PERM Certifications For FY2020 Quarter 4 (Selected Statistics)

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OFLC has released the PERM figures Selected Statistics for Q4 FY2020. They are not shown on the site yet, but can be found at this link.

Up to FY2020 Quarter 4 there were:

Certifications -- 86,056 (8.32% less than FY2019)
Denied ----------- 4,212 (2.39% less than FY2019)
Withdrawn -------- 3,750 (1.52% more than FY2019)

Processed ------- 94,018 (8.41% less than FY2019)


PERM Received --- 115,133 (2.60% more than FY2019) (115,113 in DOL sheet is an error)


Backlog increased by 7,263 from 51,864 at the end of Q3 FY2020 to 56,006 (14.00% increase) at the end of FY2020 Q4.

Backlog increased by 21,329 from 34,677 at the end of FY2019 to 56,006 (61.51% increase) at the end of FY2020.


Official PERM Certifications For FY2020 Quarter 4
Country/Group ---- Q1 ------- Q2 ------- Q3 ------- Q4 ---- Total ----- %
CHINA --------- 2,135 ---- 2,069 ---- 4,844 ---- 2,652 --- 11,700 --- 13.60%
INDIA --------- 8,158 ---- 7,472 --- 17,990 --- 10,554 --- 44,174 --- 51.33%
MEXICO ---------- 679 ------ 544 ---- 1,181 ------ 707 ---- 3,111 ---- 3.62%
PHILIPPINES ----- 349 ------ 324 ------ 602 ------ 338 ---- 1,613 ---- 1.87%
ROW ----------- 4,751 ---- 4,678 --- 10,349 ---- 5,680 --- 25,458 --- 29.58%

Grand Total -- 16,072 --- 15,087 --- 34,966 --- 19,931 --- 86,056 -- 100.00%