Statewide Activity		Previous Month vs. Current Month				Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month				Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
			APR 2006	MAY 2006	% Change		MAY 2005	MAY 2006	% Change		Previous	Current	% Change
	Job Seekers
	Total Services Provided to Job Seekers		548,827	626,714	14.19%		577,162	626,714	8.59%		5,787,218	6,641,969	14.77%
	Total Job Seekers Served		65,605	69,585	6.07%		77,478	69,585	-10.19%		886,651	869,011	-1.99%
	- Mediated Seekers Served		19,615	21,914	11.72%		35,408	21,914	-38.11%		509,701	345,549	-32.21%
	- Combo Seekers Served6		25,702	27,753	7.98%		24,318	27,753	14.13%		199,147	298,128	49.70%
	- Web Seekers Served		20,288	19,918	-1.82%		17,752	19,918	12.20%		177,803	225,334	26.73%
	Total Individuals Referred		59,368	63,211	6.47%		71,130	63,211	-11.13%		790,143	790,037	-0.01%
	Total Placements By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match5			28,745
	Employers
	Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report		3,790	3,805	0.40%		3,362	3,805	13.18%		-	-	-
	Count of Employers Placing Web Orders		1,374	1,440	4.80%		652	1,440	120.86%		-	-	-
	Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders		36.25%	37.84%	4.39%		19.39%	37.84%	95.15%		-	-	-
	Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report		10,549	12,042	14.15%		8,143	12,042	47.88%		-	-	-
	Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers		5,902	7,390	25.21%		2,229	7,390	231.54%		-	-	-
	Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers		55.95%	61.37%	9.69%		27.37%	61.37%	124.22%		-	-	-
	Eligibility
	Child Care Assistance1		7,122	7,250	1.80%		6,479	7,250	11.90%		5,884	6,999	18.95%
	Food Stamp Assistance1		56,444	56,300	-0.26%		55,523	56,300	1.40%		53,465	56,401	5.49%
	TANF Financial Assistance1		7,586	7,412	-2.29%		9,291	7,412	-20.22%		9,297	8,342	-10.27%
	General Assistance1		1,682	1,688	0.36%		2,342	1,688	-27.92%		2,272	1,992	-12.30%
	Undupicated Cases1		64,580	64,545	-0.05%		63,350	64,545	1.89%		61,081	64,582	5.73%
	Case Management
	Entered Training2		381	420	10.24%		739	420	-43.17%		588	486	-17.37%
	Open Cases3		8,915	8,637	-3.12%		13,681	8,637	-36.87%		13,152	11,607	-11.74%
	Unemployment
	Client Initiated Phone Calls		15,290	16,212	6.03%		21,206	16,212	-23.55%		279,013	228,667	-18.04%
	Initial Claims		4,551	4,644	2.04%		5,146	4,644	-9.76%		73,155	59,212	-19.06%
	Weekly Benefits Claimed		35,526	29,509	-16.94%		47,465	29,509	-37.83%		588,985	452,027	-23.25%
	Monetary
	UI Fund Balance4		$551,573,036	$606,685,735	9.99%		$446,172,229	$606,685,735	35.98%
	- Benefits Paid4		$7,789,716	$6,401,606	-17.82%		$10,343,921	$6,401,606	-38.11%		126,554,486	96,248,290	-23.95%
	- Contributions Collected4		$23,376,597	$61,410,014	162.70%		$53,951,681	$61,410,014	13.82%		183,909,080	233,968,055	27.22%
	Family Support Payments		$3,333,214	$3,220,550	-3.38%		$4,012,977	$3,220,550	-19.75%		48,932,557	44,426,916	-9.21%
	Food Stamp Costs		$11,965,645	$12,059,010	0.78%		$12,158,478	$12,059,010	-0.82%		135,751,872	142,285,964	4.81%
	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
	5      "Total Placements By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match" is a quarterly number, but comes under the current month heading for reporting convenience.  Due to the nature of the U.I. Wage Match, there is a six month delay in reporting.
	6      "Combo Seeker" is a count of individual seekers who receive both "Staff-Assisted Service" and "Self-Directed Service" in the same month being counted.