Apple Inc.

12,328 Green card sponsorships · 43,605 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026
164,000 Total employees SEC 10-K (audited) · FY2024
12,328 Green-card filings PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
43,605 Work-visa filings LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
$148,476 Median offered wage FY2025 n=552 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

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  • Manufacturing · est. 164,000 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Apple Inc. = +85%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (7,039) against FY2024 (3,812).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #11 of 272 in Manufacturing · #155 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +85%Apple Inc. +17%Manufacturing +8%All U.S. #11 of 272 in Manufacturing #155 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 5% of Manufacturing Top 6% of U.S. Percentile 7,039 vs 3,812 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Apple Inc. = -12%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (1,246) against FY2024 (1,415).Manufacturing = +74%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #49 of 55 in Manufacturing · #228 of 280 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -12%Apple Inc. +74%Manufacturing +60%All U.S. #49 of 55 in Manufacturing #228 of 280 in U.S. Rank Bottom 13% of Manufacturing Bottom 19% of U.S. Percentile 1,246 vs 1,415 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesApple Inc. = 6.8: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 16.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #93 of 623 in Manufacturing · #2,293 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 6.8Apple Inc. 1.3Manufacturing 4.8All U.S. #93 of 623 in Manufacturing #2,293 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Top 15% of Manufacturing Top 45% of U.S. Percentile 14,836 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
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0.1% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedApple Inc. = 0.1%: 15 of its 14,836 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 0.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #712 of 841 in Manufacturing · Tied #8,495 with 11 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 15 of 14,836 filings · FY2023-25
0.3% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedApple Inc. = 0.3%: 12 of its 3,893 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 2.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #200 of 297 in Manufacturing · Tied #1,403 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 12 of 3,893 filings · FY2023-25
96.7% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedApple Inc. = 96.7%: 14,341 of its 14,836 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.4%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #336 of 841 in Manufacturing · #4,346 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 14,341 of 14,836 filings · FY2023-25
97.9% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedApple Inc. = 97.9%: 3,810 of its 3,893 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #128 of 297 in Manufacturing · Tied #901 with 3 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 3,810 of 3,893 filings · FY2023-25
3.0% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnApple Inc. = 3.0%: 448 of its 14,836 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 5.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 448 of 14,836 filings · FY2023-25
0.2% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnApple Inc. = 0.2%: 32 of its 14,836 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 1.1%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 32 of 14,836 filings · FY2023-25
1.8% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnApple Inc. = 1.8%: 71 of its 3,893 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 4.7%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 71 of 3,893 filings · FY2023-25
55,933 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2026 filings
+85% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Apple Inc. = +85%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (7,039) against FY2024 (3,812).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #11 of 272 in Manufacturing · #155 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 7,039 vs 3,812 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
6.8 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesApple Inc. = 6.8: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 16.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #93 of 623 in Manufacturing · #2,293 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 14,836 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
-12% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1,246 vs 1,415 · FY2026 to date: 46
1.5 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesApple Inc. = 1.5: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 2.8.Manufacturing = 0.69: the median of 247 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code Apple Inc. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 334111, 11,363 of 12,328 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #86 of 247 in Manufacturing · #917 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 3,893 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
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Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

12,074 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
70 Denied 0.6% rate · FY2008–FY2026
184 Withdrawn 1.5% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Apple Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

0349699FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

Apple Inc. applied to sponsor 12,328 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Apple Inc. has filed 3 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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Combined: 12,329 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + 43,605 LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings

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