The document provides statistics on permanent labor certification applications from the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor for fiscal year 2012 through February 15th. It states that 17,700 applications were received total and 16,555 were processed, with 12,350 being certified, 3,312 being denied, and 893 being withdrawn. It also notes that 24,400 cases remained in processing status as of that date, with processing priority dates ranging from August 2010 for standard appeals to the current month for government error appeals.

1. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, USDOL 02/15/2012
OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION
Permanent Labor Certification Program – Select Statistics, FY 2012
Total Applications Received Total Applications Processed
17,700 Cases (YTD 2012) 16,555 Cases (YTD 2012)
January Cumulative
Category FY 2012: FYTD 2012:
Certified 1980 12350
Denied 960 3312
Withdrawn 260 893
Processing Status of Active PERM Cases PERM Processing Priority Dates
24,400 Cases (As of 2/15/2012) (As of 2/15/2012)
Processing Calendar
Area Month Year
Analyst
Review October 2011
Audit June 2011
Standard
Appeals August 2010
Gov’t Error
Appeals Current
January 2012 - Figures are rounded from a specific point in time and should not be used for trending analysis.
AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12012065. (Posted 02/16/12)