USCIS UPDATES 2012 H-1B COUNT ON 6/17/2011: AT 16,300

USCIS just issued another H-1B cap update for cap-subject petitions for FY 2012 starting on October 1, 2011.
As of June 17, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 16,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions under the regular cap plus 10,800 H-1B petitions for foreign-nationals with advanced degrees.
It's trickling down very slowly, to mirror the slow economy...