95.6% of Alaska's Seasonal Visa Workers Are in Non-Farm Industries
Manifest Law found 3,864 of Rochester’s 4,066 seasonal labor requests were for farm jobs, far above the national pattern.
- The Rochester region, including the Finger Lakes, ranks second nationally for seasonal foreign labor demand, with 81 requested workers per 10,000 resident employees, according to Manifest Law analysis.
- Seasonal foreign labor demand in Rochester totals 4,066, with 3,864 requests tied to agricultural operations including apple orchards and grape arbors requiring intensive labor during planting and harvest periods.
- Nationally, seasonal foreign labor demand averages 53 per 10,000 employees; North Dakota leads the U.S. with 179 requested seasonal foreign workers per 10,000 resident employees.
- While Rochester's demand is driven by H-2A agricultural requests, the H-2B program supports landscaping and hospitality sectors; Rochester's non-agricultural seasonal labor demand accounts for 202 of its total requests.
- Certified labor data illustrates how local economies adapt to persistent workforce shortages driven by demographic shifts, seasonal demand, and geographic mismatches between available jobs and workers.
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95.6% of Alaska's Seasonal Visa Workers Are in Non-Farm Industries
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely most heavily on the H-2A and H-2B seasonal worker programs—two…
72.3% of Missouri's Seasonal Visa Workers Are in Non-Farm Industries
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely
60.3% of Michigan's Seasonal Visa Workers Fill Farm Jobs
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely most heavily on the H-2A and H-2B seasonal worker programs—two…
92.3% of California's Seasonal Visa Workers Fill Farm Jobs
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely most heavily on the H-2A and H-2B seasonal worker programs—two…
Montana Has the Nation's 5th Highest Reliance on H-2A and H-2B Workers
As the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status for several immigrant groups and employers continue to warn about labor shortages, researchers at Manifest Law analyzed where businesses rely most heavily on the H-2A and H-2B seasonal worker programs—two…
Rochester region has nation's second-highest reliance on H-2A and H2-B workers
ROCHESTER — A new study on behalf of Manifest Law has identified where seasonal foreign labor is most important to the local workforce, and the Rochester region, which includes the Finger Lakes, came in second, nationally.
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