Official OFLC PERM Figures FY2018 Q3

The Selected Statistics and Full Disclosure figures have been released today.

Here's a summary broken down by Country/Group for Certified cases as at the end of Q3 FY2018:

Country/Group -- No. ----- %
CHINA -------- 8,345 --- 11.32%
INDIA ------- 37,738 --- 51.18%
MEXICO ------- 2,342 ---- 3.18%
PHILIPPINES ---- 979 ---- 1.33%
ROW --------- 24,327 --- 39.99%

TOTAL ------- 73,731 -- 100.00%

PERM Received - 80,864 (This is a 2.1% increase on Q3 FY2017)
PERM Processed - 81,047 (This is a 3.6% increase on Q3 FY2017)
Backlog - 38,865 (This is about the same as the backlog at the end of FY2017)