Economists — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 2,864 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Economists roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 2,663 certified (93% certification rate). Median offered wage: $120K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes — Economists
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 2,663 | 93.0% |
| Denied | 65 | 2.3% |
| Withdrawn | 136 | 4.7% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Economists
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | 178 |
| Cornerstone Research, Inc. | 170 |
| Capital One Services, LLC | 147 |
| Analysis Group Inc. | 137 |
| Capital One, National Association | 137 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 78 |
| Fedex Corporate Services | 66 |
| Bates White, LLC | 37 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of New York | 29 |
| National Economic Research Associates, Inc. | 29 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Economists roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Economists PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 459 |
| Washington DC | 409 |
| California | 320 |
| Virginia | 279 |
| Massachusetts | 257 |
| Florida | 216 |
| Texas | 190 |
| Washington | 147 |
| Illinois | 126 |
| Tennessee | 73 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B — What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140) — the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Economists H-1B volume.See Economists H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Economists roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.