Updated
Filed May 2026
6.4% decided
551 of the 8,661 applications filed in May 2026 have a decision.
- 210 certified
- 1 denied
- 340 withdrawn by the employer
- 7,870 in DOL's line
- 240 on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- In DOL's line
- 7,870
- analyst review, worked in filing order
- Outside the line
- 240
- on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- The line reaches this month's end
- around December 31
- 40,280 cases in line through May 2026, at DOL's recent pace
This is a sweep, not a live reading, so a case decided between sweeps still counts as waiting here: the backlog figures run a little high rather than a little low.
Where these come from
Anything undecided here is read from DOL’s own case-status search, in batches: every case daily, and the undecided ones at least twice a day. That page is also the authority for any single case.
What DOL decided from May 2026 lately
- On Oct 16
- 2
- decided, 0 certified
- The last seven days
- 7
- against 7 the seven days before
Green certified, red denied, orange withdrawn by the employer. Days are when our sweep first saw each decision, not DOL's own date.
By the employer's first letter
DOL tends to work a month loosely from A to Z. The share of May 2026's cases decided, by the first letter of the employer's name.
- A 7.8%
- B 4.4%
- C 3.7%
- D 3.6%
- E 5.8%
- F 6.1%
- G 4.8%
- H 3.9%
- I 2.6%
- J 4.0%
- K 9.2%
- L 4.6%
- M 4.7%
- N 3.4%
- O 8.0%
- P 15%
- Q 13%
- R 3.5%
- S 11%
- T 10%
- U 5.3%
- V 7.8%
- W 4.4%
- X 0.0%
- Y 2.0%
- Z 4.3%
Where this month sits
DOL publishes December 2025 as the filing month its analyst review is working as of October 5, 2026. May 2026 is 5 months ahead of that, so DOL hasn’t reached it yet.
38,810 cases filed before May 2026 were undecided at their last check, so that’s what sits in front of this month, counting only cases DOL still has to decide. Some will have been decided since, so it runs a little high. It isn’t divided into a wait: the timeline calculator gives the envelope, from the spread of cases DOL has actually decided.
Filed in May 2026?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Every status, pending and decided, and the May 2026 cases themselves
Still pending
7,870 of them are in analyst review, the ordinary queue that moves in filing order. The rest are in queues that take a case out of that order, so their wait doesn’t follow the month.
- Analyst review 7,870 the ordinary queue, worked in filing order
- Out of filing order 239 an information request, an audit, supervised recruitment or a hold takes a case off the ordinary queue
- Under appeal or review 1 cases that went to appeal after an adverse determination
| DOL status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Analyst review 7,870 | |
| Analyst Review | 7,870 |
| Out of filing order 239 | |
| Application On Hold | 237 |
| RFI Issued | 2 |
| Under appeal or review 1 | |
| Reconsideration Appeals | 1 |
Already decided
551 of the 8,661 applications filed in May 2026 have a final determination.
- Withdrawn 340
- Certified 210
- Denied 1
Who filed in May 2026
8,388 of the 8,661 May 2026 filings aren't in DOL's published files yet: 8,110 still waiting, 278 decided since the last file. DOL's case-status service gives the employer, job title and status. Everything else arrives when DOL publishes the case.
Newer than DOL's published files
Live from DOL's case-status service
8,388 live cases were filed in May 2026: 8,110 still waiting, 278 decided since DOL's last published file. Wage, law firm, state and decision date arrive when DOL publishes the case.
| Case | Status | Employer | Job title | Filed | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-300-26151-965778 | Analyst Review | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Assistant Professor of Business Strategy | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-300-26151-965667 | Analyst Review | CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY | Assistant Professor [Instr.Faculty/Assis Prof AY] | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-300-26151-965634 | Analyst Review | Brown University | Assistant Professor of Egyptology | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965766 | Analyst Review | CG TAX, INC. | Accounting Assistant | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965728 | Analyst Review | Hunters Run Property Owners Association, Inc. | Maintenance Coordinator | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965708 | Analyst Review | Kantipur Group Inc | Manicurist/ Pedicurist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965680 | Analyst Review | Samee Investment INC | Business Development Manager | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965562 | Analyst Review | NS & Sons, LLC | Crew Leader - Landscape Laborer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965555 | Analyst Review | NS & Sons, LLC | Crew Leader - Landscape Laborer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965546 | Analyst Review | NS & Sons, LLC | Crew Leader - Landscape Laborer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965542 | Analyst Review | NS & Sons, LLC | Crew Leader - Landscape Laborer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965540 | Analyst Review | FMWB, Inc. | Crew Leader | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965535 | Analyst Review | FMWB, Inc. | Crew Leader | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965531 | Analyst Review | FMWB, Inc. | Crew Leader | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965525 | Analyst Review | FMWB, Inc. | Crew Leader | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-200-26151-965521 | Analyst Review | FMWB, Inc. | Crew Leader | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965789 | Analyst Review | PATAGONIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC | Business Development Specialist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965788 | Analyst Review | Americloud Solutions Inc | Software Developers | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965749 | Analyst Review | Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc. | Intensive Care Coordinator | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965716 | Analyst Review | Broad Peak Systems, Inc | Software Developer, II (Multiple Positions) | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965704 | Analyst Review | Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Medical Technologist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965700 | Analyst Review | Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Medical Technologist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965697 | Analyst Review | Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Medical Technologist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965694 | Analyst Review | Vitosha Inc. | Software Developer, II (Multiple Positions) | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965685 | Analyst Review | Ericsson Inc. | Market Intelligence and Strategy Manager | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965684 | Analyst Review | Byteware Inc | Scrum Master | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965675 | Analyst Review | AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc | Engineer, Technology II | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965670 | Analyst Review | Horizon Supply Company | Pipeline Account Representative | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965664 | Analyst Review | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF PITTSBURGH | Senior Quantitative Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965657 | Analyst Review | FFF Enterprises, Inc. | SAP Business Intelligence Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965654 | Analyst Review | Inteplast Management Services Inc. | Operations Specialist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965649 | Analyst Review | Tek Leaders Inc | Software Developer / Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965642 | Analyst Review | Veridic Solutions LLC | Software Developer / Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965626 | Analyst Review | Veridic Solutions LLC | Software Developer / Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965621 | Analyst Review | Meritious Services, Inc. | Software Developer / Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965616 | Analyst Review | Tek Leaders Inc | Software Developer / Analyst | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965599 | Analyst Review | Kok & Jing LLC | Staff Accountant | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965589 | Analyst Review | FIS Management Services, LLC | Managed Service Change Analyst Specialist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965583 | Analyst Review | OMNICRON TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Analyst Programmer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965582 | Analyst Review | OMNICRON TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Analyst Programmer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965569 | Analyst Review | REIDY CONTRACTING GROUP LLC | ESTIMATOR | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965566 | Analyst Review | United Business Solutions Inc | Sr. Software Engineer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965564 | Analyst Review | Railing Max LLC | Digital Marketing Specialist | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965510 | Analyst Review | SMB Business Development, Inc. | Senior Associate, Data Analytics (Customer Analytics) | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965498 | Analyst Review | BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | Associate - GIB | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965496 | Analyst Review | BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | Vice President, Investment Banker | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965485 | Analyst Review | MIRIAM FORMOSO | HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEE | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965466 | Analyst Review | WINDTREE TECHNOLOGY, INC | Mechanical Engineer | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965446 | Analyst Review | AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Civil Engineer III | Filed 2026-05-31 | |
| G-100-26151-965445 | Analyst Review | EVEREST EB5 CAPITAL LLC | Management Accountant | Filed 2026-05-31 |
All 8,388 live May 2026 filings, pending and decided, newest first. DOL doesn't decide a month in filing order, so decisions won't follow this list.
Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 18, 2026 · daily
Processing times: DOL FLAG (flag.dol.gov/processingtimes) · data through Oct 5, 2026 · daily
What each source includes
Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.
Processing times: DOL's published queue position and average determination time. DOL's own figure, not ours.