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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of United Kingdom

Decisions
9,224
Approved
93.8%
Median certified wage
$120,000
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 913 132 45
FY2009 636 73 68
FY2010 1,338 138 55
FY2011 841 134 41
FY2012 790 119 45
FY2013 502 82 57
FY2014 942 63 63
FY2015 959 75 66
FY2016 1,383 78 44
FY2017 973 99 32
FY2018 1,267 73 44
FY2019 981 54 39
FY2020 896 59 35
FY2021 953 50 44
FY2022 708 45 42
FY2023 625 53 51

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Worksite states

  • California 2,280
  • New York 1,974
  • Texas 762
  • Florida 581
  • Washington 411
  • Massachusetts 352
  • Illinois 305
  • New Jersey 233
  • North Carolina 193
  • Georgia 180

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 4,355
  • Master's 1,605
  • None 1,409
  • Other 718
  • Doctorate 708
  • High School 322
  • Associate's 107

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 3,436
  • L-1 3,104
  • E-2 808
  • NOT IN USA 319
  • O-1 310
  • F-1 184
  • J-1 135
  • L-2 47
  • P-1 46
  • H-2B 28

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.