H1B Report
State comparison

California vs GU

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
California
CARank #1
State B
GU
GURank #47

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricCaliforniaGU
Total filings1,684,275▲7,194
National share %18.05%▲0.08%
Rank nationally#1▲#47
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDCORE TECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Top sponsor share3.2%8.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersCivil Engineers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997
GU
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010450
FY2011349
FY2012319
FY2013295
FY2014263
FY2015503
FY2016321
FY2017341
FY2018280
FY201942
FY2020288
FY2021649
FY2022621
FY2023729
FY2024690
FY2025805
FY2026249

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — GU

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — GU

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