In 2024, 87 of the 88 H-1B petitions submitted by employers classified under the Retail Trade industry located across Chicago City Wire publication area were approved, according to data provided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

This represents an approval rate of 98.9%, which is higher than the average in Illinois across all industries.

That year, the statewide average approval rate for H-1B petitions stood at 98.7%, slightly higher than 2023's 98%. Across the publication area, employers across all industries submitted 16,991 petitions during the same period, with an approval rate of 98.8%.

For comparison, the U.S. reported an average approval rate of 98% in 2024.

Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations an

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