Statewide Activity		Previous Month vs. Current Month				Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month				Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
			APR 2005	MAY 2005	% Change		MAY 2004	MAY 2005	% Change		Previous	Current	% Change
	Job Seekers
	Total Services Provided to Job Seekers		584,218	577,162	-1.21%		415,848	577,162	38.79%		4,783,172	886,651	-81.46%
	Job Seekers Served		78,979	77,478	-1.90%		70,608	77,478	9.73%		560,144	650,023	16.05%
	Job Referrals		558,308	552,298	-1.08%		388,123	552,298	42.30%		1,422,139	5,407,735	280.25%
	Employers
	Employers Served		3,360	3,337	-0.68%		2,724	3,337	22.50%		9,490	31,570	232.67%
	Job Orders - Received		8,875	7,930	-10.65%		6,420	7,930	23.52%		30,261	5,376	-82.23%
	% of Job Orders Filled Six Months After Closing			16.49
	Eligibility
	Child Care Assistance1		6,223	6,479	4.11%		5,652	6,479	14.63%		5,430	5,884	8.37%
	Food Stamp Assistance1		55,439	55,523	0.15%		50,970	55,523	8.93%		48,167	53,465	11.00%
	TANF Financial Assistance1		9,271	9,291	0.22%		9,225	9,291	0.72%		9,164	9,297	1.44%
	General Assistance1		2,337	2,342	0.21%		2,109	2,342	11.05%		2,025	2,272	12.17%
	Undupicated Cases1		62,978	63,350	0.59%		58,081	63,350	9.07%		55,477	61,081	10.10%
	Case Management
	Entered Training2		744	739	-0.67%		419	739	76.37%		610	588	-3.67%
	Open Cases3		13,406	13,681	2.05%		13,556	13,681	0.92%		13,787	13,162	-4.53%
	Unemployment
	Client Initiated Phone Calls		21,852	21,206	-2.96%		20,124	21,206	5.38%		373,506	279,013	-25.30%
	Initial Claims		5,793	5,146	-11.17%		5,080	5,146	1.30%		87,332	73,155	-16.23%
	Weekly Benefits Claimed		42,219	47,465	12.43%		56,454	47,465	-15.92%		827,096	588,985	-28.79%
	Monetary
	UI Fund Balance4		$401,627,566	$446,172,229	11.09%		$368,263,646	$446,172,229	21.16%
	-Benefits Paid4		$9,162,015	$10,343,921	12.90%		$12,645,764	$10,343,921	-18.20%		199,137,120	126,554,486	-36.45%
	-Contributions Collected4		$23,726,875	$53,951,681	127.39%		$36,182,183	$53,951,681	49.11%		115,376,129	183,909,080	59.40%
	Family Support Payments		$3,988,996	$4,012,977	0.60%		$4,068,148	$4,012,977	-1.36%		49,284,654	48,932,557	-0.71%
	Food Stamp Costs		$11,853,768	$12,158,478	2.57%		$10,693,351	$12,158,478	13.70%		117,528,442	135,751,872	15.51%
	1       Individuals may register for more than one program. Twelve month figures for these items are monthly averages.
	2      The individuals enrolled in training are registered in at least one of the following programs:  FEP,  FS ABAWD, FS E&T, NAFTA/TAA, TANF Non-FEP, TAA, UDH, WIA-Adult, WIA-DW, WIA-Youth, WIA R.R.A.Assistance.
	3      Count of "Open Cases" includes those registered in at least one of the following programs:  FEP,  FS ABAWD, FS E&T, NAFTA/TAA, TANF Non-FEP, TAA, UDH, WIA-Adult, WIA-DW, WIA-Youth, WIA R.R.A.Assistance.
	4      Preliminary estimates