DOL denied 6.5% of labor petitions for green card in 2017
For most employment based green card categories, U.S. employers starts the process by filing a permanent labor certification(LC) in PERM system. In fiscal year 2017, Department of Labor received 105,034 labor certifications(LC) for green card, a 8% increase from fiscal year 2016.
During the same period of time, Department of Labor processed 97,603 labor certifications(LC): 6,413 were denied and 3,581 were withdrawn. We have published all those petitions on our legacy database system.
| Labor Certification | Received | Processed | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | |
| 2017 | 105,034 | 97,603 | 87,609 | 6,413 | 3,581 | PDF report |
| 2016 | 97,504 | 126,143 | 115,933 | 5,560 | 4,650 | PDF report |
| 2015 | 87,644 | 89,151 | 78,938 | 5,851 | 4,362 | PDF report |
| 2014 | 74,936 | 70,988 | 62,633 | 4,349 | 4,016 | PDF report |
Please use following links to search potential job opportunities and pitch employers directly.
- Department of Labor Green Card 2017 Report
- Legacy Green Card(LC) database(updated quarterly, fiscal year)
- New Green Card(LC) database(updated daily, calendar year)
- 2017 Top Green Card Sponsor Reports
- 2017 Top H1B Visa Sponsor Reports
Labor Certification(LC) is different from Labor Condition Application(LCA) . LC is for employment based green card while LCA is for H1B visa.
Our new visa job database is now updated daily with full copies of original petitions. However, we still maintain the legacy system which is updated once every quarter with case summary only. Some cases might not appear on both systems due to various reasons.
U.S. employers are always looking for skilled workers, even in holiday seasons. Please polish your resume and update your career profiles regularly.
