Statewide Activity		Previous Month vs. Current Month				Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month				Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
			SEP 2006	OCT 2006	% Change		OCT 2005	OCT 2006	% Change		Previous	Current	% Change
	Job Seekers
	Total Services Provided to Job Seekers		458,080	491,573	7.31%		538,777	491,573	-8.76%		6,396,492	6,338,235	-0.91%
	Total Job Seekers Served		57,443	58,568	1.96%		74,939	58,568	-21.85%		912,664	791,775	-13.25%
	- Mediated Seekers Served		16,316	15,356	-5.88%		32,892	15,356	-53.31%		473,556	261,038	-44.88%
	- Combo Seekers Served6		21,572	21,041	-2.46%		24,848	21,041	-15.32%		246,708	290,321	17.68%
	- Web Seekers Served		19,555	22,171	13.38%		17,199	22,171	28.91%		192,400	240,416	24.96%
	Total Individuals Referred		52,322	53,418	2.09%		68,499	53,418	-22.02%		828,346	717,720	-13.36%
	Total Placements By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match5			26,345
	Employers
	Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report		3,097	3,087	-0.32%		3,240	3,087	-4.72%		37,925	40,166	5.91%
	Count of Employers Placing Web Orders		1,880	1,973	4.95%		901	1,973	118.98%		7,768	16,700	114.98%
	Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders		60.70%	63.91%	5.29%		27.81%	63.91%	129.81%		20.04%	41.57%	107.41%
	Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report		9,986	10,715	7.30%		8,468	10,715	26.54%		96,093	116,308	21.04%
	Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers		5,213	5,746	10.22%		4,075	5,746	41.01%		30,488	70,422	130.98%
	Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers		52.20%	53.63%	2.74%		48.12%	53.63%	11.45%		30.60%	59.89%	95.70%
	Eligibility
	Child Care Assistance1		7,074	7,260	2.63%		7,076	7,260	2.60%		6,339	7,151	12.81%
	Food Stamp Assistance1		53,858	53,662	-0.36%		56,274	53,662	-4.64%		55,266	55,743	0.86%
	TANF Financial Assistance1		6,390	6,119	-4.24%		8,598	6,119	-28.83%		9,145	7,420	-18.87%
	General Assistance1		1,439	1,426	-0.90%		2,040	1,426	-30.10%		2,277	1,709	-24.94%
	Undupicated Cases1		62,460	62,033	-0.68%		64,650	62,033	-4.05%		63,138	64,052	1.45%
	Case Management
	Entered Training2		447	482	7.83%		457	482	5.47%		616	432	-29.90%
	Open Cases3		7,035	6,842	-2.74%		12,526	6,842	-45.38%		13,214	9,196	-30.41%
	Unemployment
	Client Initiated Phone Calls		12,343	14,931	20.97%		18,217	14,931	-18.04%		268,077	207,360	-22.65%
	Initial Claims		3,441	4,557	32.43%		4,754	4,557	-4.14%		68,976	57,404	-16.78%
	Weekly Benefits Claimed		22,552	27,839	23.44%		34,820	27,839	-20.05%		554,165	416,485	-24.84%
	Monetary
	UI Fund Balance4		$659,657,527	$627,733,280	-4.84%		$503,023,029	$627,733,280	24.79%
	- Benefits Paid4		$5,559,563	$6,920,935	24.49%		$6,992,277	$6,920,935	-1.02%		118,117,484	90,066,444	-23.75%
	- Contributions Collected4		$799,087	$25,716,922	3118.29%		$17,954,868	$25,716,922	43.23%		202,336,216	238,553,466	17.90%
	Family Support Payments		$2,852,106	$2,707,534	-5.07%		$3,854,112	$2,707,534	-29.75%		48,583,669	40,506,102	-16.63%
	Food Stamp Costs		$11,008,270	$11,455,178	4.06%		$12,090,881	$11,455,178	-5.26%		140,986,438	140,729,122	-0.18%
	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.