The US government’s public database showing companies hiring H-1B visa workers is offline, and important research tools and up-to-date data are missing.The H-1B Employer Data Center was managed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and was used to analyze companies participating in the visa program.The site previously allowed users to search for H-1B petitioners by fiscal year, employer name, location, and industry classification code. It also contains an interactive map showing H-1B employer concentrations across the United States. These search functions are now disabled, and the map interface is gone. Furthermore, downloadable datasets for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 are missing. Pages that previously provided these files are now labeled as “Archived Content,” although they also display a “Last Revised/Updated” date of 07/01/2025.
It is not clear when the files were archived and whether this is related to technical issues.
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When will it come back online?
A USCIS spokesperson told The Dallas Express via email, “We are aware that USCIS’s various employer data centers are currently experiencing technical difficulties. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore normal service.”The H-1B Employer Data Center was launched to improve public access to information about the H-1B program.
In a 2019 announcement, USCIS said the center would allow the public to “search for H-1B petitioners by fiscal year (going back to FY 2009), NAICS code, employer name, city, state, or zip code,” allowing users to calculate approval and denial rates and identify employers who were using the visa program.USCIS said at the time that the center aimed to expand transparency around employment-based visa programs. “We have launched the H-1B Employer Data Center to provide you with information on employers petitioning for H-1B workers,” the agency posted on Facebook in 2019.
The data center is part of our ongoing efforts to increase transparency in employment-based visa programs.The disappearance of the center’s jobs comes on the heels of reports by The Dallas Express examining which companies employ the largest numbers of H-1B workers across Texas. These reports analyzed H-1B labor concentrations in major cities and identified the employers responsible for the largest number of visa applications.The H-1B program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire highly skilled foreign workers in roles such as technology and defense. The majority of the visa program is used by Indians and Chinese.
