Great point. The H-1B receipts total[1] is probably what most are looking for
2020: 427,200 2021: 398,300 2022: 474,300 2023: 386,600
[1] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/f...
2020: 427,200 2021: 398,300 2022: 474,300 2023: 386,600
[1] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/f...
(Although, even these statistics are not as simple as they seem! E.g., when an H-1B status holder changes employer this counts as a new receipt even though the number of H-1B workers hasn't changed. In periods of time when there is lots of churn in the labor market, like in 2022, you would see higher receipt numbers just from the churn. It's complicated!)