Statewide Activity   Previous Month vs Current Month   Same Month Last Year vs Current Month   Previous 12 Month Avg vs Current 12 Month Avg  
    MAR 2014 APR 2014 % Change   APR 2013 APR 2014 % Change   Previous Current % Change  
  Job Seekers                          
      New Job Seekers Registered in UWORKS   3,630 3,588 -1.16%   4,299 3,588 -16.54%   4,532 3,691 -18.56%  
      Active Job Seekers in UWORKS   111,569 108,392 -2.85%   157,762 108,392 -31.29%   195,487 122,453 -37.36%  
      Services Provided to Job Seekers   820,703 754,332 -8.09%   1,076,302 754,332 -29.91%   1,332,739 863,925 -35.18%  
      Job Seekers Served   81,907 82,127 0.27%   95,347 82,127 -13.87%   110,232 86,154 -21.84%  
         - Mediated Seekers Served   18,536 18,914 2.04%   13,754 18,914 37.52%   29,909 15,875 -46.92%  
         - Combo Seekers Served1   17,189 17,781 3.44%   13,379 17,781 32.90%   23,787 16,131 -32.18%  
         - Web Seekers Served   46,182 45,432 -1.62%   68,214 45,432 -33.40%   56,537 54,147 -4.23%  
      Individuals Referred to a job   66,210 66,262 0.08%   73,794 66,262 -10.21%   89,990 68,983 -23.34%  
  Employers                          
     Count of Employers Placing Job Orders   2,485[1] 2,490 0.20%   2,315 2,490 7.56%   2,013 2,079 3.26%  
        - Count of Employers Flat-Filing Job Orders   402 426 5.97%   70 426 508.57%   73 181 147.77%  
        - Count of Employers Placing Web Orders   2,060 2,075 0.73%   1,654 2,075 25.45%   1,392 1,626 16.85%  
        - Percent of Employers Placing Web Orders   82.90% 83.33% 0.52%   71.45% 83.33% 16.63%   69.15% 78.25% 13.16%  
     Job Orders Opened in UWORKS   30,119[2] 20,558 -31.74%   15,115 20,558 36.01%   13,269 16,330 23.07%  
        - Count of Flat-Filed Job Orders   22,836 12,538 -45.10%   7,286 12,538 72.08%   6,636 9,300 40.13%  
        - Count of Web Orders Managed by Employers   29,335 19,680 -32.91%   13,229 19,680 48.76%   11,445 14,916 30.34%  
        - Web Orders as a Percent of Job Orders   97.40% 95.73% -1.71%   87.82% 95.73% 9.01%   86.25% 91.34% 5.90%  
  Eligibility2                          
      Unduplicated TANF Cases   4,416 4,466 1.13%   4,997 4,466 -10.63%   4,934 4,546 -7.85%  
      - FEP Cases   2,010 1,838 -8.56%   2,490 1,838 -26.18%   2,343 2,066 -11.81%  
      - FEP (Two-Parent Cases)   25 23 -8.00%   29 23 -20.69%   33 27 -19.04%  
      - Child Only Cases   2,381 2,349 -1.34%   2,478 2,349 -5.21%   2,558 2,432 -4.92%  
      Unduplicated Child Care Cases   6,547 6,507 -0.61%   7,395 6,507 -12.01%   7,282 6,903 -5.20%  
      Unduplicated Food Stamp Cases   94,484 94,166 -0.34%   109,454 94,166 -13.97%   108,831 96,238 -11.57%  
      Unduplicated G.A. Cases   836 858 2.63%   1,106 858 -22.42%   1,079 814 -24.57%  
      Unduplicated Refugee Cases   104 109 4.81%   89 109 22.47%   80 112 39.50%  
      Unduplicated Medical Cases   157,005 157,221 0.14%   154,661 157,221 1.66%   154,535 157,152 1.69%  
      - Unduplicated CHIP Cases   8,003 7,596 -5.09%   17,239 7,596 -55.94%   17,171 14,611 -14.91%  
      - Unduplicated PCN Cases   10,530 10,048 -4.58%   12,383 10,048 -18.86%   11,387 11,976 5.17%  
      - Unduplicated UPP Cases   209 217 3.83%   195 217 11.28%   201 207 2.65%  
      Unduplicated Cases   181,078 181,079 0.00%   187,890 181,079 -3.62%   187,136 180,777 -3.40%  
  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   14,142 15,473 9.41%   20,299 15,473 -23.77%   19,801 17,309 -12.59%  
      Initial Claims   4,806 5,760 19.85%   7,076 5,760 -18.60%   6,842 6,590 -3.69%  
      Weekly Continued Benefits Claimed   77,223 52,603 -31.88%   66,988 52,603 -21.47%   70,026 64,010 -8.59%  
  Monetary                          
      UI Fund Balance3   $655,215,783 $696,995,890 6.38%   $527,703,871 $696,995,890 32.08%          
         - Benefits Paid3   $21,443,419 $14,071,551 -34.38%   $17,981,845 $14,071,551 -21.75%   $17,678,856 $16,790,999 -5.02%  
         - Contributions Collected3   $1,175,790 $55,995,059 4662.34%   $61,704,426 $55,995,059 -9.25%   $28,480,982 $29,275,084 2.79%  
      Family Support Payments   $2,027,231 $2,023,427 -0.19%   $2,509,286 $2,023,427 -19.36%   $2,486,976 $2,086,834 -16.09%  
      Food Stamp Costs   $27,585,289 $26,500,077 -3.93%   $31,518,059 $26,500,077 -15.92%   $32,792,363 $28,230,888 -13.91%  
  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.