IBM · Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services · NAICS 5415 (the most common code on this employer's own filings)

What IBM Corporation filed.

Headcount 282,000, as reported by the employer to DOL — the middle value of what its PERM cases said it employed in FY2024median of FY2024 PERM self-reports of EMPLOYER_NUM_EMPLOYEES, reported by IBM Corporation. Source: perm_self_reported. Rates on this page are percents of this reported number.

Showing filings through June 2026.Data as-of 2026-06: the oldest latest month among the LCA, PERM and WARN series. Department of Labor disclosures land about 45 days after a quarter ends.

These are the filings of the 5 employers this site resolves to IBM — not every filing by the company. This site covers 21 of the 100 largest filers of labor condition applications, holding 25.9% of their rows. What is covered.

The two attested categories, H-1B dependence and a willful-violator finding, are withheld for every employer: neither is in any export this site loads, by the source's legal ruling of 2026-09-18. Why 

Rank and percentile are withheld: a position printed beside a figure makes a league table, and this site does not print one. Why 

The headcount IBM Corporation reported for FY2025 is 10,352, against 282,000 in FY2024 and 282,000 in FY2023. The reports before it agree with each other, and this one is outside them. FY2025 is shown as counts, not rates. Why 

FY2025's headcounts are not used on this site. Across the 413 employers reporting in both years, FY2025's figures are a median of 0.447 of FY2024's: the whole population at once, which is a property of the source extract and not of those companies. Rates here divide by FY2024. Why 

The chart

What IBM Corporation filedWhat IBM Corporation filed: intent to hire, keep and fire as a percent of headcount, each a rolling twelve months, intent to fire as points, one per notice; data as-of 2026-06.F1F1: $100,000 fee announced and in force (from 2025-09-21, in force at file date)F2F2: Fee narrowed to workers outside the U.S. (from 2025-10-20, in force at file date)F3F3: A federal court upholds the fee (from 2025-12-23, in force at file date)F5F5 - in force: When the fee could actually be collected (2025-09-21 → 2026-06-07)W1W1: Lottery odds now weighted by wage level (from 2026-02-27, in force at file date)0%0.3%0.6%0.9%1.2%20192020202120222023202420252026% of headcount, twelve months to each month

  • Intent to hireLCA new positions (certified, NEW_EMPLOYMENT)Intent to hire · LCA new positions (certified, NEW_EMPLOYMENT) New positions on certified H-1B labor condition applications: what an employer filed to hire. Published from FY2020, when the Department of Labor began counting them. How this site counts it
    · % of headcount
    Window: Oct 2019 – Jun 2026 — DOL publishes no new-position column before FY2020. Population: on record as a rate for 1,402 of 1,729 tickers; with any application, 1,652 of 1,729 tickers. Drawn as a rolling twelve months: each point sums the twelve months to it. Month by month, the figures are in the numbers behind the chart.
  • Intent to keepPERM cases certifiedIntent to keep · PERM cases certified PERM permanent-residency cases certified: green-card sponsorship the employer pays for, to keep a worker. How this site counts it
    · % of headcount
    Window: Oct 2007 – Jun 2026; as a rate from FY2018, the first year a headcount is on record. Population: on record for 1,313 of 1,729 tickers. Drawn as a rolling twelve months: each point sums the twelve months to it. Month by month, the figures are in the numbers behind the chart.
  • Intent to fireWARN notices: workers named as affectedIntent to fire · WARN notices: workers named as affected Workers named on WARN Act notices, in months where a notice on record names the employer: what it filed to let people go. How this site counts it
    · % of headcount
    Window: Apr 1989 – Sep 2026 — where a notice attributes to this employer by name; as a rate from FY2018, the first year a headcount is on record. Population: on record for 359 of 1,729 tickers. Drawn as POINTS, one per notice: a WARN notice is an event on a date, not a monthly rate. Nothing is drawn between two notices, because nothing was filed between them.
  • Revenue, change on a year earlierRevenue, year-over-year % (company filings)Revenue, change on a year earlier · Revenue, year-over-year % (company filings) The company's own revenue, as a change on a year earlier, drawn dashed behind the three series. Its source is not loaded, so its slot is written in words. How this site counts it
    · % change
    not yet available Why 

Regime bands

  • F1: $100,000 fee announced and in force (from 2025-09-21, in force at file date) — not on the chart: it begins after September 2024, the last month with a rate.
  • F2: Fee narrowed to workers outside the U.S. (from 2025-10-20, in force at file date) — not on the chart: it begins after September 2024, the last month with a rate.
  • F3: A federal court upholds the fee (from 2025-12-23, in force at file date) — not on the chart: it begins after September 2024, the last month with a rate.
  • F5 - in force: When the fee could actually be collected (2025-09-21 → 2026-06-07) — not on the chart: it begins after September 2024, the last month with a rate.
  • W1: Lottery odds now weighted by wage level (from 2026-02-27, in force at file date) — not on the chart: it begins after September 2024, the last month with a rate.
  • S1: no dates in config/regimes.json yet, so it is not drawn.
What the employer told DOL it employed (PERM self-reports)0250,000500,000FY2018: 370,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2019: 370,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2020: 370,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2021: 352,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2022: 345,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2023: 282,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2024: 282,000, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 3 months of certified cases; the denominator for that yearFY2025: 10,352, reported by IBM Corporation (perm_self_reported), the median of PERM self-reports from 6 months of certified cases; not used: vintage and plausibility checkIBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2018Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 8,800 on a PERM case certified in September 2018IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2019Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 12,212 on a PERM case certified in May 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2019Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 12,212 on a PERM case certified in June 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2019IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2020Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in April 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 366,600 on a PERM case certified in May 2020Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in May 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2020Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in July 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 370,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2020Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in August 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 366,600 on a PERM case certified in September 2020Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in September 2020IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in April 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in May 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in June 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in July 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in August 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 352,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2021Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 11,500 on a PERM case certified in September 2021IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2022Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 13,360 on a PERM case certified in April 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2022Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 13,360 on a PERM case certified in May 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2022Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 13,360 on a PERM case certified in July 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2022Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 13,360 on a PERM case certified in August 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 345,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2022Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 13,360 on a PERM case certified in September 2022IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2023Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in September 2023IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2024Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in April 2024IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 288,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2024Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in May 2024IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 282,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2024Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 20,000 on a PERM case certified in June 2024IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,352 on a PERM case certified in April 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,352 on a PERM case certified in May 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,352 on a PERM case certified in June 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,352 on a PERM case certified in July 2025Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 2,000 on a PERM case certified in July 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,087 on a PERM case certified in August 2025Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 2,000 on a PERM case certified in August 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 10,352 on a PERM case certified in September 2025Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 1,700 on a PERM case certified in September 2025IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 9,996 on a PERM case certified in February 2026Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 2,000 on a PERM case certified in February 2026IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 2,247 on a PERM case certified in March 2026Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 1,700 on a PERM case certified in March 2026IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 9,415 on a PERM case certified in April 2026Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 1,700 on a PERM case certified in April 2026IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 9,415 on a PERM case certified in May 2026Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 1,700 on a PERM case certified in May 2026IBM Corporation told DOL it employed 9,034 on a PERM case certified in June 2026Red Hat, Inc. told DOL it employed 1,700 on a PERM case certified in June 2026
What the employer told DOL it employed. Each point is one PERM case's self-reported headcount, at the month the case was decided; the line behind them is each year's reported headcount, drawn whether or not this page divides by it, so a cliff shows. A self-report is a field on a case, not a filing, so there is no document to open: hover a point for who reported what, and when.
  1. FY2018 370,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  2. FY2019 370,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  3. FY2020 370,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  4. FY2021 352,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  5. FY2022 345,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  6. FY2023 282,000 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  7. FY2024 282,000 · from 3 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported
  8. FY2025 10,352 · from 6 months of certified cases · perm_self_reported · not used: the vintage and plausibility check

The last four quarters

SeriesFY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025)FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025)FY2026 Q2 (Jan-Mar 2026)FY2026 Q3 (Apr-Jun 2026)
Intent to hireLCA new positions (certified, NEW_EMPLOYMENT) none on record 0.000355% 0.000355% = 0 pp 0.0486% ▲ 0.0482 pp
Intent to keepPERM cases certified none on record 0% 0.0277% ▲ 0.0277 pp 0.0376% ▲ 0.00993 pp
Intent to fireWARN notices: workers named as affected no notice on record no notice on record no notice on record no notice on record

Intent to hireLCA new positions (certified, NEW_EMPLOYMENT)

Window: Oct 2019 – Jun 2026 — DOL publishes no new-position column before FY2020. Population: on record as a rate for 1,402 of 1,729 tickers; with any application, 1,652 of 1,729 tickers.

  • FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025) none on record
  • FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025) 0.000355%
  • FY2026 Q2 (Jan-Mar 2026) 0.000355% = 0 pp
  • FY2026 Q3 (Apr-Jun 2026) 0.0486% ▲ 0.0482 pp

Intent to keepPERM cases certified

Window: Oct 2007 – Jun 2026; as a rate from FY2018, the first year a headcount is on record. Population: on record for 1,313 of 1,729 tickers.

  • FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025) none on record
  • FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025) 0%
  • FY2026 Q2 (Jan-Mar 2026) 0.0277% ▲ 0.0277 pp
  • FY2026 Q3 (Apr-Jun 2026) 0.0376% ▲ 0.00993 pp

Intent to fireWARN notices: workers named as affected

Window: Apr 1989 – Sep 2026 — where a notice attributes to this employer by name; as a rate from FY2018, the first year a headcount is on record. Population: on record for 359 of 1,729 tickers.

  • FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025) no notice on record
  • FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025) no notice on record
  • FY2026 Q2 (Jan-Mar 2026) no notice on record
  • FY2026 Q3 (Apr-Jun 2026) no notice on record

Follow-through

Of every 100 workers this employer filed to hire on H-1B since 2020, 14 had a green-card case certified.Certified PERM cases since FY2020 per 100 LCA new positions since FY2020: 14 (1,428 over 10,022). LCA and PERM are never pooled; this is a conversion rate between the two, on its own panel, never on the chart's axis.

Cohorts: new positions in fiscal year t, and PERM cases certified in t+1 to t+4.
FY tnew positionscertified, t+1 to t+4window
FY20204,098954complete
FY20211,244922complete
FY20221,213806still open
FY2023896455still open
FY20241,369344still open
FY20251,063184still open
FY20261390still open

Which employers are in these numbers

Every number above sums these employers, as the Department of Labor recorded their names. The export this site loads carries no FEIN, so they are listed by name.

  • IBM Corporation
  • Internation Business Machines Corporation

Subsidiaries rolled into IBM:

  • Red Hat, Inc.
  • The Weather Company LLC
  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Comparable filers

Same sector (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), same headcount band (100,000 or more), and both keep a headcount both checks pass. Listed by ticker, A to Z: no order here says which is closer.

ABM · ABM INDUSTRIES

Intent to hire, % of headcount, FY2021-FY2024: 0.000714% in FY2021, 0.000714% in FY2024. Nothing on record before FY2021; the column runs from FY2020.FY2021-FY2024

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · headcount 140,000 (FY2023, reported to DOL), 100,000 or more. A total here is the filings of the 1 employer this site resolves to ABM, not the company's.

CVS · CVS Health

Intent to hire, % of headcount, FY2020-FY2024: 0.216% in FY2020, 0.0610% in FY2024. No figure on record for FY2022.FY2020-FY2024

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · headcount 300,000 (FY2024, reported to DOL), 100,000 or more. A total here is the filings of the 3 employers this site resolves to CVS, not the company's.

GE · GENERAL ELECTRIC

Intent to hire, % of headcount, FY2020-FY2025: 0.0177% in FY2020, 0.00333% in FY2025.FY2020-FY2025

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · headcount 300,000 (FY2024, reported to DOL), 100,000 or more. A total here is the filings of the 1 employer this site resolves to GE, not the company's.

LMT · Lockheed Martin Corporation

Intent to hire, % of headcount, FY2021-FY2025: 0.000952% in FY2021, 0% in FY2025. Nothing on record before FY2021; the column runs from FY2020. No figure on record for FY2024.FY2021-FY2025

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · headcount 110,000 (FY2023, reported to DOL), 100,000 or more. A total here is the filings of the 3 employers this site resolves to LMT, not the company's.

TMO · Themro Fisher Scientific Inc.

Intent to hire, % of headcount, FY2020-FY2024: 0.116% in FY2020, 0.0410% in FY2024.FY2020-FY2024

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · headcount 100,000 (FY2024, reported to DOL), 100,000 or more. A total here is the filings of the 2 employers this site resolves to TMO, not the company's.

WARN notices on record

Each row is one month and state of notices that attribute to one of these employers by name. The attribution rate beside it is the share of all that month's notices in that state which could be attributed to any named employer at all: the lower it is, the more of that month this page cannot see.

MonthStateNoticesWorkers namedAttribution rateEmployer
2002-05OR128750.00%IBM Corporation
2002-11IL1not stated27.27%IBM Corporation
2004-08WA16350.00%IBM Corporation
2008-06VT119050.00%IBM Corporation
2008-11VT110025.00%IBM Corporation
2013-07VT150033.33%IBM Corporation
2015-01CA16858.33%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
2016-03CA110950.94%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
2020-05CA114025.93%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
2020-07IA123633.33%IBM Corporation
The numbers behind the chart, month by month
MonthNew positions% of headcountCertified PERM% of headcountWARN workers named% of headcountHeadcount divided by
2002-05287
2002-11
2004-0863
2007-100
2007-110
2007-120
2008-010
2008-020
2008-030
2008-0417
2008-054
2008-063190
2008-070
2008-080
2008-090
2008-100
2008-110100
2008-120
2009-010
2009-020
2009-030
2009-0410
2009-052
2009-0623
2009-070
2009-080
2009-094
2009-100
2009-110
2009-120
2010-010
2010-020
2010-030
2010-042
2010-0540
2010-0636
2010-0719
2010-0820
2010-0921
2010-100
2010-110
2010-120
2011-010
2011-020
2011-030
2011-040
2011-055
2011-0617
2011-0712
2011-088
2011-0913
2011-100
2011-110
2011-120
2012-010
2012-020
2012-030
2012-040
2012-050
2012-060
2012-070
2012-080
2012-090
2012-100
2012-110
2012-120
2013-010
2013-020
2013-030
2013-0410
2013-058
2013-0612
2013-0711500
2013-085
2013-0920
2013-100
2013-110
2013-120
2014-010
2014-020
2014-030
2014-040
2014-050
2014-060
2014-070
2014-080
2014-090
2014-100
2014-110
2014-120
2015-01068
2015-020
2015-030
2015-0422
2015-0511
2015-0613
2015-079
2015-0820
2015-0948
2015-100
2015-110
2015-120
2016-010
2016-020
2016-030109
2016-0422
2016-0527
2016-0635
2016-0730
2016-0823
2016-099
2016-100
2016-110
2016-120
2017-010
2017-020
2017-030
2017-0434
2017-0516
2017-068
2017-0715
2017-084
2017-0911
2017-1000370,000
2017-1100370,000
2017-1200370,000
2018-0100370,000
2018-0200370,000
2018-0300370,000
2018-04300.00811370,000
2018-05240.00649370,000
2018-06270.00730370,000
2018-07300.00811370,000
2018-08310.00838370,000
2018-09180.00486370,000
2018-1000370,000
2018-1100370,000
2018-1200370,000
2019-0100370,000
2019-0200370,000
2019-0300370,000
2019-04190.00514370,000
2019-05300.00811370,000
2019-06130.00351370,000
2019-0790.00243370,000
2019-08110.00297370,000
2019-09240.00649370,000
2019-10910.024600370,000
2019-111460.039500370,000
2019-121570.042400370,000
2020-019790.26500370,000
2020-024800.13000370,000
2020-039180.24800370,000
2020-047990.216340.00919370,000
2020-053190.0862250.006761400.0378370,000
2020-06660.0178290.00784370,000
2020-07140.00378180.004862360.0638370,000
2020-08100.00270100.00270370,000
2020-091190.0322140.00378370,000
2020-10120.0034100352,000
2020-11100.0028400352,000
2020-1290.0025600352,000
2021-01270.0076700352,000
2021-02410.011600352,000
2021-03470.013400352,000
2021-04780.022290.00256352,000
2021-056360.181580.0165352,000
2021-061490.0423330.00937352,000
2021-0740.00114300.00852352,000
2021-08330.00937290.00824352,000
2021-091980.0562330.00937352,000
2021-10310.0089900345,000
2021-11100.0029000345,000
2021-12310.0089900345,000
2022-01990.028700345,000
2022-02490.014200345,000
2022-03780.022600345,000
2022-04480.0139800.0232345,000
2022-053000.0870760.0220345,000
2022-065220.151110.00319345,000
2022-07130.00377170.00493345,000
2022-08210.00609920.0267345,000
2022-09110.00319240.00696345,000
2022-10140.0049600282,000
2022-11170.0060300282,000
2022-1290.0031900282,000
2023-01200.0070900282,000
2023-02260.0092200282,000
2023-03460.016300282,000
2023-0490.003191070.0379282,000
2023-054260.151650.0230282,000
2023-061400.0496140.00496282,000
2023-0790.00319440.0156282,000
2023-08130.004611050.0372282,000
2023-091670.0592160.00567282,000
2023-102520.089400282,000
2023-11130.0046100282,000
2023-1290.0031900282,000
2024-01120.0042600282,000
2024-02210.0074500282,000
2024-03190.0067400282,000
2024-0470.00248470.0167282,000
2024-052970.105290.0103282,000
2024-066790.241350.0124282,000
2024-0780.0028400282,000
2024-08130.0046100282,000
2024-09390.013800282,000
2024-101420
2024-1150
2024-1230
2025-0160
2025-0240
2025-0390
2025-04744
2025-0533816
2025-065208
2025-071349
2025-08926
2025-09717
2025-100000282,000
2025-1110.00035500282,000
2025-120000282,000
2026-0110.00035500282,000
2026-0200500.0177282,000
2026-0300280.00993282,000
2026-0400560.0199282,000
2026-05290.0103350.0124282,000
2026-061080.0383150.00532282,000