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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Jamaica

Decisions
1,829
Approved
83.3%
Median certified wage
$49,800
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 206 59 9
FY2009 108 31 6
FY2010 217 37 8
FY2011 138 47 8
FY2012 124 29 6
FY2013 51 28 4
FY2014 104 18 15
FY2015 117 29 10
FY2016 140 42 7
FY2017 83 22 3
FY2018 119 16 14
FY2019 83 15 3
FY2020 98 13 8
FY2021 135 14 4
FY2022 178 72 11
FY2023 243 49 34

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Worksite states

  • Georgia 374
  • Florida 206
  • Massachusetts 181
  • New York 136
  • North Carolina 123
  • Maine 62
  • South Carolina 61
  • Texas 57
  • Ohio 56
  • California 49

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 739
  • None 370
  • Master's 255
  • High School 198
  • Doctorate 96
  • Associate's 89
  • Other 80

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 894
  • H-2B 174
  • NOT IN USA 158
  • F-1 74
  • B-2 46
  • J-1 23
  • L-1 18
  • H-2A 14
  • B-1 12
  • J-2 7

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.