
Statewide Activity	Previous Month vs. Current Month			Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month			Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
Statewide Activity	SEP 2007	OCT 2007	% Change	OCT 2006	OCT 2007	% Change	Previous	Current	% Change
Job Seekers
Total Services Provided to Job Seekers	384,033	412,186	7.33%	491,573	412,186	-16.15%	6,338,235	5,103,231	-19.48%
Total Job Seekers Served	48,044	50,012	4.10%	58,568	50,012	-14.61%	791,775	605,197	-23.56%
- Mediated Seekers Served	8,777	8,756	-0.24%	15,356	8,756	-42.98%	261,038	111,866	-57.15%
- Combo Seekers Served⁶	13,165	13,876	5.40%	21,041	13,876	-34.05%	290,321	190,887	-34.25%
- Web Seekers Served	26,102	27,380	4.90%	22,171	27,380	23.49%	240,416	302,444	25.80%
Total Individuals Referred	41,168	42,544	3.34%	53,418	42,544	-20.36%	717,720	525,237	-26.82%
Total Individuals Placed By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match⁵		8,676
Employers
Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report	2,409	2,436	1.12%	3,087	2,436	-21.09%	40,166	33,152	-17.46%
Count of Employers Placing Web Orders	1,686	1,666	-1.19%	1,973	1,666	-15.56%	16,700	22,426	34.29%
Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders	69.99%	68.39%	-2.29%	63.91%	68.39%	7.01%	41.57%	67.66%	62.73%
Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report	12,276	13,230	7.77%	10,677	13,230	23.91%	116,308	142,098	22.17%
Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers	10,917	11,558	5.87%	8,509	11,558	35.83%	70,422	121,078	71.93%
Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers	88.93%	87.36%	-1.77%	79.69%	87.36%	9.62%	59.89%	84.87%	41.71%
Eligibility
Child Care Assistance¹	7,292	7,442	2.06%	7,260	7,442	2.51%	7,151	7,451	4.20%
Food Stamp Assistance¹	51,624	52,170	1.06%	53,662	52,170	-2.78%	55,743	52,535	-5.75%
TANF Financial Assistance¹	5,115	5,225	2.15%	6,119	5,225	-14.61%	7,420	5,267	-29.02%
General Assistance¹	1,211	1,284	6.03%	1,426	1,284	-9.96%	1,709	1,281	-25.03%
Undupicated Cases¹	112,653	112,589	-0.06%	62,033	112,589	81.50%	64,052	85,275	33.13%
Case Management
Entered Training²	263	256	-2.66%	482	256	-46.89%	432	450	4.21%
Open Cases³	5,680	5,641	-0.69%	6,842	5,641	-17.55%	9,196	5,920	-35.62%
Unemployment
Client Initiated Phone Calls	10,944	14,357	31.19%	14,931	14,357	-3.84%	204,074	173,197	-15.13%
Initial Claims	3,235	4,633	43.21%	4,557	4,633	1.67%	57,207	51,347	-10.24%
Weekly Benefits Claimed	32,891	31,614	-3.88%	27,839	31,614	13.56%	409,504	408,175	-0.32%
Monetary
UI Fund Balance⁴	$808,923,416	$820,742,594	1.46%	$627,733,280	$820,742,594	30.75%
- Benefits Paid⁴	$6,673,689	$6,659,087	-0.22%	$6,920,935	$6,659,087	-3.78%	89,995,102	87,969,265	-2.25%
- Contributions Collected⁴	$326,435	$18,675,747	5621.12%	$25,716,922	$18,675,747	-27.38%	246,315,520	203,522,041	-17.37%
Family Support Payments	$2,229,051	$2,340,047	4.98%	$2,707,534	$2,340,047	-13.57%	39,359,524	27,881,989	-29.16%
Food Stamp Costs	$10,779,795	$11,696,340	8.50%	$11,455,178	$11,696,340	2.11%	140,093,419	133,727,577	-4.54%

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 Individuals Placed 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 6 mos 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.