DOL OFLC, Fact Sheet

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, USDOL 01/03/2012 OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION Permanent Labor Certification Program – Select Statistics, FY 2012 Total Applications Received 13,200 Cases (Q1 FY 2012) Total Applications Processed 12,400 Cases (Q1 FY 2012) Electronic Filing Q1 FY 2012: Cumulative FY 2011: Oct 2011 – December 2011 Oct 2011 – December 2011 9500 2400 500 9500 2400 500 Category Certified Denied Withdrawn Mailed In 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Processing Status of Active PERM Cases 20,900 Cases (As of 1/03/2012) PERM Processing Priority Dates (As of 1/03/2012) Processing Area Analyst Review Audit Standard Appeals Gov’t Error Appeals Month Calendar Year October April 2011 2011 April 2010 Current January 2012 - Figures are rounded from a specific point in time and should not be used for trending analysis.