Announcing the New National Electronic Job Registry for Use in the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program. The National Electronic Job Registry (job registry) in which H-2A job orders will be posted and available to the public will be operational on July 8, 2010.

The regulations promulgated by the 2010 Final Rule include a requirement that all job orders filed in connection with H-2A applications be posted a national, publicly accessible electronic job registry available to U.S. workers. This will provide an unprecedented level of public access to one of the most frequently requested types of records maintained by the Department.