Updated
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- withdrawn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. More
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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 (NAICS 561730) 5,212
- Landscaping Services (NAICS 56173) 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 through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
What this data includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
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