GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC

1,064 Green card sponsorships · 10,545 Temporary work filings · FY2018–FY2025
Filing volume #34 of 332,896 US employers by 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 ↗ + 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 ↗ volume
7,450 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
14.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 1,064 green-card filings / 7,450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
141.5% Work-visa filing rate 10,545 work-visa filings / 7,450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
155.8% Visa filings vs workforce 11,609 filings / 7,450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • est. 7,450 U.S. employees SEC / DOL filings
    64% Green-card filings certified 677 of 1,064 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    4 Green-card filings denied of 1,064 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    6 Green-card filings withdrawn of 1,064 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    #34 Green-card + work-visa filings 11,609 filings · last Jun 2026 · #34 of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    156% Visa filings vs workforce 11,609 filings / 7,450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +434% Trend vs last year FY2025 294 vs FY2024 55
    #34 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 11,609 filings · #34 of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    1,064 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    10,545 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 13% Work-visa filings per employee, all US 9,896 filings / 7,450 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 13% of 54,098 US employers with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, all US 10,960 filings / 7,450 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 9% of 115,211 US employers reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 45% Green-card filings per employee, all US 1,064 filings / 7,450 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 45% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

WARN: 272 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to INDIA | PERM: 175 filings from INDIA

Temporal How this is calculated →
Temporary labor concentration

9,896 temporary H-1B applications vs 840 permanent sponsorships (ratio 12:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
9,896
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
840
Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

50% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (419 of 840 filings)

Worksite differs
50% (419)
Same state
50% (421)

Employer primary state: NY · Most common remote worksite: NEW YORK

Immigration How this is calculated →

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 →

Certified

677

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

377

35.8% rate

Denied

4

0.4% rate

Withdrawn

6

0.6% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q2: 5 filingsFY2020 Q3: 32 filingsFY2020 Q4: 48 filingsFY2021 Q1: 27 filingsFY2021 Q2: 24 filingsFY2021 Q3: 41 filingsFY2021 Q4: 15 filingsFY2022 Q1: 14 filingsFY2022 Q2: 22 filingsFY2022 Q3: 56 filingsFY2022 Q4: 13 filingsFY2023 Q1: 15 filingsFY2023 Q2: 16 filingsFY2023 Q3: 54 filingsFY2023 Q4: 65 filingsFY2024 Q1: 21 filingsFY2024 Q2: 8 filingsFY2024 Q3: 26 filingsFY2025 Q1: 4 filingsFY2025 Q2: 179 filingsFY2025 Q3: 46 filingsFY2025 Q4: 65 filingsFY2026 Q1: 38 filingsFY2026 Q2: 149 filingsFY2026 Q3: 75 filings089179FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records

What this means

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC applied to sponsor 1,064 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2025. 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

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. LLC has filed 6 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.

Subsidiaries 3

Combined: 1,847 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 ↗ + 16,704 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

Subsidiary vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
Goldman Sachs Services LLC
-- -- 933 6,096 866
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
-- -- 321 2,321 1,302
GOLDMAN SACHS NEW JERSEY LLC
-- -- 133 176 —

Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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