H1B Report
State comparison

GU vs Illinois

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
GU
GURank #47
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricGUIllinois
Total filings7,194428,170
National share %0.08%4.59%
Rank nationally#47#5
Top sponsorCORE TECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share8.2%4.4%
Top occupationCivil EngineersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 occupations — GU

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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