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 2019 YTD Review of Applications Certified FY 2019 (% of total certified FY 2019TD) 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 Business and Financial Operations Management Education, Training, and Library California Texas New York Washington New Jersey Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Manufacturing Information Retail Trade Finance and Insurance H-1B L-1 Blank F-1 Not in USA India China South Korea Mexico Canada Bachelor’s Advanced Degree Less than Bachelor's Other 22,028 60% 2,875 8% 2,431 7% 2,253 6% 1,043 3% 9,158 25% 4,860 13% 3,627 10% 7% 2,503 5% 1,999 15,743 43% 5,705 15% 8% 3,125 7% 2,613 2,390 6% 25,311 68% 7% 2,679 7% 2,414 6% 2,237 1,239 3% 19,911 54% 4,041 11% 4% 1,362 4% 1,332 1,258 3% 15,877 43% 15,754 43% 4,558 12% 2% 811 Applications Received1 FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 51,856 27,947 23,909 % FY Change from FY18 +0.1% Processing Status of Active PERM Applications Audit Review 11% Appeal 4% Sponsorship /BE 1% Analyst Review 84% 34,618 Applications remaining as of 3/31/2019 Applications Processed Determination FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Certified Denied Withdrawn 37,000 15,730 21,270 2,745 1,793 1,114 1,631 875 918 Processing Times: http://icert.doleta.gov/ • • Cumulative numbers may not match the numbers on previous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 March 31, 2019. All figures are rounded and not audited