Offshoring is the largest single component of labor substitution in the U.S. economy today.
It surpasses legal noncitizen labor, foreign student enrollment, and even AI-driven automation in scale. Yet, unlike every other major form of labor input, offshoring operates with almost zero standardized public transparency.
The U.S. Government currently has virtually no comprehensive data on how much American corporations are truly offshoring — no reliable figures on total offshore labor hours, jobs transferred overseas, or expenditures by country.
That is about to change.
The Offshore Labor Utilization Ratio (OLUR™) is a simple but powerful new standard metric:
OLUR™ = Total Offshore Labor Hours ÷ Total Global Labor Hours
This ratio will finally allow us to see, with clarity and consistency, exactly how heavily any company relies on offshore labor.
Supported by our submitted NAICS code proposals — most notably NAICS 561399 – Foreign (Non-Citizen) Labor Placement and Management Services — OLUR™ forms a central pillar of Phase 1: Full Transparency in the OnShoringAmerica framework.
Once implemented, corporations will be required to report their OLUR™ publicly. This single step will bring unprecedented sunlight to one of the most significant — yet hidden — forces reshaping the American workforce.
Transparency first. Accountability follows.