Baseline permits
22,623
January 2025–September 2025
DETE employment permit comparison
2025 versus 2026 employment permits
Issued permits increased by 7,366 between the exact published windows below. This is historical permit activity, not a hiring or future sponsorship prediction.
Comparison overview
What changed between the published windows?
Same available months only
Selected permits
29,989
January 2026–September 2026
Issued-permit change
+7,366
+32.56% vs baseline
Distinct companies
7,739
+1,176 (+17.92%)
Visual evidence
Issued permits across the comparable window
Baseline: January 2025–September 2025 · Selected: January 2026–September 2026
Comparable windows
The periods behind this comparison
Baseline window
January 2025–September 2025
9 comparable published months.
View source periodSelected window
January 2026–September 2026
9 comparable published months.
View source periodView the comparison data table
Each row aligns the same position in the published baseline and selected windows.
Baseline
2025-01
3,798
Selected
2026-01
3,226
Difference: -572
Baseline
2025-02
2,994
Selected
2026-02
2,823
Difference: -171
Baseline
2025-03
3,191
Selected
2026-03
2,940
Difference: -251
Baseline
2025-04
1,668
Selected
2026-04
3,356
Difference: +1,688
Baseline
2025-05
1,820
Selected
2026-05
3,306
Difference: +1,486
Baseline
2025-06
1,684
Selected
2026-06
3,476
Difference: +1,792
Baseline
2025-07
2,180
Selected
2026-07
3,842
Difference: +1,662
Baseline
2025-08
2,661
Selected
2026-08
3,694
Difference: +1,033
Baseline
2025-09
2,627
Selected
2026-09
3,326
Difference: +699
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How this comparison works
The backend comparison contract selects only published DETE periods. Partial years are aligned to the same common published months on both sides. Missing exact months are not converted into published zeroes, and a zero baseline does not produce an infinite percentage. See the DETE methodology for source and revision notes.
Source: DETE employment permit statistics. Latest import used: 2026-10-01T19:52:28.530932+00:00.