Statewide Activity		Previous Month vs. Current Month				Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month				Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
			JUL 2006	AUG 2006	% Change		AUG 2005	AUG 2006	% Change		Previous	Current	% Change
	Job Seekers
	Total Services Provided to Job Seekers		475,003	537,987	13.26%		664,407	537,987	-19.03%		6,142,324	6,495,206	5.75%
	Total Job Seekers Served		59,289	63,877	7.74%		82,758	63,877	-22.81%		900,861	828,930	-7.98%
	- Mediated Seekers Served		17,469	17,640	0.98%		37,606	17,640	-53.09%		488,944	298,126	-39.03%
	- Combo Seekers Served6		20,927	23,948	14.44%		27,081	23,948	-11.57%		224,678	297,986	32.63%
	- Web Seekers Served		20,893	22,289	6.68%		18,071	22,289	23.34%		187,239	232,818	24.34%
	Total Individuals Referred		54,064	57,635	6.61%		76,428	57,635	-24.59%		812,044	752,220	-7.37%
	Total Placements By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match5			21,224
	Employers
	Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report		3,238	3,729	15.16%		4,189	3,729	-10.98%		36,546	40,752	11.51%
	Count of Employers Placing Web Orders		1,501	1,997	33.04%		1,001	1,997	99.50%		6,664	14,666	120.08%
	Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders		46.36%	53.55%	15.51%		23.90%	53.55%	124.06%		17.77%	35.67%	100.71%
	Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report		8,919	10,302	15.51%		10,982	10,302	-6.19%		91,968	113,053	22.93%
	Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers		4,095	5,845	42.74%		4,560	5,845	28.18%		24,931	62,231	149.61%
	Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers		45.91%	56.74%	23.59%		41.52%	56.74%	36.66%		25.95%	54.48%	109.97%
	Eligibility
	Child Care Assistance1		7,021	7,159	1.97%		6,829	7,159	4.83%		6,136	7,121	16.05%
	Food Stamp Assistance1		54,780	54,750	-0.05%		56,077	54,750	-2.37%		54,589	56,187	2.93%
	TANF Financial Assistance1		6,887	6,694	-2.80%		8,971	6,694	-25.38%		9,243	7,825	-15.34%
	General Assistance1		1,590	1,516	-4.65%		2,232	1,516	-32.08%		2,299	1,819	-20.89%
	Undupicated Cases1		63,176	63,509	0.53%		64,296	63,509	-1.22%		62,332	64,489	3.46%
	Case Management
	Entered Training2		343	554	61.52%		711	554	-22.08%		628	435	-30.74%
	Open Cases3		7,385	7,378	-0.09%		13,377	7,378	-44.85%		13,190	10,172	-22.88%
	Unemployment
	Client Initiated Phone Calls		14,393	14,283	-0.76%		20,197	14,283	-29.28%		270,409	213,023	-21.22%
	Initial Claims		4,070	3,804	-6.54%		4,265	3,804	-10.81%		69,828	57,855	-17.15%
	Weekly Benefits Claimed		32,896	25,975	-21.04%		35,061	25,975	-25.91%		562,268	423,194	-24.73%
	Monetary
	UI Fund Balance4		$627,733,280	$664,241,503	5.82%		$491,834,063	$664,241,503	35.05%
	- Benefits Paid4		$6,920,935	$5,722,889	-17.31%		$7,255,737	$5,722,889	-21.13%		120,138,696	90,508,124	-24.66%
	- Contributions Collected4		$25,716,922	$42,119,789	63.78%		$41,612,224	$42,119,789	1.22%		202,023,403	238,441,816	18.03%
	Family Support Payments		$3,101,076	$2,976,363	-4.02%		$3,915,082	$2,976,363	-23.98%		48,740,651	41,578,706	-14.69%
	Food Stamp Costs		$11,486,273	$11,348,717	-1.20%		$11,828,249	$11,348,717	-4.05%		139,878,044	141,209,497	0.95%
	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.