Figure 3

Permanent labor certification recruitment period (days)

FY 2016–2025, Q2

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Source: "Performance Data,” Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Department of Labor, 2016–2025.

Note: The graph represents the average number of days it takes to file a permanent labor certification after receiving a prevailing wage determination. In FY 2025, averages were calculated from a smaller subset of PERM records due to changes in the data released by the Department of Labor.