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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Matthews, NC

Decisions
82
Approved
91.0%
Median certified wage
$42,099
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 3 2 0
FY2017 5 2 0
FY2018 8 0 1
FY2019 3 0 0
FY2020 2 0 1
FY2021 4 2 0
FY2022 4 0 0
FY2023 3 1 1
FY2024 32 0 1
FY2025 2 0 0
FY2026 5 0 0

Top sponsors

  • Transcontinental AC US LLC 26
  • HARRIS TEETER 14
  • NOVANT MEDICAL GROUP INC. 5
  • DEN TEC LAB INC 3
  • AMERICA TAX SERVICES INC 3
  • Great Fortune Inc / Hibachi Buffet & Grill 3
  • Socrates Academy Charter 2
  • GREAT FORTUNE, INC. 2
  • Pepero Enterprise, Inc 2
  • Korean Baptist Church of Charlotte 2

Top occupations

Industries

  • Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing 26
  • Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 13
  • Religious Organizations 4
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 4
  • Full-Service Restaurants 3
  • Dental Laboratories 3
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 2
  • Other Specialty Food Retailers 2
  • Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 2

Countries of citizenship

  • India 22
  • Colombia 13
  • South Korea 12
  • Brazil 9
  • China 5
  • Ecuador 2
  • South Africa 2
  • Greece 2
  • Russia 1
  • Taiwan 1

Worker's education

  • High School 28
  • Master's 22
  • Bachelor's 8
  • None 8
  • Other 6
  • Associate's 3

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 24
  • F-1 11
  • J-1 3
  • E-2 2
  • F-2 1
  • J-2 1
  • B-1 1
  • B-2 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.