92 million in April.






#In Case You Missed It: Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced the Keep STEM Graduates in America Act (HR 9023), which aims to simplify the H-1B visa process for STEM graduates.

The bill seeks to increase the number of available visas and introduce more flexible extension policies for recent graduates. Thanedar emphasizes that this legislation will help retain talented STEM professionals in the U.S. and alleviate the pressures of strict post-graduation deadlines.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed on a podcast that U.S. college graduates should receive green cards to stay in the country. He agreed with tech investor Jason Calacanis on the necessity of retaining high-skilled workers. Read More




#One More Thing:
In the US, recruiting and hiring occur year-round. However, the busiest hiring season is the fall, from Labor Day through Thanksgiving. Job seekers who reach out at the start of this period have the best chance of being hired! Read more

We wish you every success in your job search journey!

The MyVisaJobs Team
https://www.myvisajobs.com
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Prevailing Wage Determination, Job Market, Foreign Worker