
Statewide Activity	Previous Month vs. Current Month			Same Month Last Year vs. Current Month			Previous 12 Months vs. Current 12 Months
Statewide Activity	SEP 2008	OCT 2008	% Change	OCT 2007	OCT 2008	% Change	Previous	Current	% Change
Job Seekers
Total Services Provided to Job Seekers	596,578	652,503	9.37%	412,186	652,503	58.30%	5,103,231	5,840,308	14.44%
Total Job Seekers Served	73,760	77,401	4.94%	50,012	77,401	54.76%	605,197	719,604	18.90%
- Mediated Seekers Served	18,145	18,639	2.72%	8,756	18,639	112.87%	111,866	135,386	21.03%
- Combo Seekers Served⁶	14,941	13,674	-8.48%	13,876	13,674	-1.46%	190,887	151,318	-20.73%
- Web Seekers Served	40,674	45,088	10.85%	27,380	45,088	64.67%	302,444	432,900	43.13%
Total Individuals Referred	57,487	60,493	5.23%	42,544	60,493	42.19%	525,237	599,930	14.22%
Total Individuals Placed By Qtr Using U.I. Wage Match⁵		7,030
Employers
Total Employers Served...From YODA Detail Report	2,090	1,729	-17.27%	2,436	1,729	-29.02%	33,152	25,712	-22.44%
Count of Employers Placing Web Orders	1,385	1,144	-17.40%	1,666	1,144	-31.33%	22,426	17,563	-21.68%
Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders	66.27%	66.17%	-0.15%	68.39%	66.17%	-3.25%	67.66%	68.36%	1.03%
Total Job Orders Received…From YODA Detail Report	12,821	9,780	-23.72%	13,230	9,780	-26.08%	142,098	151,625	6.70%
Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers	11,215	8,722	-22.23%	11,558	8,722	-24.54%	121,078	135,890	12.23%
Percent of Web Orders Managed by Employers	87.47%	89.18%	1.95%	87.36%	89.18%	2.08%	84.87%	89.59%	5.57%
Eligibility
Unduplicated Child Care Cases¹	7,009	7,082	1.04%	7,442	7,082	-4.84%	7,451	7,239	-2.84%
Unduplicated Food Stamp Cases¹	59,920	62,413	4.16%	52,170	62,413	19.63%	52,535	56,515	7.58%
Unduplicated TANF Cases¹	5,486	5,654	3.06%	5,225	5,654	8.21%	5,267	5,192	-1.41%
Unduplicated G.A. Cases¹	1,338	1,361	1.72%	1,284	1,361	6.00%	1,281	1,288	0.50%
Unduplicated Medical Cases¹	114,892	115,709	0.71%	107,623	115,709	7.51%	-	111,001	-
- Unduplicated CHIP Cases¹	16,700	16,619	-0.49%	12,207	16,619	36.14%	-	15,647	-
- Unduplicated PCN Cases¹	15,894	15,035	-5.40%	14,716	15,035	2.17%	-	15,430	-
Total Unduplicated Cases¹	127,828	129,836	1.57%	120,430	129,836	7.81%	85,275	123,626	44.97%
Case Management
Entered Training²	489	411	-15.95%	406	411	1.23%	450	436	-3.15%
Open Cases³	6,860	6,810	-0.73%	5,770	6,810	18.02%	5,920	6,093	2.93%
Unemployment
Client Initiated Phone Calls	20,124	21,758	8.12%	14,357	21,758	51.55%	173,197	216,914	25.24%
Initial Claims	5,795	8,499	46.66%	4,633	8,499	83.44%	51,347	73,135	42.43%
Weekly Benefits Claimed	56,089	60,097	7.15%	31,614	60,097	90.10%	408,175	669,672	64.06%
Monetary
UI Fund Balance⁴	$840,924,801	$847,540,911	0.79%	$820,742,594	$847,540,911	3.27%
- Benefits Paid⁴	$13,427,656	$14,188,691	5.67%	$6,659,087	$14,188,691	113.07%	87,969,265	158,327,216	79.98%
- Contributions Collected⁴	$443,648	$10,421,006	2248.94%	$18,675,747	$10,421,006	-44.20%	203,522,041	134,999,424	-33.67%
Family Support Payments	$3,079,144	$2,585,936	-16.02%	$2,340,047	$2,585,936	10.51%	27,881,989	29,815,424	6.93%
Food Stamp Costs	$13,542,160	$15,751,283	16.31%	$11,696,340	$15,751,283	34.67%	133,727,577	154,910,123	15.84%

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.