Does Safeway Inc. sponsor green cards?

Safeway Inc. has filed 358 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Safeway Inc. sponsor?

Safeway Inc. has filed 1,217 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is Safeway Inc.'s government approval rate?

Across 358 PERM filings, Safeway Inc. has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has Safeway Inc. been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for Safeway Inc. cover fiscal years 2008 through 2025.

Safeway Inc.

358 Green card applications · 1,217 Temporary visa applications · Retail Trade · FY2008–FY2025

7th all 199,110 employers 7th percentile — worse filing pattern than 93% of all 199,110 employers

6th 11,804 Retail Trade employers 6th percentile — worse filing pattern than 94% of 11,804 Retail Trade employers

Filing volume 100th percentile PERM + LCA combined

2,116

Total employees

Self-reported (PERM) - FY2025

16.9%

PERM filing rate

358 PERMs / 2,116 emps

57.5%

LCA filing rate

1,217 LCAs / 2,116 emps

74.4%

Visa hiring rate

Combined visa applications vs total workforce

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.

LCA-to-visa realization gap high

LCA realization gap: 11.8% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →

Work location vs filing location wage differential signal

41% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (147 of 358 filings)

Worksite differs

41% (147)

Same state

59% (211)

Employer primary state: CA · Most common remote worksite: TX

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM and LCA filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

195

PERM approvals

Expired

23.5% rate

Denied

1.1% rate

Withdrawn

6.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Safeway Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

Safeway Inc. applied to sponsor 358 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Their Employer trust score is 77 out of 100. This is a strong score. The company hires across many different roles and pay levels, and most of its applications get approved.

Important: the Employer trust score is an algorithmic opinion based on public U.S. Department of Labor data. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Safeway Inc. has filed 20 WARN Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

Application-to-petition rate

11.8%

124 decisions / 1,047 certified LCAs

Total USCIS decisions

124

120 initial approvals, 4 initial denials

Below-average LCA realization

Only 11.8% of this employer's 1,047 certified LCA applications resulted in USCIS H-1B petition decisions. This may indicate speculative LCA filing, different legal entity names across datasets, or withdrawn applications.

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	2	0	80	0	82
2022	29	0	214	2	245
2021	12	3	109	0	124
2020	5	0	69	1	75
2019	13	0	44	0	57
2018	2	0	28	0	30
2017	7	0	35	1	43
2016	4	0	27	1	32
2015	7	0	18	1	26
2014	7	0	14	0	21
2013	10	1	14	0	25
2012	9	0	2	0	11
2011	1	0	16	0	17
2010	4	0	13	1	18
2009	8	0	34	0	42

15 fiscal years of USCIS H-1B petition data. Data from USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.

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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Pattern scores are algorithmic opinions, not statements of fact. Past filing patterns do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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