OFLC processing times
As of August 31, 2026, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification is adjudicating PERM applications filed in November 2025, averaging 336 calendar days from filing to decision, and prevailing wage requests for H-1B filed in May 2026. A priority date is the month whose filings OFLC is currently working; it is not a promise or an estimate for any one case, which can take longer or shorter depending on its own facts.
PERM applications
| Queue | Priority date | Average calendar days |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst review | November 2025 | 336 |
| Audit review | December 2025 | N/A |
| Reconsideration request to the CO | April 2026 | N/A |
Prevailing wage determinations
| Programme | OEWS receipt date | Non-OEWS receipt date | Redeterminations | Center Director reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW-1 | May 2026 | — | — | August 2026 |
| H-1B | May 2026 | May 2026 | June 2026 | July 2026 |
| H-2B | July 2026 | — | — | May 2026 |
| PERM | May 2026 | May 2026 | June 2026 | June 2026 |
How the queues have moved
DOL replaces the figures each month and keeps no archive. This log records each move as it appears.
No moves recorded yet: the log begins with the first change after 2026-09-18, the day this page started reading DOL’s figures.
Source: flag.dol.gov/processingtimes, US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (public domain), read daily. What employers filed to pay is on the employer pages; the wage a filing must meet is in the prevailing wage lookup.