PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Mexico
- Decisions
- 36,397
- Approved
- 86.0%
- Median certified wage
- $45,344
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 3,426 | 2,657 | 188 |
| FY2009 | 775 | 1,111 | 362 |
| FY2010 | 3,296 | 1,498 | 91 |
| FY2011 | 2,058 | 1,480 | 117 |
| FY2012 | 1,209 | 735 | 77 |
| FY2013 | 718 | 519 | 68 |
| FY2014 | 1,294 | 282 | 92 |
| FY2015 | 1,480 | 361 | 93 |
| FY2016 | 2,149 | 409 | 99 |
| FY2017 | 2,030 | 422 | 75 |
| FY2018 | 3,569 | 661 | 176 |
| FY2019 | 3,216 | 492 | 125 |
| FY2020 | 3,074 | 380 | 272 |
| FY2021 | 4,560 | 497 | 222 |
| FY2022 | 3,714 | 424 | 309 |
| FY2023 | 3,852 | 796 | 325 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 6,350
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,383
- Software Developers, Applications 1,852
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 1,232
- Industrial Engineers 944
- Software Developers, Systems Software 808
- Mechanical Engineers 747
- Computer Systems Analysts 650
- Construction Laborers 590
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 587
Worksite states
- Texas 7,732
- California 4,159
- Missouri 1,838
- New York 1,562
- Ohio 1,431
- Michigan 1,386
- Washington 1,327
- Florida 1,193
- Georgia 1,061
- North Carolina 1,036
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 904
- Laredo, TX 816
- El Paso, TX 721
- Redmond, WA 604
- Seattle, WA 521
- Dallas, TX 506
- New York, NY 492
- Austin, TX 465
- St. Charles, MO 393
- El Cajon, CA 350
Industries
- Landscaping Services 5,212
- Landscaping Services 1,930
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 899
- Custom Computer Programming Services 768
- Dairy Cattle and Milk Production 745
- General Freight Trucking, Local 699
- Automobile Manufacturing 667
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 593
- Computer Systems Design Services 528
- Landscape Architectural Services 525
Worker's education
- None 19,414
- Bachelor's 10,937
- Master's 2,734
- High School 1,543
- Other 962
- Doctorate 597
- Associate's 190
Visa held when filed
- TN 6,285
- H-1B 5,535
- H-2B 3,999
- NOT IN USA 3,944
- L-1 2,176
- EWI 1,319
- H-2A 983
- B-1 868
- B-2 410
- F-1 260
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.