The Department of State (DOS) August 2019 Visa Bulletin shows significant retrogression in employment-based (EB) categories.
In the EB-1 category, final action dates retrogress to July 1, 2016, for all countries of chargeability except for India. The cutoff date for India’s EB-1 category remains on Jan. 1, 2015. The EB-2 category retrogresses to July 1, 2016, for all countries except China, advancing to Jan. 1, 2017, and India, advancing to May 2, 2009.