PERM jobs in Lake Forest, IL
- Decisions
- 319
- Approved
- 98.4%
- Median certified wage
- $104,624
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 53 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
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Industries
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 143
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 25
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 21
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 19
- Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 10
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 8
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 7
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 7
- Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 7
- Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6
Countries of citizenship
- India 149
- China 16
- Canada 8
- Poland 6
- Colombia 5
- Pakistan 4
- Mexico 3
- Brazil 3
- Vietnam 2
- Jordan 2
Worker's education
- Master's 128
- Bachelor's 74
- Doctorate 11
- High School 6
- Other 3
- None 1
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 190
- F-1 10
- L-1 9
- TN 3
- H-4 2
- E-3 2
- J-1 2
- B-2 2
- PAROLEE 1
- NOT IN USA 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.