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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Methuen, MA

Decisions
151
Approved
97.9%
Median certified wage
$31,200
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 0 1
FY2017 0 2 1
FY2018 2 1 0
FY2019 2 0 1
FY2020 3 0 0
FY2021 0 0 0
FY2022 2 0 0
FY2023 1 0 3
FY2024 102 0 0
FY2025 23 0 0
FY2026 4 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing 123
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 4
  • Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 4
  • Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 3
  • Offices of Dentists 3
  • Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing 2
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 2
  • Masonry Contractors 2
  • Offices of Dentists 1
  • Finish Carpentry Contractors 1

Countries of citizenship

  • Brazil 63
  • Albania 26
  • Turkey 7
  • India 6
  • China 4
  • Bangladesh 2
  • Egypt 2
  • Portugal 2
  • Belarus 1
  • Angola 1

Worker's education

  • High School 105
  • None 9
  • Other 4
  • Master's 3
  • Doctorate 2
  • Bachelor's 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 7
  • NOT IN USA 5
  • F-1 2
  • 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.