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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Sweden

Decisions
909
Approved
94.7%
Median certified wage
$125,895
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 85 10 5
FY2009 58 6 7
FY2010 114 7 4
FY2011 80 9 3
FY2012 69 7 5
FY2013 51 4 3
FY2014 71 4 6
FY2015 96 5 7
FY2016 152 10 3
FY2017 98 3 4
FY2018 145 2 3
FY2019 89 6 4
FY2020 92 2 5
FY2021 85 5 5
FY2022 57 5 8
FY2023 62 8 2

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Worksite states

  • California 364
  • New York 167
  • Washington 62
  • Texas 51
  • Florida 45
  • Illinois 30
  • North Carolina 23
  • New Jersey 20
  • Massachusetts 18
  • Michigan 15

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 356
  • Master's 196
  • None 154
  • Doctorate 82
  • Other 71
  • High School 39
  • Associate's 11

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 363
  • L-1 292
  • F-1 51
  • E-2 47
  • O-1 37
  • NOT IN USA 32
  • J-1 15
  • L-2 6
  • P-1 5
  • B-2 4

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.