Performance Data

Disclosure data consists of selected information extracted from nonimmigrant and immigrant application tables within the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's case management systems. The data sets provide public access to the latest quarterly and annual data in easily accessible formats for the purpose of performing in-depth longitudinal research and analysis. Each data set is cumulative for the fiscal year, containing unique records identified by the applicable OFLC case number based on the most recent date a case determination decision was issued. Information that appears in these records is provided by employers and system-generated metadata, such as received dates and decision dates. Any typographical errors or other data anomalies (e.g., incomplete or blank data fields, etc.) may be due to internal data entry or other external customer errors in completing and submitting the applications for processing.

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2020, the Program Record Layouts associated with each program disclosure file are substantially different from prior fiscal years and include a number of additional data fields extracted based on new visa application forms, appendices, and addenda implemented by OFLC through the new Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System . In some instances, case information may not be included in the program disclosure data for the following reasons:

• If it involves the status of a case that is currently being processed and for which a final determination has not yet been made;
• If it contains information deemed to be Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (e.g., Federal Employer Identification Numbers (FEIN), attorney state bar numbers, and foreign worker names, addresses, etc.); and
• If the data collection item on the application form is an open text field with a very large character limit making it difficult to extract into a user-friendly format (e.g., job duties, statement of temporary need, etc.).

The data sets are available in the Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) file format and organized by the federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). Please refer to the Program Record Layout documents provided for each dataset, which lists each field title and respective field description.

Important Notice: Employer-specific case information that appears on this website was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted prevailing wage, labor certification and labor attestation applications for processing. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS-OES) survey. The BLS-OES program provides OFLC with aggregate wage estimates, by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) and geographic area, which are used in establishing prevailing wages based on the employer's job opportunity and requirements. However, the BLS does not provide OFLC with the wage rates reported for any individual businesses. The identity of respondents and the information that they report to BLS under the OES program is kept in strict confidence in accordance with BLS Data Integrity Guidelines and with the Confidentiality Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002.

Latest Quarterly Updates

The following case disclosure files cover determinations issued between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. A small percentage of determinations may be subject to change in subsequent quarterly releases due to appeal or redetermination decisions on employer applications.

Please note: The LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) and H-2A programs contain some cases from the iCERT database, prior to FLAG system implementation.

Historical Case Disclosure Data

Where available, OFLC program disclosure files for prior fiscal years are also available on the Foreign Labor Certification Data Center website at www.flcdatacenter.com .

PERM Program

H-2A Program

H-2B Program

LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)

Prevailing Wage Program

CW-1 Program

⁽¹⁾ In FY 2009, the iCERT System replaced the H-1B legacy system. Consequently, two FY 2009 H-1B data disclosure files were published-the "H-1B Case Data FY2009" file for applications processed through the iCERT System beginning on April 15, 2009, and the "H-1B Efile Case Data FY2009" file for applications processed through the H-1B legacy system.

⁽²⁾ Disclosure data includes prevailing wage determinations issued from the OFLC iCERT System between January 20 and September 30, 2010, when employers began electronic filing of requests for prevailing wage determinations. Prior to January 1, 2010, all prevailing wage determinations were received and processed by State Workforce Agencies and no national-level electronic record data are available prior to this data.

FY 2016 Report

Please click on the state to be directed the corresponding state's profile page. Alternatively, clicking on the state in the table at the bottom will also bring you to each individual s profile.

• Click here to view FY 2015 Annual Report Performance Data
• Click here to view FY 2014 Annual Report Performance Data
• Click here to view FY 2013 Annual Report Performance Data
• Click here to view FY 2012 Annual Report Performance Data

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Alaska - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	41	177	89	1
Total Applications Certified	36	152	74	1
Total Positions Requested	29	362	3,757	17
Total Positions Certified	36	331	3,250	17
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.03%	0.03%	1.25%	0.01%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.03%	0.03%	2.73%	0.01%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$95,459.85	$81,651.26	$16.17	$10.00

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Alabama - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	598	2,044	62	48
Total Applications Certified	531	1,837	56	46
Total Positions Requested	446	2,765	2,185	999
Total Positions Certified	531	2,508	1,882	972
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.46%	0.32%	0.94%	0.46%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.46%	0.21%	1.58%	0.7%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$87,833.20	$78,478.97	$11.27	$10.59

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Arkansas - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	564	3,388	55	212
Total Applications Certified	398	3,116	50	207
Total Positions Requested	772	6,310	2,218	3,274
Total Positions Certified	398	5,476	2,078	3,114
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.34%	0.54%	0.84%	2.08%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.34%	0.46%	1.74%	2.23%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$68,627.97	$76,949.58	$11.78	$10.69

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Arizona - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,392	9,630	172	70
Total Applications Certified	1,251	8,953	121	65
Total Positions Requested	1,115	17,971	5,263	5,481
Total Positions Certified	1,251	16,834	3,826	5,391
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	1.08%	1.55%	2.04%	0.65%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	1.08%	1.4%	3.21%	3.86%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$90,726.45	$79,344.77	$12.81	$11.20

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: California - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	29,579	116,026	192	316
Total Applications Certified	27,548	105,159	131	298
Total Positions Requested	23,246	244,076	2,786	11,369
Total Positions Certified	27,548	227,039	2,130	11,106
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	23.76%	18.15%	2.21%	2.99%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	23.76%	18.94%	1.79%	7.94%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$111,212.11	$94,353.50	$14.38	$11.89

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Colorado - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	969	6,297	310	245
Total Applications Certified	875	5,602	259	232
Total Positions Requested	783	14,613	7,612	2,143
Total Positions Certified	875	13,103	6,179	2,058
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.75%	0.97%	4.37%	2.33%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.75%	1.09%	5.18%	1.47%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$92,261.33	$80,037.41	$13.82	$11.27

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Connecticut - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,176	9,943	36	52
Total Applications Certified	1,062	9,281	27	51
Total Positions Requested	815	23,878	609	358
Total Positions Certified	1,062	21,864	547	327
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.92%	1.6%	0.46%	0.51%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.92%	1.82%	0.46%	0.23%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$104,665.45	$82,147.49	$18.45	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: District Of Columbia - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	482	3,980	-	-
Total Applications Certified	426	3,570	-	-
Total Positions Requested	369	7,321	-	-
Total Positions Certified	426	6,716	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.37%	0.62%	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.37%	0.56%	-	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$84,936.76	$81,295.07	-	-

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Delaware - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	609	3,503	32	14
Total Applications Certified	560	3,216	27	14
Total Positions Requested	466	6,967	485	392
Total Positions Certified	560	6,227	419	392
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.48%	0.56%	0.46%	0.14%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.48%	0.52%	0.35%	0.28%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$83,032.26	$81,763.76	$12.75	$11.66

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Florida - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	4,014	20,409	481	294
Total Applications Certified	3,657	18,880	388	269
Total Positions Requested	3,484	47,248	9,435	23,919
Total Positions Certified	3,657	43,642	7,955	22,828
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.15%	3.26%	6.54%	2.7%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.15%	3.64%	6.67%	16.33%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$74,599.70	$73,892.42	$12.16	$10.70

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Georgia - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	4,352	24,672	107	225
Total Applications Certified	3,822	22,719	79	202
Total Positions Requested	3,533	46,771	3,466	18,720
Total Positions Certified	3,822	44,061	2,404	17,392
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.3%	3.92%	1.33%	2.03%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.3%	3.68%	2.02%	12.44%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$56,350.82	$75,622.24	$12.32	$10.59

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: GUAM - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	129	321	-	-
Total Applications Certified	118	290	-	-
Total Positions Requested	130	323	-	-
Total Positions Certified	118	292	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.1%	0.05%	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.1%	0.02%	-	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$68,534.67	$64,965.19	-	-

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Hawaii - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	89	504	3	8
Total Applications Certified	72	405	3	8
Total Positions Requested	82	835	37	51
Total Positions Certified	72	726	37	51
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.06%	0.07%	0.05%	0.08%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.06%	0.06%	0.03%	0.04%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$84,845.41	$72,235.49	$13.09	$12.64

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Iowa - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	490	2,918	47	140
Total Applications Certified	456	2,556	37	129
Total Positions Requested	374	5,685	619	2,345
Total Positions Certified	456	5,059	573	2,155
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.39%	0.44%	0.62%	1.29%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.39%	0.42%	0.48%	1.54%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$90,623.10	$78,217.39	$13.93	$12.17

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Idaho - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	145	875	48	497
Total Applications Certified	126	781	36	489
Total Positions Requested	135	1,331	1,228	3,043
Total Positions Certified	126	1,233	1,103	2,994
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.11%	0.13%	0.61%	4.91%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.11%	0.1%	0.93%	2.14%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$93,253.80	$77,045.01	$13.21	$11.75

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Illinois - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	4,820	34,774	106	68
Total Applications Certified	4,434	32,156	81	64
Total Positions Requested	3,486	75,556	2,198	1,320
Total Positions Certified	4,434	70,515	1,790	1,270
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.82%	5.55%	1.37%	0.64%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.82%	5.88%	1.5%	0.91%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$93,013.34	$77,040.80	$14.47	$12.07

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Indiana - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,005	6,381	76	54
Total Applications Certified	948	5,588	60	50
Total Positions Requested	735	12,219	1,433	2,210
Total Positions Certified	948	10,772	1,226	1,974
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.82%	0.96%	1.01%	0.5%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.82%	0.9%	1.03%	1.41%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$103,156.44	$76,970.25	$11.49	$12.07

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Kansas - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	401	2,743	60	118
Total Applications Certified	368	2,506	47	115
Total Positions Requested	310	4,347	1,281	810
Total Positions Certified	368	3,932	1,159	789
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.32%	0.43%	0.79%	1.15%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.32%	0.33%	0.97%	0.56%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$76,520.59	$79,384.33	$13.00	$13.80

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Kentucky - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	554	2,605	84	1,125
Total Applications Certified	527	2,392	66	1,111
Total Positions Requested	423	6,451	1,098	6,919
Total Positions Certified	527	5,811	869	6,779
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.45%	0.41%	1.11%	11.15%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.45%	0.48%	0.73%	4.85%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$85,744.32	$79,877.88	$12.06	$10.85

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Louisiana - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	388	2,137	263	799
Total Applications Certified	332	1,898	222	781
Total Positions Requested	315	2,930	5,552	8,673
Total Positions Certified	332	2,674	4,434	8,301
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.29%	0.33%	3.74%	7.84%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.29%	0.22%	3.72%	5.94%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$142,454.60	$82,083.96	$12.20	$10.69

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Massachusetts - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	4,217	24,520	416	121
Total Applications Certified	3,979	22,214	344	117
Total Positions Requested	3,278	46,022	5,319	445
Total Positions Certified	3,979	42,118	4,480	437
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.43%	3.83%	5.8%	1.17%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.43%	3.51%	3.76%	0.31%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$88,847.01	$82,813.10	$13.84	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Maryland - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,646	10,630	181	67
Total Applications Certified	1,474	9,654	149	63
Total Positions Requested	1,234	16,681	3,794	836
Total Positions Certified	1,474	15,178	3,408	804
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	1.27%	1.67%	2.51%	0.63%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	1.27%	1.27%	2.86%	0.57%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$103,655.57	$78,777.11	$13.20	$11.66

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Maine - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	104	673	193	74
Total Applications Certified	93	629	178	72
Total Positions Requested	89	1,355	2,637	724
Total Positions Certified	93	1,180	2,378	700
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.08%	0.11%	3%	0.72%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.08%	0.1%	1.99%	0.5%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$91,686.85	$99,090.42	$11.07	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Michigan - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	3,760	20,757	199	88
Total Applications Certified	3,536	19,133	171	83
Total Positions Requested	3,077	35,569	3,016	4,062
Total Positions Certified	3,536	32,794	2,621	3,878
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.05%	3.3%	2.88%	0.83%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.05%	2.74%	2.2%	2.77%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$97,362.83	$75,449.98	$11.21	$12.02

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	921	9,859	117	116
Total Applications Certified	866	9,164	95	115
Total Positions Requested	808	19,337	1,770	1,300
Total Positions Certified	866	18,177	1,434	1,296
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.75%	1.58%	1.6%	1.15%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.75%	1.52%	1.2%	0.93%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$82,715.56	$78,720.80	$13.22	$12.02

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Missouri - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,090	7,921	179	54
Total Applications Certified	991	7,142	160	50
Total Positions Requested	1,019	14,367	3,024	857
Total Positions Certified	991	12,691	2,776	846
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.85%	1.23%	2.7%	0.5%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.85%	1.06%	2.33%	0.61%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$108,895.27	$75,065.09	$13.34	$12.17

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Northern Mariana Islands - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	16	164	-	-
Total Applications Certified	10	112	-	-
Total Positions Requested	33	179	-	-
Total Positions Certified	10	125	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.01%	0.02%	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.01%	0.01%	-	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$91,274.38	$61,253.11	-	-

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Mississippi - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	175	834	61	168
Total Applications Certified	147	728	51	161
Total Positions Requested	108	1,627	2,958	3,652
Total Positions Certified	147	1,274	2,520	3,580
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.13%	0.13%	0.86%	1.62%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.13%	0.11%	2.11%	2.56%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$87,049.84	$90,270.64	$11.80	$10.69

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Montana - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	67	183	60	271
Total Applications Certified	53	160	43	255
Total Positions Requested	53	840	569	651
Total Positions Certified	53	595	421	620
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.05%	0.03%	0.72%	2.56%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.05%	0.05%	0.35%	0.44%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$75,389.24	$88,809.88	$11.80	$11.75

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: North Carolina - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	3,379	18,657	157	283
Total Applications Certified	2,915	17,130	137	269
Total Positions Requested	2,663	35,567	4,559	20,258
Total Positions Certified	2,915	32,820	3,950	19,786
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	2.51%	2.96%	2.31%	2.7%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	2.51%	2.74%	3.31%	14.15%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$119,547.40	$78,870.96	$11.27	$10.72

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: North Dakota - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	138	536	94	448
Total Applications Certified	126	463	76	417
Total Positions Requested	101	851	1,231	1,461
Total Positions Certified	126	735	1,065	1,372
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.11%	0.08%	1.28%	4.19%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.11%	0.06%	0.89%	0.98%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$50,808.96	$94,896.84	$15.93	$13.80

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Nebraska - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	409	2,002	43	97
Total Applications Certified	358	1,838	31	92
Total Positions Requested	371	4,358	546	999
Total Positions Certified	358	3,755	468	967
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.31%	0.32%	0.52%	0.92%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.31%	0.31%	0.39%	0.69%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$87,288.13	$80,096.09	$12.44	$13.80

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: New Hampshire - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	255	1,893	48	38
Total Applications Certified	242	1,730	38	38
Total Positions Requested	220	4,183	476	169
Total Positions Certified	242	3,545	441	169
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.21%	0.3%	0.64%	0.38%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.21%	0.3%	0.37%	0.12%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$96,460.34	$79,475.33	$12.50	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: New Jersey - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	9,858	47,993	204	49
Total Applications Certified	9,166	44,228	185	47
Total Positions Requested	6,954	84,011	2,810	1,041
Total Positions Certified	9,166	77,688	2,715	1,016
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	7.91%	7.63%	3.12%	0.47%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	7.91%	6.48%	2.28%	0.73%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$83,715.57	$75,762.67	$14.01	$11.66

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: New Mexico - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	277	1,023	12	47
Total Applications Certified	229	932	9	42
Total Positions Requested	201	1,648	227	423
Total Positions Certified	229	1,509	180	381
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.2%	0.16%	0.15%	0.42%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.2%	0.13%	0.15%	0.27%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$107,819.81	$92,727.22	$11.14	$11.20

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Nevada - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	231	1,293	55	99
Total Applications Certified	203	1,127	32	97
Total Positions Requested	191	3,296	1,623	2,058
Total Positions Certified	203	2,535	837	2,051
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.18%	0.19%	0.54%	0.97%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.18%	0.21%	0.7%	1.47%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$114,480.95	$80,606.65	$13.95	$11.27

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: New York - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	9,222	54,580	433	372
Total Applications Certified	8,453	49,790	360	362
Total Positions Requested	7,368	107,017	3,883	5,700
Total Positions Certified	8,453	99,932	3,420	5,522
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	7.29%	8.59%	6.07%	3.63%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	7.29%	8.34%	2.87%	3.95%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$68,281.13	$84,419.90	$13.79	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Ohio - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	2,101	16,231	245	71
Total Applications Certified	1,934	15,061	205	64
Total Positions Requested	1,718	35,445	3,099	1,411
Total Positions Certified	1,934	32,444	2,812	1,297
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	1.67%	2.6%	3.46%	0.64%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	1.67%	2.71%	2.36%	0.93%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$88,217.28	$76,368.94	$12.63	$12.07

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Oklahoma - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	331	1,988	117	75
Total Applications Certified	295	1,807	102	72
Total Positions Requested	251	3,991	1,944	634
Total Positions Certified	295	3,757	1,534	526
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.25%	0.31%	1.72%	0.72%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.25%	0.31%	1.29%	0.38%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$92,593.21	$71,900.94	$12.15	$11.15

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Oregon - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,359	4,585	42	47
Total Applications Certified	1,246	4,211	32	43
Total Positions Requested	1,047	10,566	1,794	950
Total Positions Certified	1,246	9,371	1,488	759
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	1.07%	0.73%	0.54%	0.43%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	1.07%	0.78%	1.25%	0.54%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$95,667.27	$81,716.54	$11.22	$12.69

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Pennsylvania - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	2,831	23,186	315	84
Total Applications Certified	2,644	21,562	280	82
Total Positions Requested	2,059	80,023	4,696	927
Total Positions Certified	2,644	75,685	4,195	892
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	2.28%	3.72%	4.72%	0.82%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	2.28%	6.31%	3.52%	0.64%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$142,700.39	$78,043.07	$14.04	$11.66

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Puerto Rico - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	75	184	1	-
Total Applications Certified	57	153	1	-
Total Positions Requested	49	889	13	-
Total Positions Certified	57	460	13	-
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.05%	0.03%	0.02%	-
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.05%	0.04%	0.01%	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$97,668.74	$66,421.58	$11.54	-

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Rhode Island - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	192	2,445	35	4
Total Applications Certified	181	2,285	32	4
Total Positions Requested	140	3,841	577	4
Total Positions Certified	181	3,449	534	4
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.16%	0.39%	0.54%	0.04%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.16%	0.29%	0.45%	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$45,806.17	$83,273.32	$12.29	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: South Carolina - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,203	2,908	130	81
Total Applications Certified	838	2,580	113	78
Total Positions Requested	649	6,932	3,983	4,211
Total Positions Certified	838	6,017	3,498	3,896
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.72%	0.45%	1.9%	0.78%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.72%	0.5%	2.93%	2.79%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$66,844.61	$74,277.56	$10.88	$10.59

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: South Dakota - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	66	336	115	168
Total Applications Certified	61	302	101	154
Total Positions Requested	60	700	1,590	863
Total Positions Certified	61	599	1,414	820
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.05%	0.05%	1.7%	1.55%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.05%	0.05%	1.19%	0.59%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$83,458.92	$86,027.85	$11.75	$13.80

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Tennessee - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	741	5,590	88	361
Total Applications Certified	656	5,092	67	356
Total Positions Requested	642	12,827	1,972	3,285
Total Positions Certified	656	11,417	1,752	3,224
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.57%	0.88%	1.13%	3.57%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.57%	0.95%	1.47%	2.31%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$84,308.88	$76,017.34	$13.49	$10.85

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Texas - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	16,673	67,603	905	474
Total Applications Certified	15,593	61,624	732	427
Total Positions Requested	12,998	128,645	23,554	3,331
Total Positions Certified	15,593	120,479	18,002	3,116
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	13.45%	10.63%	12.34%	4.29%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	13.45%	10.05%	15.1%	2.23%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$88,022.47	$76,075.10	$12.96	$11.15

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Utah - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	438	2,761	122	166
Total Applications Certified	380	2,500	98	156
Total Positions Requested	353	6,369	2,124	971
Total Positions Certified	380	5,826	1,788	934
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.33%	0.43%	1.65%	1.57%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.33%	0.49%	1.5%	0.67%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$91,048.18	$75,089.98	$12.80	$11.27

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Virginia - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	4,243	18,710	213	98
Total Applications Certified	3,771	17,067	188	93
Total Positions Requested	3,054	37,631	4,560	3,494
Total Positions Certified	3,771	34,546	4,124	3,432
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	3.25%	2.95%	3.17%	0.93%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	3.25%	2.88%	3.46%	2.45%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$93,199.88	$77,826.62	$12.28	$10.72

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Virgin Islands - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	7	60	-	-
Total Applications Certified	4	52	-	-
Total Positions Requested	4	66	-	-
Total Positions Certified	4	52	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	-	0.01%	-	-
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	-	-	-	-
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$88,292.51	$60,972.42	-	-

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Vermont - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	103	356	55	78
Total Applications Certified	96	315	48	77
Total Positions Requested	60	872	984	523
Total Positions Certified	96	831	881	520
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.08%	0.05%	0.81%	0.77%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.08%	0.07%	0.74%	0.37%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$61,809.50	$80,996.28	$12.51	$11.74

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Washington - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	6,709	22,415	46	158
Total Applications Certified	6,473	20,597	32	148
Total Positions Requested	4,344	44,434	1,271	14,022
Total Positions Certified	6,473	41,902	1,044	13,689
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	5.58%	3.55%	0.54%	1.49%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	5.58%	3.5%	0.88%	9.79%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$112,271.52	$97,658.94	$13.92	$12.69

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Wisconsin - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	1,376	7,003	38	35
Total Applications Certified	1,194	6,415	25	35
Total Positions Requested	1,147	17,814	770	853
Total Positions Certified	1,194	15,253	606	853
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	1.03%	1.11%	0.42%	0.35%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	1.03%	1.27%	0.51%	0.61%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$77,681.37	$77,938.71	$12.25	$12.02

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: West Virginia - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	101	617	12	10
Total Applications Certified	94	499	12	8
Total Positions Requested	69	1,417	205	152
Total Positions Certified	94	1,045	181	116
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.08%	0.09%	0.2%	0.08%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.08%	0.09%	0.15%	0.08%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$139,656.10	$108,817.72	$10.51	$10.85

State Profile Fiscal Year Statistics

State Profile: Wyoming - Fiscal Year 2016 Summary Statistics
Summary Information	Category of Employment-Based Visa				state flags
	PERM	H-1B	H-2B	H-2A
Total Applications Processed	28	118	50	96
Total Applications Certified	27	97	42	88
Total Positions Requested	18	209	452	344
Total Positions Certified	27	183	391	328
Percent of National Total Certified Applications	0.02%	0.02%	0.71%	0.88%
Percent of National Total Certified Positions	0.02%	0.02%	0.33%	0.23%
Average Wage Offer / AEWR*	$124,041.61	$103,938.56	$12.38	$11.75

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), in order to promote more efficient use of limited resources, is discontinuing the publication of our Annual Report. OFLC will continue to publish and publicly release program data on our website through our quarterly-released Selected Statistics and Disclosure Data reports .