Unofficial PERM Certifications To End Of August FY2016

A bit late, but here are the figures.


Country/Group ---- Q1 ------ Q2 ------ Q3 ----- JUL/AUG --- TOTAL -- Prev Yr -- Change
CHINA ----------- 2,105 --- 2,948 --- 2,884 ---- 1,801 ---- 9,738 ---- 6,133 --- 58.8%
INDIA ---------- 13,228 -- 17,768 -- 18,080 --- 10,780 --- 59,856 --- 40,505 --- 47.8%
MEXICO ------------ 457 ----- 647 ----- 581 ------ 334 ---- 2,019 ---- 1,317 --- 53.3%
PHILIPPINES ------- 460 ----- 585 ----- 454 ------ 248 ---- 1,747 ---- 1,334 --- 31.0%
ROW ------------- 7,726 -- 10,148 --- 9,668 ---- 6,006 --- 33,548 --- 20,130 --- 66.7%
UNKNOWN -------------------------------------------- 8 -------- 8

Grand Total ---- 23,976 -- 32,096 -- 31,667 --- 19,177 -- 106,916 --- 69,419 --- 54.0%

Thanks for the numbers Spec. If Q1 and Q2 get their GCs this fiscal year and Q3 and Q4 get their GCs in FY 2017, that is still around 3k ROWs per month. ROW certifications continue to be high. Looks like little to no SO next year too if this continues.