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PERM in General Merchandise Stores (group 452)
NAICS 452112
- Decisions
- 1,078
- Approved
- 99.7%
- Median certified wage
- $109,928
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 128 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 174 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 215 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 181 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 158 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. 656
- TARGET ENTERPRISE, INC. 239
- KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. 71
- SEARS HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 34
- MACYS.COM, LLC 32
- BIG LOTS STORES, INC 20
- Five Below, Inc. 8
- TARGET CORPORATION 6
- Big Lots Store, Inc. 2
- BLOOMINGDALES.COM, LLC 2
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 546
- Computer Occupations, All Other 113
- Computer Systems Analysts 93
- Software Developers, Systems Software 80
- Statisticians 77
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 37
- Information Security Analysts 18
- Management Analysts 16
- Marketing Managers 15
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 9
Worksite states
- Arkansas 397
- California 328
- Minnesota 223
- Illinois 30
- Virginia 28
- Ohio 23
- Wisconsin 20
- Texas 11
- Pennsylvania 8
- Maryland 4
Worksite cities
- Bentonville, AR 396
- Minneapolis, MN 171
- Sunnyvale, CA 171
- San Bruno, CA 68
- Brooklyn Park, MN 52
- Milpitas, CA 49
- San Francisco, CA 34
- Hoffman Estates, IL 30
- Reston, VA 28
- Columbus, OH 23
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 567
- Bachelor's 463
- Doctorate 22
- None 19
- Other 4
- High School 2
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,040
- L-1 16
- F-1 7
- H-4 4
- NOT IN USA 3
- PAROLEE 3
- TN 2
- E-3 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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