Statewide Activity   Previous Month vs Current Month   Same Month Last Year vs Current Month   Previous 12 Month Avg vs Current 12 Month Avg  
    FEB 2014 MAR 2014 % Change   MAR 2013 MAR 2014 % Change   Previous Current % Change  
  Job Seekers                          
      New Job Seekers Registered in UWORKS   3,246 3,630 11.83%   4,037 3,630 -10.08%   4,559 3,750 -17.74%  
      Active Job Seekers in UWORKS   111,668 111,569 -0.09%   162,009 111,569 -31.13%   203,268 126,567 -37.73%  
      Services Provided to Job Seekers   690,981 820,703 18.77%   1,086,428 820,703 -24.46%   1,379,140 890,756 -35.41%  
      Job Seekers Served   74,875 81,907 9.39%   90,973 81,907 -9.97%   114,153 87,256 -23.56%  
         - Mediated Seekers Served   13,005 18,536 42.53%   13,792 18,536 34.40%   32,949 15,445 -53.12%  
         - Combo Seekers Served1   10,902 17,189 57.67%   13,378 17,189 28.49%   25,444 15,765 -38.04%  
         - Web Seekers Served   50,968 46,182 -9.39%   63,803 46,182 -27.62%   55,760 56,046 0.51%  
      Individuals Referred to a job   58,430 66,210 13.32%   65,307 66,210 1.38%   94,183 69,611 -26.09%  
  Employers                          
     Count of Employers Placing Job Orders   1,949 2,485[1] 27.50%   2,246 2,485 10.64%   2,005 2,064 2.93%  
        - Count of Employers Flat-Filing Job Orders   246 402 63.41%   76 402 428.95%   73 151 106.38%  
        - Count of Employers Placing Web Orders   1,631 2,060 26.30%   1,588 2,060 29.72%   1,377 1,591 15.54%  
        - Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders   83.68% 82.90% -0.93%   70.70% 82.90% 17.26%   68.69% 77.10% 12.26%  
     Job Orders Opened in UWORKS   15,798 30,119[2] 90.65%   14,573 30,119 106.68%   13,185 15,876 20.41%  
        - Count of Flat-Filed Job Orders   9,904 22,836 130.57%   7,209 22,836 216.77%   6,649 8,862 33.27%  
        - Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers   15,133 29,335 93.85%   12,540 29,335 133.93%   11,368 14,379 26.49%  
        - Web Orders as a Percent of Job Orders   95.79% 97.40% 1.68%   86.05% 97.40% 13.19%   86.22% 90.57% 5.05%  
  Eligibility2                          
      Unduplicated TANF Cases   4,377 4,416 0.89%   4,701 4,416 -6.06%   4,970 4,571 -8.03%  
      - FEP Cases   1,961 2,010 2.50%   2,129 2,010 -5.59%   2,373 2,095 -11.72%  
      - FEP (Two-Parent Cases)   31 25 -19.35%   26 25 -3.85%   33 27 -18.20%  
      - Child Only Cases   2,385 2,381 -0.17%   2,546 2,381 -6.48%   2,564 2,449 -4.48%  
      Unduplicated Child Care Cases   6,598 6,547 -0.77%   6,940 6,547 -5.66%   7,301 6,950 -4.81%  
      Unduplicated Food Stamp Cases   93,438 94,484 1.12%   105,726 94,484 -10.63%   109,489 97,113 -11.30%  
      Unduplicated G.A. Cases   808 836 3.47%   1,047 836 -20.15%   1,076 833 -22.55%  
      Unduplicated Refugee Cases   117 104 -11.11%   96 104 8.33%   77 112 45.70%  
      Unduplicated Medical Cases   155,266 157,005 1.12%   154,397 157,005 1.69%   154,329 157,034 1.75%  
      - Unduplicated CHIP Cases   13,038 8,003 -38.62%   16,747 8,003 -52.21%   17,245 15,363 -10.92%  
      - Unduplicated PCN Cases   10,963 10,530 -3.95%   7,593 10,530 38.68%   11,752 11,896 1.23%  
      - Unduplicated UPP Cases   212 209 -1.42%   205 209 1.95%   202 206 1.85%  
      Unduplicated Cases   179,311 181,078 0.99%   184,713 181,078 -1.97%   187,462 181,073 -3.41%  
  Case Management                          
      New Enrollments2   2,348               n/a 2,784 n/a  
      Open Enrollments3   15,899               n/a 15,905 n/a  
  Unemployment                          
      Client Initiated Phone Calls   15,382 14,142 -8.06%   18,337 14,142 -22.88%   20,049 17,711 -11.66%  
      Initial Claims   5,431 4,806 -11.51%   5,569 4,806 -13.70%   6,843 6,699 -2.10%  
      Weekly Continued Benefits Claimed   76,496 77,223 0.95%   86,383 77,223 -10.60%   71,615 65,209 -8.95%  
  Monetary                          
      UI Fund Balance3   $671,524,859 $655,215,783 -2.43%   $480,980,083 $655,215,783 36.23%          
         - Benefits Paid3   $21,336,787 $21,443,419 0.50%   $23,429,207 $21,443,419 -8.48%   $17,932,548 $17,116,857 -4.55%  
         - Contributions Collected3   $21,176,263 $1,175,790 -94.45%   $974,383 $1,175,790 20.67%   $28,809,968 $29,750,865 3.27%  
      Family Support Payments   $1,970,670 $2,027,231 2.87%   $2,234,193 $2,027,231 -9.26%   $2,490,753 $2,127,322 -14.59%  
      Food Stamp Costs   $24,905,136 $27,585,289 10.76%   $33,889,992 $27,585,289 -18.60%   $32,991,585 $28,649,053 -13.16%  
  Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE's)                          
      Total of All Regional FTE's5   1,402.90 1,402.90 0.00%   1,566.33 1,402.90 -10.43%   1,536.17 1,523.83 -0.80%  
                             
  1      "Combo Seekers Served" is a count of individual job seekers who received a staff-assisted (Mediated) service in the same month they received a self-directed (Web) service.      
  2      Individuals may enroll for more than one program.  Twelve month figures are monthly averages.  Starting July 2009, counts changed from DRO's to regional zip codes and from PACMIS to eREP cases.    
  3      Preliminary estimates                          
          Source:  DWS Data Warehouse, DWS Finance Department, DWS Unemployment Insurance Department.  For more information, contact: Jim Jensen at (801) 526-9792 or jdjensen@utah.gov.     
                             
                             
[1]
Counts for March 2014 are not accurate due a problem with Direct Employers.  Counts are greatly exaggerated, but the problem has been fixed for future months.
[2]
Counts for March 2014 are not accurate due a problem with Direct Employers.  Counts are greatly exaggerated, but the problem has been fixed for future months.