Real Department of Labor records — 567,908 certified H-1B applications and 913,751 worker positions across all of FY2025 — plotted where the jobs actually sit. Zoom in and each state’s circle breaks apart into the individual worksites. Only 32.6% are new hires; the rest renew workers already here.
The offset · H-1B up, American jobs down
21 of these companies filed for more H-1B worker positions in FY2025 than the American jobs they cut in 2026. Layoffs: layoffhedge.com (SEC filings, WARN notices, press); H-1B: certified DOL applications.
How to read this: layoff figures are company-wide headcount, not broken out by department — the public data doesn’t say which roles were cut. So this shows scale, not proof that specific laid-off workers were replaced by specific H-1B hires. The H-1B side does carry the occupation (shown per company). “H-1B positions” = worker slots on certified applications (include renewals; can exceed actual hires). Layoffs: 2026 U.S. cuts from layoffhedge.com (SEC filings, WARN, press) — each row links its source; H-1B: DOL FY2025 (which precedes the 2026 cuts).