H1B Report
State comparison

Puerto Rico vs New Jersey

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
Puerto Rico
PRRank #51
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

MetricPuerto RicoNew Jersey
Total filings3,339534,212▲
National share %0.04%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#51#4▲
Top sponsorTECHLAND LLCCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share20.9%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Puerto Rico
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010407
FY2011309
FY2012311
FY2013207
FY2014209
FY2015214
FY2016202
FY2017562
FY2018154
FY201913
FY2020103
FY2021114
FY202285
FY2023105
FY2024156
FY2025140
FY202648
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

Top 5 sponsors — Puerto Rico

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Puerto Rico

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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