H1B Report
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Microsoft Corporation vs The Stepping Stones Group LLC

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
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #6FEIN 91-1144442
Entity B
The Stepping Stones Group LLC
MARank #FEIN 26-0852181

Key metrics

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

MetricMicrosoft CorporationThe Stepping Stones Group LLC
Total filings21,956168
Certified %99.60%94.05%
Denied %0.01%0.00%
Withdrawn %0.00%4.17%
Cert-withdrawn %0.39%1.79%
Rank#6
Active yearsFY2020–FY2025FY2023–FY2025
Worksite stateWAMA

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Certified99.6%
Cert-withdrawn0.4%
Denied0.0%

Outcomes — The Stepping Stones Group LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Certified94.0%
Cert-withdrawn1.8%
Withdrawn4.2%

Yearly filing volume

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

Microsoft Corporation
The Stepping Stones Group LLC

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

Top 5 occupations — The Stepping Stones Group LLC

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