Number: RS21520 Title: Labor Certification for Permanent Immigrant Admissions Authors: Ruth Ellen Wasem, Domestic Social Policy Division Abstract: This report is organized into five section: a history of employment-based immigration; a summary of the role of the Department of Labor in employment-based immigration; an overview of current law on employment-based immigration; an analysis of trends in employment-based admissions and labor certification applications; and a discussion of the recent funding history for labor certification. Pages: 6 Date: Updated May 15, 2003