
Statewide Activity	Previous Month vs. Current Month			Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month			Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
Statewide Activity	MAR 2007	APR 2007	% Change	APR 2006	APR 2007	% Change	Previous	Current	% Change
Job Seekers
Total Services Provided to Job Seekers	452,300	152,122	-66.37%	548,827	152,122	-72.28%	6,592,417	5,721,877	-13.21%
Total Job Seekers Served	53,680	51,198	-4.62%	65,605	51,198	-21.96%	876,904	680,927	-22.35%
- Mediated Seekers Served	10,368	10,149	-2.11%	19,615	10,149	-48.26%	345,549	172,410	-50.11%
- Combo Seekers Served⁶	20,270	19,595	-3.33%	25,702	19,595	-23.76%	298,128	247,832	-16.87%
- Web Seekers Served	23,042	21,454	-6.89%	20,288	21,454	5.75%	225,334	260,685	15.69%
Total Individuals Referred	46,856	44,875	-4.23%	59,368	44,875	-24.41%	797,956	610,850	-23.45%
Total Individuals Placed By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match⁵		11,143
Employers
Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report	3,376	3,277	-2.93%	3,790	3,277	-13.54%	40,904	37,343	-8.71%
Count of Employers Placing Web Orders	2,227	2,179	-2.16%	1,374	2,179	58.59%	11,458	21,378	86.58%
Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders	65.97%	66.49%	0.79%	36.25%	66.49%	83.42%	28.02%	58.22%	107.76%
Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report	12,818	12,694	-0.97%	10,549	12,694	20.33%	108,013	125,876	16.54%
Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers	10,656	10,563	-0.87%	5,902	10,563	78.97%	48,985	94,801	93.53%
Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers	83.13%	83.21%	0.10%	55.95%	83.21%	48.72%	45.03%	75.18%	66.95%
Eligibility
Child Care Assistance¹	7,415	7,370	-0.61%	7,122	7,370	3.48%	6,935	7,331	5.72%
Food Stamp Assistance¹	52,789	52,025	-1.45%	56,444	52,025	-7.83%	56,336	54,046	-4.06%
TANF Financial Assistance¹	5,184	5,207	0.44%	7,586	5,207	-31.36%	8,499	6,085	-28.40%
General Assistance¹	1,267	1,257	-0.79%	1,682	1,257	-25.27%	2,047	1,437	-29.79%
Undupicated Cases¹	61,213	60,848	-0.60%	64,580	60,848	-5.78%	64,483	62,470	-3.12%
Case Management
Entered Training²	264	372	40.91%	381	372	-2.36%	512	435	-15.06%
Open Cases³	5,702	5,771	1.21%	8,915	5,771	-35.27%	12,027	6,828	-43.23%
Unemployment
Client Initiated Phone Calls	14,389	13,914	-3.30%	15,290	13,914	-9.00%	233,661	183,947	-21.28%
Initial Claims	3,173	3,376	6.40%	4,551	3,376	-25.82%	59,714	54,069	-9.45%
Weekly Benefits Claimed	37,265	34,944	-6.23%	35,526	34,944	-1.64%	469,983	389,517	-17.12%
Monetary
UI Fund Balance⁴	$716,101,919	$732,022,484	2.22%	$551,573,036	$732,022,484	32.72%
- Benefits Paid⁴	$8,465,004	$7,704,106	-8.99%	$7,789,716	$7,704,106	-1.10%	100,190,605	86,861,222	-13.30%
- Contributions Collected⁴	$929,673	$23,202,947	2395.82%	$23,376,597	$23,202,947	-0.74%	226,509,722	247,024,238	9.06%
Family Support Payments	$2,318,026	$2,287,813	-1.30%	$3,333,214	$2,287,813	-31.36%	45,219,343	32,360,505	-28.44%
Food Stamp Costs	$11,709,574	$11,086,343	-5.32%	$11,965,645	$11,086,343	-7.35%	142,385,432	136,371,057	-4.22%

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 Seekers Served" is a count of individual seekers who receive both "Staff-Assisted Service" and "Self-Directed Service" in the same month being counted.