While CNMI employers obtained 94% of available CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) permits in fiscal year 2018, this rate dropped to only 49% in 2020, according to the U.S. Government Accountability
U.S. workers comprised a greater portion of employed workers in the CNMI in 2022 than in 2018, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office report released yesterday.