Updated
Where PERM employers recruit, and when
From the 276,788 decided PERM cases filed on DOL's current form, through June 30, 2026: the newspapers, the additional steps, the notice of filing and how long before filing the recruiting began.
- median from the first step to filing
- 120 days
- said the newspaper was a Sunday edition
- 97%
- used a job search website
- 65%
- posted the notice at the workplace
- 98%
How long before filing
The job order and the two Sunday ads must run 30 to 180 days before filing (20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e)).
- First recruitment step
- Second Sunday ad
- Job order's last day
- Last recruitment step
The rule's window, 180 to 30 days before filing Half the cases Median Eight in ten
| Step | Median days | Middle half | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| First recruitment step | 120 | 160 to 90 | 276,782 |
| Second Sunday ad | 93 | 131 to 66 | 276,750 |
| Job order's last day | 79 | 118 to 51 | 276,767 |
| Last recruitment step | 86 | 122 to 62 | 276,782 |
When the first step ran
- under 0.1%
Under 30 days before filing
- 0.3%
30 to 59 days before filing
- 24%
60 to 89 days before filing
- 25%
90 to 119 days before filing
- 19%
120 to 149 days before filing
- 31%
150 to 180 days before filing
- 0.8%
Over 180 days before filing
Additional steps
A professional job needs three of these beyond the job order and the ads. Share of cases using each.
- 65%
Job search websites
- 52%
Local or ethnic newspapers
- 35%
The employer's website
- 19%
Employee referral programs
- 17%
Radio or TV ads
- 13%
Trade or professional organizations
- 6.9%
Campus placement offices
- 1.6%
Private employment firms
- 0.8%
On-campus recruiting
- 0.4%
Job fairs
Notice of filing
How the notice reached the workers. A case can use several.
- 98%
Posted at the workplace
- 33%
In-house media
- 6.4%
Sent electronically
- 1.1%
Given to the bargaining representative
- 0.6%
In a private household
- 0.1%
Not posted
The newspapers
Cases naming each paper for their print ads, one count per paper per case.
- 1 The New York Times 14,364
- 2 San Francisco Chronicle 14,317
- 3 The Mercury News 14,142
- 4 The Dallas Morning News 12,401
- 5 The Star-Ledger 10,472
- 6 The Seattle Times 9,893
- 7 The Washington Post 8,701
- 8 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7,969
- 9 Los Angeles Times 6,377
- 10 Chicago Sun-Times 5,929
- 11 Houston Chronicle 5,784
- 12 Austin American-Statesman 5,701
- 13 Sun-Sentinel 5,044
- 14 The Boston Globe 4,912
- 15 Detroit Free Press 4,732
- 16 The Philadelphia Inquirer 4,351
- 17 Miami Herald 4,078
- 18 Chicago Tribune 3,803
- 19 The Charlotte Observer 3,551
- 20 Wisconsin State Journal 3,207
- 21 The Arizona Republic 3,095
- 22 The Orange County Register 2,906
- 23 The San Diego Union-Tribune 2,643
- 24 The Tuscaloosa News 2,380
- 25 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 2,373
By state
Alabama The Tuscaloosa News
- 1 The Tuscaloosa News 2,369
- 2 The Gadsden Times 878
- 3 Montgomery Advertiser 390
- 4 Opelika-Auburn News 198
- 5 Shelby County Reporter 107
- 6 Decatur Herald & Review 37
- 7 Sun Herald 37
- 8 The Outlook 36
- 9 The Baldwin Times 30
- 10 Ledger-Enquirer 29
Alaska Anchorage Daily News
- 1 Anchorage Daily News 197
- 2 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 12
- 3 Ketchikan Daily News 3
- 4 Cordova Times(AK) 2
- 5 Juneau Empire 2
- 6 ANCHORAG DAILY NEWS 1
- 7 The Anchorage News 1
- 8 Electrical Apparatus Magazine 1
- 9 Fairbanks Daily Newsminer 1
- 10 Frontiersman 1
Arizona The Arizona Republic
- 1 The Arizona Republic 2,973
- 2 Arizona Daily Star 202
- 3 Arizona Daily Sun 73
- 4 Yuma Sun 66
- 5 East Valley Tribune 56
- 6 Scottsdale Progress 43
- 7 AZ Central 39
- 8 Times Media Group 19
- 9 The Daily Star 17
- 10 AZ Republic 16
Arkansas Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- 1 Arkansas Democrat Gazette 1,201
- 2 Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette 125
- 3 The Sentinel-Record 21
- 4 Southwest Times Record 20
- 5 Arkansas Democrat Gazette - NWA 16
- 6 Jonesboro Sun 11
- 7 ARKANSANS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE 9
- 8 Arkansas Democrat Gazette - NW Ed 9
- 9 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette NW 8
- 10 The Sun 7
California San Francisco Chronicle
- 1 San Francisco Chronicle 14,294
- 2 The Mercury News 14,097
- 3 Los Angeles Times 6,081
- 4 The Orange County Register 2,487
- 5 The San Diego Union-Tribune 2,408
- 6 San Jose Mercury News 1,841
- 7 Los Angeles Daily News 1,590
- 8 East Bay Times 852
- 9 The Sacramento Bee 849
- 10 SAN DIEGO READER 353
Colorado The Denver Post
- 1 The Denver Post 1,924
- 2 The Gazette 112
- 3 Boulder Daily Camera 103
- 4 Summit Daily News 53
- 5 Vail Daily 53
- 6 Greeley Tribune 50
- 7 Gunnison Country Times - No Sun. Ed 47
- 8 Daily Camera 39
- 9 Colorado Springs Gazette 27
- 10 GlenwoodSpngsPostIndpdt-No Sun Ed 26
Connecticut Hartford Courant
- 1 Hartford Courant 622
- 2 Connecticut Post 420
- 3 Stamford Advocate 193
- 4 New Haven Register 147
- 5 Greenwich Time 53
- 6 The News-Times 42
- 7 The New York Times 23
- 8 The Norwalk Hour 23
- 9 The Day 20
- 10 The Sunday Republican 14
Delaware Wilmington News Journal
- 1 Wilmington News Journal 326
- 2 The Philadelphia Inquirer 275
- 3 The News Journal 152
- 4 Dover Delaware State News/State Cap 106
- 5 Delaware State News 50
- 6 Sunday News Journal 48
- 7 Daily State News/BaytoBayNews.com 46
- 8 Delaware News Journal 33
- 9 Delaware State News/BaytoBayNews.Co 20
- 10 BaytoBayNews.com/Daily State News 19
District of Columbia The Washington Post
- 1 The Washington Post 965
- 2 The Sunday Washington Post 3
- 3 The Baltimore Sun 1
- 4 Centre Daily News 1
- 5 THE ECONOMIST 1
- 6 The New York Time 1
- 7 Thee Washington Post 1
- 8 The Washington ost 1
- 9 Washington Post newspaper 1
- 10 The Washington Times 1
Florida Miami Herald
- 1 Miami Herald 4,067
- 2 Sun-Sentinel 2,179
- 3 Orlando Sentinel 2,167
- 4 Tampa Bay Times 1,729
- 5 Palm Beach Post 506
- 6 Florida Times Union 370
- 7 Florida Today 328
- 8 Brevard Florida Today Journal 196
- 9 The News-Press 134
- 10 Jacksonville Times Union 133
Georgia The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 1 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7,766
- 2 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 2,372
- 3 Thomasville Times-Enterprise 2,349
- 4 The Valdosta Daily Times 1,498
- 5 Savannah Morning News 1,337
- 6 Athens Banner-Herald 259
- 7 Gwinnett Daily Post 240
- 8 Atlanta Journal and Constitution 178
- 9 The Augusta Chronicle 175
- 10 The Covington News 119
Guam Guam Daily Post
- 1 Guam Daily Post 555
- 2 PACIFIC DAILY NEWS 2
Hawaii Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- 1 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 195
- 2 The Maui News 10
- 3 Star Advertiser 9
- 4 Hawaii Tribune-Herald 8
- 5 West Hawaii Today 6
- 6 The Garden Island 3
- 7 Hawaii Star Advertiser 3
- 8 Tribune Herald 3
- 9 Hawaii Jobs On Demand 2
- 10 Honolulu Star 2
Idaho Idaho Statesman
- 1 Idaho Statesman 418
- 2 Times-News 61
- 3 Twin Falls Times News (See F.c.1) 32
- 4 Idaho Press 16
- 5 The Weekly Mailer 14
- 6 Coeur d'Alene Press 12
- 7 Idaho Falls Post-Register 12
- 8 Coeur d'Alene / Post Falls Press 10
- 9 Lewiston Tribune 9
- 10 Idaho State Journal 8
Illinois Chicago Sun-Times
- 1 Chicago Sun-Times 5,862
- 2 Chicago Tribune 3,785
- 3 Daily Herald 361
- 4 Peoria Journal Star 237
- 5 The Pantagraph 201
- 6 The Quad-City Times 148
- 7 The State Journal-Register 92
- 8 Rockford Register Star 71
- 9 Dispatch Argus 60
- 10 The News-Gazette 59
Indiana The Indianapolis Star
- 1 The Indianapolis Star 1,754
- 2 IndyStar 151
- 3 Fort Wayne Newspapers 105
- 4 Evansville Courier & Press 76
- 5 South Bend Tribune 73
- 6 Indy Star 70
- 7 Lafayette Journal & Courier 62
- 8 THE SUNDAY STAR 42
- 9 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 41
- 10 Times Union 41
Iowa Des Moines Register
- 1 Des Moines Register 499
- 2 Cedar Rapids Gazette 113
- 3 Des Moines Sunday Register 65
- 4 The Gazette 53
- 5 The Quad-City Times 43
- 6 Sioux City Journal 43
- 7 New Hampton Tribune - No SUN Edit. 34
- 8 Omaha World-Herald 26
- 9 Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier-No SUN 24
- 10 The Telegraph Herald 19
Kansas The Kansas City Star
- 1 The Kansas City Star 631
- 2 Topeka Capital-Journal 318
- 3 The Wichita Eagle 246
- 4 Lawrence Journal World 48
- 5 Hays Daily News 39
- 6 Liberal Leader Times 25
- 7 THE GARDEN CITY TELEGRAM 20
- 8 Salina Journal 20
- 9 The Hutchinson News 16
- 10 Garden City Telegram weekend editn 7
Kentucky Courier Journal
- 1 Courier Journal 514
- 2 Louisville Courier Journal 113
- 3 Lexington Herald-Leader 102
- 4 The Enquirer 73
- 5 Herald-Leader 57
- 6 Cincinnati Enquirer 50
- 7 Bowling Green Daily News 29
- 8 The State Journal 18
- 9 Commonwealth Journal 11
- 10 The Paducah Sun 10
Louisiana The Times-Picayune
- 1 The Times-Picayune 225
- 2 The Advocate 207
- 3 The News Star 141
- 4 Acadiana Advocate 65
- 5 Monroe News-Star 34
- 6 The Eunice News 29
- 7 Times Picayune Advocate 29
- 8 Shreveport Times 25
- 9 The Advocate Baton Rouge 18
- 10 The Sunday Advertiser 18
Maine Maine Sunday Telegram
- 1 Maine Sunday Telegram 119
- 2 Portland Press Herald/ Maine Sunday 45
- 3 Bangor Daily News 44
- 4 Portland Press Herald 24
- 5 Seacoast Sunday 21
- 6 Sun Journal 12
- 7 Kennebec Journal 4
- 8 Seacoast Sunday Tribune 3
- 9 Central Maine Sunday 2
- 10 Lewiston Sun Journal 2
Maryland The Baltimore Sun
- 1 The Baltimore Sun 1,488
- 2 The Washington Post 1,364
- 3 The Frederick News-Post 37
- 4 Salisbury Daily Times 31
- 5 Star Democrat 25
- 6 The Daily Times 22
- 7 The Baltimore Sun Media Group 17
- 8 Hagerstown Herald-Mail 15
- 9 The Capital Gazette 10
- 10 The News Journal 9
Massachusetts The Boston Globe
- 1 The Boston Globe 4,886
- 2 Boston Sunday Globe 1,548
- 3 Boston Herald 851
- 4 Telegram & Gazette-Sunday Telegram 287
- 5 The Republican 257
- 6 Cape Cod Times 254
- 7 Worcester Telegram & Gazette 208
- 8 Boston Sunday Herald 194
- 9 Worcester Telegram and Gazette 129
- 10 The Springfield Republican 80
Michigan Detroit Free Press
- 1 Detroit Free Press 4,568
- 2 The Grand Rapids Press 313
- 3 The Oakland Press 289
- 4 Detroit News/Free Press 266
- 5 The Ann Arbor News 146
- 6 Lansing State Journal 136
- 7 Traverse City Record-Eagle 117
- 8 Kalamazoo Gazette 77
- 9 The Grand Rapid Press 57
- 10 The Holland Sentinel 45
Minnesota Star Tribune
- 1 Star Tribune 1,908
- 2 Minneapolis Star Tribune 579
- 3 The Minnesota Star Tribune 330
- 4 St. Paul Pioneer Press 97
- 5 Pioneer Press 70
- 6 Saint Paul Pioneer Press 66
- 7 MN Star Tribune 30
- 8 Grand Forks Herald 21
- 9 StarTribune 21
- 10 St. Cloud Times 18
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
- 1 Clarion Ledger 95
- 2 Hattiesburg American 30
- 3 Daily Journal 20
- 4 The Greenwood Commonwealth 20
- 5 Sun Herald 20
- 6 The Commercial Appeal 17
- 7 Greenwood Commonwealth Weekend edtn 13
- 8 Jackson Clarion Ledger 10
- 9 Memphis Commercial Appeal 6
- 10 Biloxi Sun Herald 5
Missouri St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- 1 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2,051
- 2 The Kansas City Star 403
- 3 Springfield News-Leader 197
- 4 Columbia Tribune 66
- 5 News-Leader 45
- 6 Columbia Daily Tribune 40
- 7 The News Tribune 37
- 8 St. Louis Dispatch 32
- 9 Shelbina Weekly - No SUN available 27
- 10 St. Louis Post 27
Montana Bozeman Daily Chronicle
- 1 Bozeman Daily Chronicle 138
- 2 Billings Gazette 95
- 3 Great Falls Tribune 22
- 4 Missoulian 12
- 5 Daily Inter Lake 10
- 6 The Montana Standard 6
- 7 Sidney Herald 6
- 8 Belgrade News 2
- 9 Ravalli Republic 2
- 10 Williston Herald 2
Nebraska Omaha World-Herald
- 1 Omaha World-Herald 580
- 2 Lincoln Journal Star 239
- 3 The Grand Island Independent 43
- 4 North Platte Telegraph 39
- 5 Holdrege Daily Citizen 11
- 6 STAR-HERALD 10
- 7 NP Telegraph (weekend edition) 7
- 8 The Pender Times 7
- 9 Omaha World Harald 6
- 10 The Scottsbluff Star Herald 6
Nevada Las Vegas Review Journal
- 1 Las Vegas Review Journal 783
- 2 Reno Gazette Journal 392
- 3 Elko Daily Free Press 26
- 4 BRISTLECONE TRIBUNE 6
- 5 The Indianapolis Star 6
- 6 Reno Gazette 6
- 7 Las Vegas Review 4
- 8 The Great Basin Sun 2
- 9 Las Vegas Journal Review 2
- 10 Reno GazetteJournal 2
New Hampshire New Hampshire Union Leader
- 1 New Hampshire Union Leader 280
- 2 New Hampshire Sunday News 147
- 3 Conway Daily Sun 68
- 4 Union Leader/NH Sunday News 52
- 5 Union Leader 42
- 6 NH Sunday News / Union Leader 25
- 7 Valley News 23
- 8 NH Union Leader 14
- 9 Union Leader/NH Sunday News Wknd Ed 11
- 10 The Sunday Telegraph 10
New Jersey The Star-Ledger
- 1 The Star-Ledger 10,401
- 2 The New York Times 418
- 3 Newark Star Ledger 397
- 4 The Record 243
- 5 Home News Tribune 208
- 6 The Record/Herald News 205
- 7 Asbury Park Press 141
- 8 New Jersey Star Ledger 112
- 9 Burlington County Times 111
- 10 The Times 101
New Mexico Albuquerque Journal
- 1 Albuquerque Journal 332
- 2 The Santa Fe New Mexican 33
- 3 The Sunday Journal 28
- 4 Las Cruces Sun-News 20
- 5 The Eastern New Mexico News 12
- 6 Hobbs News 11
- 7 HOBBS NEWS SUN 10
- 8 Roswell Daily Record 7
- 9 Carlsbad Current-Argus 3
- 10 Farmington Daily times 3
New York The New York Times
- 1 The New York Times 13,820
- 2 New York Post 1,830
- 3 New York Daily News 782
- 4 Newsday 567
- 5 NY Daily News 395
- 6 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 265
- 7 The Buffalo News 250
- 8 Daily News 238
- 9 Albany Times Union 220
- 10 The Journal News 158
North Carolina The Charlotte Observer
- 1 The Charlotte Observer 3,329
- 2 The News & Observer 1,119
- 3 Raleigh News & Observer 682
- 4 The News & Observer/The Herald-Sun 464
- 5 The Herald-Sun 284
- 6 News & Record 187
- 7 Fayetteville Observer 159
- 8 Winston-Salem Journal 155
- 9 The News and Observer 118
- 10 Wilmington Star News 92
North Dakota Bismarck Tribune
- 1 Bismarck Tribune 135
- 2 Minot Daily News 77
- 3 Fargo Forum 68
- 4 The Forum 60
- 5 Williston Herald 52
- 6 Grand Forks Herald 51
- 7 THE DICKINSON PRESS 27
- 8 The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead 26
- 9 Wahpeton Daily News 20
- 10 THE HERALD PRESS 8
Northern Mariana Islands Guam Daily Post
- 1 Guam Daily Post 71
- 2 SAIPAN TRIBUNE 64
- 3 Marianas Variety 55
- 4 MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS & VIEWS 14
- 5 PACIFIC DAILY NEWS 9
- 6 Marianas Variety News and Views 4
- 7 Marianas Variety & Saipan Tribune 3
- 8 AT&T 1
- 9 KWAW-FM 1
- 10 Mariana Variaty 1
Ohio The Columbus Dispatch
- 1 The Columbus Dispatch 1,834
- 2 Cincinnati Enquirer 1,048
- 3 The Plain Dealer 753
- 4 The Canton Repository (Canton, OH) 726
- 5 Dayton Daily News 414
- 6 The Enquirer 221
- 7 Cleveland Plain Dealer 215
- 8 Akron Beacon Journal 174
- 9 The Blade 111
- 10 The Repository 59
Oklahoma The Oklahoman
- 1 The Oklahoman 282
- 2 Tulsa World 259
- 3 Times Record 32
- 4 Durant Democrat 30
- 5 The Daily Oklahoman 19
- 6 The Lawton Constitution 16
- 7 Oklahoma City Oklahoman 14
- 8 Amarillo Globe News 12
- 9 Durant Democrat - SUNDAY NOT AVAILA 7
- 10 McCurtain Daily Gazette 7
Oregon The Oregonian
- 1 The Oregonian 1,729
- 2 Portland Oregonian 49
- 3 Salem Statesman Journal 48
- 4 The Register-Guard 32
- 5 Statesman Journal 27
- 6 Tri-City Herald 17
- 7 The Bulletin 11
- 8 East Oregonian 6
- 9 The Sunday Oregonian 5
- 10 Grants Pass Daily Courier 4
Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer 3,894
- 2 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1,314
- 3 The Morning Call 179
- 4 Reading Eagle 177
- 5 The Patriot-News 143
- 6 LNP 79
- 7 THE POCONO RECORD 71
- 8 Erie Times-News 68
- 9 Bucks County Courier Times 64
- 10 Centre Daily Times 61
Puerto Rico El Nuevo Dia
- 1 El Nuevo Dia 90
- 2 San Juan Daily Star 5
- 3 El Nuevo DÃa 4
- 4 Nuevo Dia 3
- 5 el nuevo dia news paper 2
- 6 El Neuvo Dia 1
- 7 The San Juan Daily Star, Weekend Ed 1
Rhode Island Providence Journal
- 1 Providence Journal 650
- 2 Providence Sunday Journal 38
- 3 The Boston Globe 2
- 4 The Call 2
- 5 Providence Journal Bulletin 2
- 6 FJMC Lahore 1
- 7 Providence Jorunal 1
- 8 The Providence Jouranl 1
- 9 Providence Journal Newspaper 1
- 10 Providence Times 1
South Carolina The Greenville News
- 1 The Greenville News 534
- 2 Charleston Post & Courier 280
- 3 The State 234
- 4 The State Paper (South Carolina) 205
- 5 The Post and Courier 202
- 6 The Charlotte Observer 171
- 7 Myrtle Beach Sun News 143
- 8 Spartanburg Herald-Journal 114
- 9 THE SUN NEWS 77
- 10 Beaufort Gazette/Island Packet 47
South Dakota Argus Leader
- 1 Argus Leader 593
- 2 Sioux Falls Argus Leader 31
- 3 Rapid City Journal 27
- 4 Aberdeen American News 21
- 5 Quick Quarter 17
- 6 Watertown Public Opinion (Saturday) 10
- 7 Aberdeen News 9
- 8 Aberdeen News "Weekend Edition" 9
- 9 Aberdeen News - NO SUNDAY AVAILABLE 5
- 10 Sioux City Journal - No SUN Avail. 5
Tennessee The Tennessean
- 1 The Tennessean 901
- 2 Memphis Commercial Appeal 587
- 3 The Commercial Appeal 479
- 4 Jackson Sun 386
- 5 Chattanooga Times Free Press 220
- 6 Knoxville News Sentinel 210
- 7 Nashville Tennessean 45
- 8 Southern Standard 24
- 9 Commerical Appeal 20
- 10 The Leaf Chronicle 20
Texas The Dallas Morning News
- 1 The Dallas Morning News 12,115
- 2 Austin American-Statesman 5,552
- 3 Houston Chronicle 4,984
- 4 SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS 1,431
- 5 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1,030
- 6 Plano Star Courier 285
- 7 El Paso Times 172
- 8 Laredo Morning Times 134
- 9 Denton Record Chronicle 115
- 10 Amarillo Globe News 111
U.S. Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands Daily News
- 1 The Virgin Islands Daily News 22
- 2 Daily News 9
- 3 The Virgin Islands Daily News Paper 9
- 4 The Virgin Island Daily News 3
- 5 The Virgin Island Daily News paper 3
- 6 St Peter and Paul Catholic Bulletin 2
- 7 Dialy News VI 1
- 8 El Nuevo Dia 1
- 9 The USVI Daily News 1
- 10 Virgin Island DailyNews-Weekend Ed. 1
Utah The Salt Lake Tribune
- 1 The Salt Lake Tribune 2,283
- 2 Daily Herald 102
- 3 THE SPECTRUM 32
- 4 STANDARD EXAMINER 18
- 5 MONSTER.COM 14
- 6 Salt Lake City Tribune 9
- 7 The Insider 6
- 8 THE DAVIS JOURNAL 4
- 9 IRON COUNTY TODAY 4
- 10 The Salt Lake Tribue 4
Vermont Burlington Free Press
- 1 Burlington Free Press 205
- 2 Indeed 9
- 3 Valley News 6
- 4 Rutland Herald (Weekend Edition) 5
- 5 Bennington Banner 4
- 6 Care.com 3
- 7 FrontPorch Forum 2
- 8 VTPOC 2
- 9 Barre Montpelier Times 1
- 10 The Barre Montpelier Times Argus 1
Virginia The Washington Post
- 1 The Washington Post 5,813
- 2 Richmond Times-Dispatch 555
- 3 The Virginian-Pilot 315
- 4 The Roanoke Times 137
- 5 Stanton News Leader 73
- 6 The News & Advance 57
- 7 Free Lance-Star 46
- 8 The Daily Press 45
- 9 Fairfax County Times 38
- 10 The Virginia Pilot 25
Washington The Seattle Times
- 1 The Seattle Times 9,797
- 2 The Columbian 113
- 3 Lewiston Tribune 58
- 4 The News Tribune 50
- 5 The Spokesman-Review 43
- 6 The Oregonian 39
- 7 Kitsap Sun 31
- 8 The Olympian 31
- 9 Tacoma News Tribune 28
- 10 Tri-City Herald 28
West Virginia The Dominion Post
- 1 The Dominion Post 31
- 2 Charleston Gazette-Mail 25
- 3 Wheeling News Register 13
- 4 The Journal 12
- 5 The Register-Herald 10
- 6 Huntington Herald Dispatch 9
- 7 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel 9
- 8 The Herald-Dispatch 7
- 9 Bluefield Daily Telegraph 6
- 10 Sunday News-Register 4
Wisconsin Wisconsin State Journal
- 1 Wisconsin State Journal 3,159
- 2 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1,112
- 3 Wausau Daily Herald 385
- 4 Green Bay Press - Gazette 226
- 5 La Crosse Tribune 152
- 6 The Sheboygan Press 70
- 7 The Post-Crescent 67
- 8 Oshkosh Northwestern 55
- 9 Racine Journal Times 51
- 10 Star Observer 32
Wyoming Wyoming Tribune Eagle
- 1 Wyoming Tribune Eagle 48
- 2 Jackson Hole Daily 25
- 3 Casper Star Tribune 17
- 4 Cody Enterprise 8
- 5 Jackson Hole Daily-Weekend Edition 5
- 6 Laramie Boomerang (NO SUNDAY AVAILA 3
- 7 Rocket Miner 3
- 8 Kemmerer Gazette 2
- 9 Laramie Boomerang 2
- 10 ROCK SPRINGS ROCKET MINER 2
The rules, step by step
How these are counted
DOL's PERM disclosure files print each case's recruitment as the employer entered it on Form 9089 Section H: the job order's dates, the two print ads with their papers and dates, the additional steps and how the notice of filing was given. Only the form in use since June 2023 carries this, so the figures cover the 276,788 decided cases filed on it. A case still waiting at DOL isn't in the files.
Newspaper names are grouped across 7,550 spellings ("The Seattle Times" and "Seattle Times" are one paper), and a case naming one paper for both ads counts once. Days before filing run from each step's start to the date DOL received the case. Each employer's, law firm's and job's own figures are on its page.
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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