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PERM in General Merchandise Stores (group 452)
NAICS 452111
- Decisions
- 724
- Approved
- 98.0%
- Median certified wage
- $122,803
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 165 | 3 | 18 |
| FY2017 | 107 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 122 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 117 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 83 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- NORDSTROM, INC 236
- MACYS.COM, LLC 210
- Belk, Inc 90
- J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. 49
- SEARS HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 28
- BLUESTEM BRANDS, INC. 22
- SAKS DIRECT LLC DBA HBC DIGITAL 10
- MACYS SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8
- MACYS MERCHANDISING CORPORATION 7
- ADVERTEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 7
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 366
- Computer Systems Analysts 87
- Software Developers, Systems Software 78
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 46
- Computer Occupations, All Other 46
- Database Administrators 15
- Statisticians 12
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 10
- Marketing Managers 9
- Computer Network Architects 5
Worksite states
- California 234
- Washington 211
- North Carolina 90
- Texas 59
- New York 44
- Illinois 28
- Minnesota 21
- Georgia 9
- Colorado 5
- Mississippi 4
Worksite cities
- Seattle, WA 210
- San Francisco, CA 209
- Charlotte, NC 90
- Plano, TX 48
- New York, NY 41
- Hoffman Estates, IL 28
- Los Angeles, CA 21
- Eden Prairie, MN 21
- Johns Creek, GA 9
- Lewisville, TX 6
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 395
- Master's 304
- Other 12
- None 6
- Associate's 3
- Doctorate 3
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 668
- TN 8
- H-4 7
- F-1 7
- PAROLEE 6
- L-1 2
- E-2 2
- L-2 1
- O-1 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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