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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Ethiopia

Decisions
694
Approved
94.1%
Median certified wage
$89,773
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 35 2 2
FY2009 13 4 22
FY2010 43 0 2
FY2011 41 18 2
FY2012 31 3 1
FY2013 20 4 4
FY2014 44 3 1
FY2015 30 3 1
FY2016 43 3 3
FY2017 44 0 1
FY2018 41 4 8
FY2019 42 4 3
FY2020 50 4 5
FY2021 75 4 2
FY2022 68 3 1
FY2023 144 10 6

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Worksite states

  • California 83
  • Florida 62
  • Texas 43
  • Nebraska 42
  • Washington 41
  • Oklahoma 39
  • New York 37
  • Virginia 35
  • Illinois 29
  • Massachusetts 29

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 248
  • Master's 244
  • None 72
  • Doctorate 56
  • Other 34
  • High School 21
  • Associate's 19

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 272
  • F-1 218
  • NOT IN USA 50
  • B-2 14
  • L-1 12
  • B-1 5
  • J-1 5
  • PAROLEE 4
  • E-3 2
  • P-1 2

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.