Updated
PERM in Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
NAICS 322121
- Decisions
- 240
- Approved
- 95.2%
- Median certified wage
- $102,651
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and FY2024 on from its current ones. The newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- International Paper Company 46
- GEORGIAPACIFIC LLC GEORGIAPACIFIC CORPORATION 39
- Georgia-Pacific LLC 19
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 18
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC 17
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP 10
- ST PAPER LLC 9
- KIMBERLYCLARK GLOBAL SALES LLC 8
- GEORGIAPACIFIC GYPSUM LLC 8
- Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC 6
Top occupations
Worksite states
- Georgia 97
- Tennessee 48
- Wisconsin 18
- Texas 10
- Virginia 9
- Massachusetts 6
- New York 6
- Pennsylvania 6
- Illinois 5
- South Carolina 5
Worksite cities
- Atlanta, GA 82
- Memphis, TN 46
- Neenah, WI 17
- Franklin, VA 9
- Roswell, GA 9
- West Groton, MA 4
- Alpharetta, GA 3
- York, PA 3
- Buena Park, CA 3
- Chicago, IL 3
Countries of citizenship
- India 114
- Canada 11
- Mexico 11
- China 10
- Brazil 9
- United Kingdom 6
- Colombia 5
- Australia 4
- Venezuela 3
- Taiwan 3
Worker's education
- Master's 105
- Bachelor's 84
- Other 8
- None 5
- High School 4
- Doctorate 3
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 151
- L-1 38
- TN 11
- F-1 3
- E-3 2
- L-2 1
- B-2 1
- E-2 1
- NOT IN USA 1
- H-4 1
The industry is the NAICS code the employer entered on the form. DOL publishes the code alone. The title is the Census Bureau's, and a code Census never defined takes its parent group's title.
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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