The Office of Program Policy Analysis and GovernmentAccountability was directed by the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee to conduct areview of the Job Service Program. As part of that review, we conducted extensive dataanalyses on the Job Service Program (OPPAGA Report No. 96-29).This supplemental report provides detailed analyses on: (1) Florida's jobs, (2) JobService jobs and placements, (3) Welfare-to-work, (4) Job Service performance, (5)national ranking, (6) Job Service applicants, and (7) service to employers.
Our analysis was conducted using information obtained fromthe Department of Labor and Employment Security's Job Information System and Bureau ofLabor Market Information, the State's Occupational Forecasting Conference, and comparisonsof Job Information System records and Unemployment Compensation payroll reports compiledby the Florida Employment and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) in theDepartment of Education. Details of the methodology used to conduct the analysis precedeeach table in the report.

Review of the Workforce Development System
Report 03-10 January 2003
Follow-Up Report on the Job Service Program Department of Labor and Employment Security
Report 98-23 December 1998

Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.