H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Connecticut

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
New Jersey
NJRank #4
State B
Connecticut
CTRank #18

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyConnecticut
Total filings534,212▲122,501
National share %5.72%▲1.31%
Rank nationally#4▲#18
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.3%8.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263
Connecticut
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20105,688
FY20115,885
FY20127,828
FY20137,447
FY20148,917
FY201510,142
FY201610,035
FY20178,133
FY20188,894
FY20191,085
FY20208,644
FY202110,273
FY20227,177
FY20237,683
FY20246,239
FY20256,296
FY20262,135

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Connecticut

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Connecticut

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