Latest Statistics of PERM Labor Certification

Recently, DOL has published the new statistics about PERM labor certification program.

  1. Cumulative Production Statistics From March 28, 2005 to June 1, 2007

During this period, the total amount of application received is 204,280, 183,411 of these were filed by PERM on-line submission and the rest 20,869 applications were filed by mail-in submission. Enhancements to the PERM on-line system are improving the quality of applications received.

The total caseload of active PERM cases is 16,799, including 4% for sponsorship, 11% for audit review, 28% for recon/appeals and 57% for final review. Only 20% of the active cases in sponsorship, final review, and audit review were filed before March 1, 2007.

And totally, DOL has processed 187,481 applications, 144,299 applications certified, 37,976 denied and 5,206 withdrawn. The completion rate is 92%.

  1. Highlights of Fiscal Year 2007 PERM Certifications(October 1,2006-March 31, 2007)

Approximately 48,400 cases were certified during the two calendar quarters of FY2007. The top 5 states of intended employment for these PERM labor certifications were California (11,266), New York (5,186), New Jersey (4,058), Texas (3,707), and Florida (2,994).

Alien beneficiaries representing 169 different countries were certified for permanent employment in the U.S. The top 10 countries of citizenship of alien beneficiaries included India (13,906), China (3,919), Mexico (3,832), South Korea (2,827), Canada (2,669), Philippines (2,486), United Kingdom (1,002), Brazil (913), and Equador (904).

Top 10 job titles certified for permanent employment included Computer Software
Engineers (8,788), Computer Systems Analysts (2,404), Restaurant Cooks (1,623), Electronics Engineers (1,289), Computer and Information System Managers (1,164), Financial Analysts (1,006), Market Research Analysts (874), Electrical Engineers (851), Computer Programmers (741) and Mechanical Engineers (719).

(06/14/2007)

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