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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Australia

Decisions
4,822
Approved
96.8%
Median certified wage
$130,062
Years
FY2016 to FY2024

Year by year

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2008 162 24 12
FY2009 128 13 6
FY2010 266 33 9
FY2011 255 41 14
FY2012 234 33 14
FY2013 142 22 9
FY2014 312 12 20
FY2015 314 21 17
FY2016 575 23 28
FY2017 504 19 11
FY2018 735 23 30
FY2019 473 16 14
FY2020 464 17 14
FY2021 564 16 14
FY2022 409 11 25
FY2023 422 16 26

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Worksite states

  • California 1,535
  • New York 804
  • Washington 773
  • Texas 269
  • Illinois 148
  • Michigan 144
  • Florida 132
  • Massachusetts 126
  • New Jersey 93
  • Georgia 86

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 2,077
  • Master's 1,195
  • None 608
  • Other 424
  • Doctorate 396
  • High School 72
  • Associate's 50

Visa held when filed

  • E-3 2,792
  • H-1B 1,158
  • L-1 506
  • NOT IN USA 53
  • F-1 43
  • E-2 41
  • O-1 18
  • J-1 10
  • B-2 10
  • L-2 8

DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).

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.