
Statewide Activity	Previous Month vs. Current Month			Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month			Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
Statewide Activity	MAR 2008	APR 2008	% Change	APR 2007	APR 2008	% Change	Previous	Current	% Change
Job Seekers
Total Services Provided to Job Seekers	458,917	502,377	9.47%	452,122	502,377	11.12%	5,721,877	5,093,130	-10.99%
Total Job Seekers Served	56,755	59,536	4.90%	51,198	59,536	16.29%	680,927	618,551	-9.16%
- Mediated Seekers Served	8,899	9,135	2.65%	10,149	9,135	-9.99%	172,410	104,409	-39.44%
- Combo Seekers Served⁶	12,621	12,466	-1.23%	19,595	12,466	-36.38%	247,832	156,601	-36.81%
- Web Seekers Served	35,235	37,935	7.66%	21,454	37,935	76.82%	260,685	357,541	37.15%
Total Individuals Referred	48,420	51,204	5.75%	44,875	51,204	14.10%	610,850	527,521	-13.64%
Total Individuals Placed By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match⁵		8,836
Employers
Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report	2,512	2,472	-1.59%	3,277	2,472	-24.57%	37,343	29,217	-21.76%
Count of Employers Placing Web Orders	1,725	1,700	-1.45%	2,179	1,700	-21.98%	21,378	20,431	-4.43%
Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders	68.67%	68.77%	0.15%	66.49%	68.77%	3.43%	58.22%	70.06%	20.34%
Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report	14,035	13,912	-0.88%	12,694	13,912	9.60%	125,876	157,258	24.93%
Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers	12,511	12,426	-0.68%	10,563	12,426	17.64%	94,801	139,923	47.60%
Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers	89.14%	89.32%	0.20%	83.21%	89.32%	7.34%	75.18%	88.93%	18.30%
Eligibility
Unduplicated Child Care Cases¹	7,247	7,326	1.09%	7,370	7,326	-0.60%	7,331	7,384	0.72%
Unduplicated Food Stamp Cases¹	55,343	56,275	1.68%	52,025	56,275	8.17%	54,046	53,104	-1.74%
Unduplicated TANF Cases¹	5,018	5,078	1.20%	5,207	5,078	-2.48%	6,085	5,136	-15.59%
Unduplicated G.A. Cases¹	1,290	1,300	0.78%	1,257	1,300	3.42%	1,437	1,257	-12.53%
Unduplicated Medical Cases¹	109,913	110,303	0.35%	-	-	-	-	-	-
- Unduplicated CHIP Cases¹	15,424	15,640	1.40%	-	-	-	-	-	-
- Unduplicated PCN Cases¹	15,644	15,126	-3.31%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Unduplicated Cases¹	122,375	123,202	0.68%	60,848	123,202	102.48%	62,470	115,148	84.33%
Case Management
Entered Training²	313	257	-17.89%	513	257	-49.90%	435	427	-1.78%
Open Cases³	6,007	5,794	-3.55%	5,871	5,794	-1.31%	6,828	5,832	-14.58%
Unemployment
Client Initiated Phone Calls	16,820	17,176	2.12%	13,914	17,176	23.44%	183,947	180,654	-1.79%
Initial Claims	4,537	5,289	16.57%	3,376	5,289	56.66%	54,069	59,232	9.55%
Weekly Benefits Claimed	70,623	49,798	-29.49%	34,944	49,798	42.51%	389,517	523,878	34.49%
Monetary
UI Fund Balance⁴	$819,304,068	$832,642,896	1.63%	$732,022,484	$832,642,896	13.75%
- Benefits Paid⁴	$17,770,761	$12,356,985	-30.46%	$7,704,106	$12,356,985	60.39%	86,861,222	118,849,066	36.83%
- Contributions Collected⁴	$466,624	$15,066,066	3128.74%	$23,202,947	$15,066,066	-35.07%	247,024,238	175,832,113	-28.82%
Family Support Payments	$2,527,395	$2,474,897	-2.08%	$2,287,813	$2,474,897	8.18%	32,360,505	27,851,276	-13.93%
Food Stamp Costs	$13,020,050	$12,949,431	-0.54%	$11,086,343	$12,949,431	16.81%	136,371,057	139,879,404	2.57%

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.