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Populus Group 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
Populus Group LLC
MIRank #131FEIN 38-3659021
Entity B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #6FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

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

MetricPopulus Group LLCMicrosoft Corporation
Total filings89221,956
Certified %96.97%99.60%
Denied %0.11%0.01%
Withdrawn %1.79%0.00%
Cert-withdrawn %1.12%0.39%
Rank#131#6
Active yearsFY2020–FY2025FY2020–FY2025
Worksite stateMIWA

Outcomes — Populus Group LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Certified97.0%
Cert-withdrawn1.1%
Withdrawn1.8%
Denied0.1%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

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

Yearly filing volume

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

Populus Group LLC
Microsoft Corporation

Top 5 occupations — Populus Group LLC

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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