The document provides statistics on permanent labor certification applications from the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor for fiscal year 2012 through February 15th. It states that 17,700 applications were received total and 16,555 were processed, with 12,350 being certified, 3,312 being denied, and 893 being withdrawn. It also notes that 24,400 cases remained in processing status as of that date, with processing priority dates ranging from August 2010 for standard appeals to the current month for government error appeals.