H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Axio Research, LLC vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
Axio Research, LLC
WARank #FEIN 20-1895965
Entity B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricAxio Research, LLCMicrosoft Corporation
Total filings5872,912
Certified %86.21%94.30%
Denied %3.45%0.15%
Withdrawn %1.72%0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %8.62%4.85%
Rank#5
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateWAWA

Outcomes — Axio Research, LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 86.2%, Cert-withdrawn 8.6%, Withdrawn 1.7%, Denied 3.5%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified86.2%
Cert-withdrawn8.6%
Withdrawn1.7%
Denied3.5%
Certified86.2%
Cert-withdrawn8.6%
Withdrawn1.7%
Denied3.5%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Axio Research, LLC
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20102
FY20114
FY20123
FY20132
FY20144
FY20155
FY20165
FY20175
FY20185
FY20198
FY20200
FY20212
FY20220
FY20230
FY20245
FY20253
FY20265
Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118

Top 5 occupations — Axio Research, LLC

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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