This dataset includes data that the Employment and Training Administration's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) collected from Permanent Employment Certification (PERM) applications during previous fiscal years. It includes information on employers, geography, and job details for participants in the PERM program. Historical PERM public disclosure data is available on the OFLC website in the Performance Data section. Data is available as Excel files in aggregate form at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance.

Context:

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. In most instances, before the U.S. employer can submit an immigration petition to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the employer must obtain a certified labor certification application from the DOL's Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The DOL must certify to the USCIS that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job opportunity in the area of intended employment and that employment of the foreign worker will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

Content:

Data covers 2012-2017 and includes information on employer, position, wage offered, job posting history, employee education and past visa history, associated lawyers, and final decision.

Acknowledgements:

This data was collected and distributed by the US Department of Labor.

Inspiration:

• Can you predict visa decisions based on employee/employer/wage?
• How does this data compare to H1B decisions in this dataset?

Data about applications submitted by employers requesting visas to employ foreign citizens in Cambridge, MA and received by the U.S. Department of Labor through the Labor Condition Application (LCA) and the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programs. The LCA program covers H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visas.

Each row in the data set represents a single employer application. In the LCA program this application can request one or more positions. Employers can make multiple applications during a single year.