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PERM
17.272
To ensure that the admission of foreign workers into the United States does not adversely affect the wages, working conditions, and employment opportunities of U.S. workers. To assist U.S. employers seeking to hire foreign workers when no able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers are available.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In FY 2016, the Department processed 126,143 PERM applications and 133,242 Prevailing Wage Determination requests.
In FY 2017, the Department of Labor processed 97,603 PERM applications, 624,650 H-1B applications, 10,097 H-2A applications, 8,970 H-2B applications, and 173,859 Prevailing Wage determination requests.
119,779 PERM applications processed and 150,514 prevailing wage determinations issued in FY 2018.
The Department of Labor issued 102,655 decisions on applications for Permanent Labor Certification in FY 2019.
In FY 2020, the Department of Labor adjudicated 94,019 applications for permanent labor certification and issued 146,438 prevailing wage determinations for prospective permanent labor certification requests.
In FY 2021, the Department of Labor received 120,660 applications for permanent labor certification.
The Department of Labor received a record 141,951 applications for Permanent Labor Certification in FY 2022, the highest application level in the program’s history.
The Department of Labor issued determinations on 118,829 applications for permanent labor certification in FY 2023.
The Department of Labor issued determinations on 114,387 applications for permanent labor certification in FY 2024.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
