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 legal pathways employers use to fill temporary jobs when domestic workers are unavailable. The analysis ranks states and metropolitan areas by seasonal foreign labor requests relative to the size of their local workforce, offering a detailed look at where employers depend most heavily on H-2A and H-2B workers to meet recurring staffing needs. It also identifies which occupations generate the greatest demand and how reliance on agricultural and non-agricultural seasonal foreign labor differs across the country.

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 legal pathways employers use to fill temporary jobs when domestic workers are unavailable. The analysis ranks states and metropolitan areas by seasonal foreign labor requests relative to the size of their local workforce, offering a detailed look at where employers depend most heavily on H-2A and H-2B workers to meet recurring staffing needs. It also identifies which occupations generate the greatest demand and how reliance on agricultural and non-agricultural seasonal foreign labor differs across the country.

As workplace safety rules grow more complex and industrial hazards remain in the national spotlight, a new analysis from Trace One examines workplace safety manager employment data across all 50 states and nearly 300 metropolitan areas to identify where workplace safety professionals oversee the largest number of workers relative to staffing levels. The report ranks locations based on the ratio of workplace safety managers to employees—a metric designed to highlight where oversight burdens may be the highest.

As workplace safety rules grow more complex and industrial hazards remain in the national spotlight, a new analysis from Trace One examines workplace safety manager employment data across all 50 states and nearly 300 metropolitan areas to identify where workplace safety professionals oversee the largest number of workers relative to staffing levels. The report ranks locations based on the ratio of workplace safety managers to employees—a metric designed to highlight where oversight burdens may be the highest.