US Labor approves CNMI 2024 Prevailing Wage Report
The U.S. Department of Labor has approved the CNMI’s 2024 Prevailing Wage Study Report for the CW-1 visa program. Effective from July 1, 2024, until June 30, 2025, the new wages will be implemented for CW-1 determinations.
A total of 848 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Detailed Titles are found in the U.S. economy-502 Detailed Titles were captured by the CNMI 2024 PWS. The U.S. Department of Labor reviewed and approved 432 for use in the 2024 PWS wage data based on the CNMI’s 2024 PWS survey, 31 are assigned the Guam OEWS wage values, and 385 are assigned the Adjusted OEWS wage values according to the letter from the Office of Foreign Labor Certification Administrator.
Remedio C. Mafnas, the acting secretary of the CNMI Department of Commerce, extended her gratitude to the businesses that participated in the 2024 PWS.
She stated, “We deeply appreciate your time and efforts in providing the essential data needed for this report.” Acting secretary Mafnas also expressed her sincere thanks to the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs for technical assistance funds, which made this annual survey possible.
The 2024 PWS CW-1 Wage Table report can be accessed on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification website at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/.
The 2024 PWS Report can be accessed on the CNMI Department of Commerce, Central Statistics Division website at https://ver1.cnmicommerce.com/divisions/central-statistics/report-hub/.
Questions and inquiries regarding the prevailing wage study survey should be directed to the Central Statistics Division at telephone number (670) 664-3023 or email address director.csd@commerce.gov.mp. (PR)
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