Unofficial PERM Certifications to End Of April FY2016

By Country Of Birth

--------------------- Q1 ------ Q2 ---- April
Country/Group ------ No. ------No. ------ No. --- Total No. --- Total %
CHINA ------------ 2,108 --- 2,974 ------ 857 ------- 5,939 ----- 9.05%
INDIA ----------- 13,255 -- 17,787 ---- 5,494 ------ 36,536 ---- 55.69%
MEXICO ------------- 457 ----- 647 ------ 155 ------- 1,259 ----- 1.92%
PHILIPPINES -------- 460 ----- 586 ------ 154 ------- 1,200 ----- 1.83%
ROW -------------- 7,733 -- 10,142 ---- 2,784 ------ 20,659 ---- 31.49%
UNKNOWN ----------------------- 12 -------- 4 ---------- 16 ----- 0.02%

Grand Total ----- 24,013 -- 32,148 ---- 9,448 ------ 65,609 --- 100.00%

Comparative Figures:
Certifications in April 2015 - 7,682 - +23% in FY2016
Certifications in FY2015 to April 2015 - 44,027 - +49% in FY2016
Total Certifications in FY2015 - 78,938 - Certifications in 7 months (58%) of FY2016 equal 83% of the FY2015 full year figure

Data Sources:

Q1 - OFLC Disclosure Date for Q1
Q2/April - DOL Labor Certification Registry

Some cases appear on the LCR and are subsequently removed. The DOL LCR currently reports a figure of 32,043 for Q2 and 9,392 for April. The OFLC Disclosure Data doesn't generally contain exactly the same numbers as the DOL LCR system but they are close. The figures above are a pretty good view of the actual numbers. The OFLC Disclosure Data for Q2 will be published shortly. Usually, the previous quarter numbers will change slightly. I notice the statistics document revised the Q1 figures down from 24,013 to a new figure of 23,991. It shows a figure of 32,114 for Q2.