(Office of the Governor) — Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Labor recently approved the CNMI’s 2021 Prevailing Wage Study report for the CW-1 visa program.
The new wages apply to CW-1 determinations beginning July 1, 2021.
“We extend our appreciation and thanks to U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Administrator Brian Pasternak and his team for their guidance and diligence as they review and approve our 2021 PWS report. I also want to extend our sincere appreciation to the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs and Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Nikolao Pula for funding the CNMI Prevailing Wage Study project. This report will greatly assist our local businesses as we work to recover our economy,” said Governor Torres.
“This prevailing wage report will certainly provide proper guidance for our local businesses as they jumpstart close to normal operations. We thank our Secretary of Commerce Edward M. Deleon Guerrero and our Central Statistics Division for their hard work and collaboration with our federal partners,” said Lt. Governor Palacios.
A total of 820 Standard Occupational Classification Detailed Titles are found in the U.S. economy “with wage values for the CW-1 visa program.” 470 Detailed Titles were captured by the CNMI 2021 PWS. The U.S. Department of Labor reviewed and approved 373 for use in the 2021 PWS wage data. 97 will use Guam’s wages or the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey adjusted wage data, according to the USDOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification.
“I am grateful for all the efforts in ensuring the timely completion of this important report, most especially our local business partners and public sector agencies who took the extra effort and time in completing the online survey. I extend my heartfelt thanks to Administrator Pasternak and his team for their continued support and the guidance they provide to our CNMI PWS team to ensure that this report meets all the statistical standards contained in the CW-1 Interim Final Rule at 20 CFR 55.410(e),” said Secretary of Commerce Deleon Guerrero.
The 2021 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 2021 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 report should be directed to the Central Statistics Division at 664-3045 or 3023 or email cnmi.csd@commerce.gov.mp
