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Permanent Labor Certification Program – Statistics

  • September 12, 2014
  • Richard Newman

Employment-Based Green Cards:  The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allows U.S. employers to sponsor foreign workers to work for them on a permanent basis in the United States.  The process with the DOL is known as “PERM”.  The PERM is an online application process filed with the DOL and is the first and most important step of a multi-step process to obtain the green card.

Here are some interesting statistics provided by the U.S. Dept. of Labor:

PERM Applications Received by the U.S. Dept of Labor, as of 8/31/2014
Year to Date:    67,691

Processing Status of Active PERM Applications:
Presently under review: 61%
Under audit review: 29%
On Appeal: 9%

Applications Processed: Determinations – Year to Date
Certified: 57,489
Denied: 4,162
Withdrawn: 3,647

Review of Applications Certified FY 2014 Year To Date (as of 8/31/2014)

Top 5 Occupational Areas*:

Computer and Mathematical:  32,460  56%
Architecture and Engineering: 6,753  12%
Management:    4,826  8%
Business and Financial Operations: 3,745  7%
Education, Training and Library: 2,960  5%

* (as per O*Net Job Categories)

Top 5 Work Site States

California:    13,665  24%
Texas:     5,783  10%
New York:    4,751  8%
New Jersey:    4,217  7%
Washington:    3,897  7%

Top 5 Industries

Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services:   25,287  44%
Manufacturing:   7,777  14%
Information:    6,118  11%
Educational Services:   3,799  7%
Finance and Insurance:  3,448  6%

Top 5 Visa Classifications Listed on PERM applications

H-1B     47,885  83%
L-1     2,797  5%
Left Blank:    1,957  3%
F-1     1,559  3%
TN (NAFTA)    666  1%

Top 5 Countries of persons who filed PERM appliations

India     32,147  56%
China     4,162  7%
Canada     2,827  5%
South Korea    2,432  4%
Philippines    1,392  2%

Minimum Education Rqmts

Advanced degree (Master or PhD) 31,884  55%
Bachelor’s    21,463  37%
Other     2,651  5%
Less than Bachelor’s   1,491  3%
Richard A. Newman
Attorney At Law
rnewman@richardnewmanlaw.com