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 2019, Department of Labor received 113,104 labor certifications(LC) for green card, a 8.3% increase from fiscal year 2018.

During the same period of time, Department of Labor processed 102,655 labor certifications(LC): 5,535 were denied and 3,971 were withdrawn. We have published all those petitions on our legacy database system.

Labor Certification	Received	Processed	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn
2019	113,014	102,655	93,865	5,535	3,971	PDF report
2018	104,360	119,776	109,550	6,255	3,791	PDF report
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 2019 Report


• Legacy Green Card(LC) database(updated quarterly, fiscal year)


• New Green Card(LC) database(updated daily, calendar year)


• 2019 Top Green Card Sponsor Reports


• 2019 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.