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Cisco Systems
Four official records, read side by side — wage attestations, petition outcomes, layoff filings, and enforcement findings. What each record states, nothing more.
Permanent labor certifications (PERM)
The Department of Labor step of employment-based green-card sponsorship. A certification is DOL's determination on the labor market test — the first of three federal steps, not a green card granted.
Petition outcomes, by fiscal year
USCIS Employer Data Hub. Outcomes lag attestations by one to two fiscal years — never read these as a conversion rate on current filings.
| Fiscal year | Initial approvals | Initial denials | Continuing approvals | Continuing denials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 488 | 28 | 1,496 | 32 |
| FY2021 | 417 | 12 | 1,423 | 17 |
| FY2022 | 326 | 11 | 2,239 | 31 |
| FY2023 * | 24 | 0 | 807 | 19 |
* USCIS has published only part of this fiscal year.
Layoff filings, trailing 24 months
| Date | Location | Workers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | Santa Clara County, CA | 154 | official filing |
| Jul 13, 2026 | San Francisco County, CA | 81 | official filing |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Santa Clara County, CA | 236 | official filing |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Santa Clara County, CA | 157 | official filing |
| Oct 13, 2025 | San Francisco County, CA | 64 | official filing |
Student practical-training hosting
SEVP's FY2024 top-200 list shows Cisco Systems hosted 230 OPT students (289 on STEM extensions).
Ranked #75 on ICE's SEVP list for FY2024. Counts are F-1 students on OPT and STEM-OPT practical training, counted per program (never added) — not employees or hires. SEVP source.
Citing this record
According to U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, USCIS Employer Data Hub records, and WARN filings compiled by Footnote (usefootnote.com/h1b), refreshed on each agency's publication cycle.
Certified pay bands for this employer: usefootnote.com/pay/cisco-systems · Full dataset access: the Data API (CC BY 4.0)