DOL OFLC, Permanent Labor Certification Program

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION Permanent Labor Certification Program – Selected Statistics, FY 2016 Review of Applications Certified FY 2016 (% of total certified FY 2016) Top 5 Occupations (O*Net Job Family) Top 5 Work Site States Top 5 Industries (NAICS Code by Industry) Top 5 Visa Classifications Top 5 Countries of Citizenship Minimum Education Requirements Computer and Mathematical Architecture and Engineering Management Business and Financial Operations Education, Training, and Library California Texas New Jersey New York Washington Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Manufacturing Information Finance and Insurance Retail Trade H-1B L-1 Blank F-1 Not in USA India China South Korea Canada Mexico Advanced Degree* Bachelor's Less than Bachelor's Other 67,365 58% 9,949 9% 9,035 8% 6,831 6% 3,837 3% 27,547 24% 15,593 13% 8% 9,166 7% 8,453 6% 6,473 52,514 45% 18,583 16% 10,882 9% 6% 6,585 5,093 4% 85,193 74% 7,626 7% 6,914 6% 5,713 5% 3,902 3% 65,095 56% 9% 9,932 7% 8,349 3% 3,999 2% 2,149 54,706 47% 45,423 39% 12,145 11% 3% 3,657 Applications Received1 FY 2016 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 97,504 23,085 23,448 28,092 22,879 % FY Change from FY15 11.3% Processing Status of Active PERM Applications Audit Review 14% Sponsorship / BE 2% Appeal 15% Analyst Review 69% 30,941 Applications remaining as of 9/30/2016 Applications Processed Determination Certified Denied Withdrawn FY 2016 115,933 5,560 4,650 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 23,977 32,079 31,652 28,225 1,227 1,123 1,224 1,426 1,683 1,367 1,143 1,017 Processing Times: http://icert.doleta.gov/  Cumulative numbers may not match the numbers on previous reports due to changes in case processing status.  Advanced Degree is defined as Master’s and/or Doctorate Degree 1 Please note that applications received will not match posted disclosure data as this data set only includes adjudicated applications. Data as of September 30, 2016. All figures are rounded and not audited.