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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Philippines

Decisions
21,477
Approved
87.9%
Median certified wage
$41,600
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 2,994 573 93
FY2009 1,631 316 131
FY2010 3,298 464 125
FY2011 1,894 757 124
FY2012 1,530 477 103
FY2013 928 315 82
FY2014 1,502 281 96
FY2015 1,509 341 98
FY2016 1,838 242 97
FY2017 1,203 298 60
FY2018 1,485 241 41
FY2019 1,484 235 53
FY2020 1,577 167 82
FY2021 1,859 292 98
FY2022 2,667 343 156
FY2023 2,702 383 417

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Worksite states

  • California 5,098
  • Florida 2,564
  • Texas 1,349
  • New York 1,104
  • Ohio 992
  • New Jersey 878
  • Illinois 862
  • Wisconsin 686
  • Guam 638
  • Virginia 492

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 11,323
  • None 4,316
  • High School 3,697
  • Master's 1,096
  • Other 565
  • Associate's 290
  • Doctorate 185

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 5,751
  • NOT IN USA 4,174
  • B-2 1,129
  • L-1 699
  • F-1 485
  • H-2B 318
  • J-1 242
  • E-3 192
  • B-1 142
  • CW-1 114

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.