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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Joliet, IL

Decisions
207
Approved
87.3%
Median certified wage
$42,453
Years
FY2016 to FY2026

Year by year

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2016 6 0 0
FY2017 0 0 0
FY2018 1 0 0
FY2019 2 1 0
FY2020 1 0 0
FY2021 4 0 0
FY2022 95 7 1
FY2023 37 8 1
FY2024 14 9 0
FY2025 16 1 0
FY2026 3 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services 101
  • Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance 39
  • Limited-Service Restaurants 14
  • Automotive Repair and Maintenance 13
  • General Freight Trucking 4
  • Landscaping Services 3
  • General Automotive Repair 2
  • Engineering Services 2
  • Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers 2
  • Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 2

Countries of citizenship

  • Morocco 76
  • Georgia 23
  • India 8
  • Turkmenistan 6
  • Brazil 6
  • Mexico 6
  • Poland 6
  • Algeria 6
  • Lithuania 5
  • Russia 4

Worker's education

  • High School 72
  • None 53
  • Bachelor's 39
  • Master's 15
  • Other 3
  • Associate's 3

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 8
  • F-1 7
  • NOT IN USA 7
  • B-2 2
  • E-2 1
  • P-1 1
  • TPS 1
  • J-1 1
  • TN 1
  • L-1 1

The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.