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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Zimbabwe

Decisions
2,161
Approved
85.5%
Median certified wage
$41,558
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 34 4 1
FY2009 27 4 1
FY2010 47 5 2
FY2011 35 8 2
FY2012 32 3 2
FY2013 16 2 0
FY2014 31 2 4
FY2015 44 3 2
FY2016 46 4 4
FY2017 37 3 2
FY2018 79 46 91
FY2019 447 54 123
FY2020 181 21 125
FY2021 160 0 27
FY2022 138 19 4
FY2023 211 80 42

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Worksite states

  • Texas 811
  • Oregon 228
  • Florida 181
  • Colorado 110
  • Tennessee 84
  • California 70
  • Arizona 66
  • New York 63
  • Georgia 53
  • Nebraska 50

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • None 1,436
  • Bachelor's 275
  • Associate's 139
  • Master's 113
  • High School 108
  • Doctorate 54
  • Other 36

Visa held when filed

  • NOT IN USA 1,405
  • H-1B 259
  • F-1 55
  • L-1 43
  • O-1 7
  • B-1 4
  • B-2 3
  • J-1 2
  • J-2 1
  • C-1 1

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.