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If you look again, you'll see that it's the 2019 file that is much smaller. That is because FY 2019 is far from over. You can see a graph of the approvals for the full years of 2009 through 2018 at http://econdataus.com/h1bhub_status_09_18.png . As you can see, initial and continuing approvals (I.A. and C.A.) are down slightly in 2018 and the denials (I.D. and C.D.) are up slightly. You can generate this graph by going to the application at https://labor.shinyapps.io/h1bhub/ , changing Start Year to 2009, clicking the Submit button, and then clicking the Plot tab. It may take 20 or 30 seconds to generate. This application uses the USCIS data that we are discussing.