PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Ghana
- Decisions
- 1,686
- Approved
- 78.7%
- Median certified wage
- $68,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 86 | 12 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 55 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2010 | 114 | 12 | 3 |
| FY2011 | 97 | 14 | 5 |
| FY2012 | 109 | 13 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 49 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2014 | 77 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2015 | 72 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 104 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 93 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 97 | 9 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 74 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 71 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 95 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 177 | 116 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 188 | 95 | 94 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
Worksite states
- Tennessee 259
- Ohio 254
- Georgia 118
- California 99
- Texas 90
- Washington 74
- New York 74
- Virginia 59
- Illinois 53
- North Carolina 46
Worksite cities
- Cincinnati, OH 202
- Murfreesboro, TN 164
- New York, NY 45
- Redmond, WA 33
- Houston, TX 32
- Atlanta, GA 22
- Boston, MA 22
- Hillsboro, OR 20
- Seattle, WA 19
- Knoxville, TN 19
Industries
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 466
- Home Health Care Services 224
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 148
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 79
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 46
- Software Publishers 31
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 31
- Computer Systems Design Services 29
- Custom Computer Programming Services 24
- Engineering Services 24
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 718
- Master's 362
- Associate's 213
- Doctorate 181
- Other 80
- None 70
- High School 62
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 582
- NOT IN USA 401
- F-1 183
- L-1 22
- O-1 5
- B-2 4
- J-1 4
- J-2 3
- G-4 3
- PAROLEE 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.