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Microsoft
Four official records, read side by side — wage attestations, petition outcomes, layoff filings, and enforcement findings. What each record states, nothing more.
On the record for Microsoft: 5,158 certified H-1B wage filings (LCAs) in FY2026; 8 WARN layoff notices covering 4,192 workers in the last 24 months, the latest dated 2026-09-22.
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Microsoft holds certified LCA windows covering 35,723 worker positions today (25,664 active cases, 13,812 filed as new employment, median attested base $167,500), with windows running as far as October 2029.
A certified LCA is the government-filed permission to employ for the stated period — not a live job posting, and never a count of hires. From the DOL disclosure corpus, computed against today's date.
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 | 1,791 | 42 | 5,209 | 75 |
| FY2021 | 1,240 | 14 | 5,203 | 44 |
| FY2022 | 1,008 | 5 | 6,201 | 69 |
| FY2023 * | 42 | 0 | 2,024 | 46 |
* USCIS has published only part of this fiscal year.
Layoff filings, trailing 24 months
| Date | Location | Workers | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 | Redmond, WA | 277 | Verified | official filing |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Redmond, WA | 605 | Verified | official filing |
| Jul 13, 2026 | San Francisco County, CA | 108 | Verified | official filing |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 42 | Verified | official filing |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 40 | Verified | official filing |
Verified: tied to the employer's federal filings. By name: the employer name on the notice matches; not confirmed in federal filings.
3 more notices in the layoff tracker.
Student practical-training hosting
SEVP's FY2024 top-200 list shows Microsoft hosted 1,066 OPT students (1,496 on STEM extensions).
Ranked #4 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.
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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/microsoft · Full dataset access: the Data API (CC BY 4.0)