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The progress of the TANF program in Jackson County (the Kansas City) area for the January 1998 to May 1998 period is summarized as follows:
- The total TANF population was decreased from 29,975 to 27,061, by 2,914 persons.
- The number of adults participating in the TANF program was decreased from 8,581 to 7,693, by 888 persons.
- Individuals placed in their first job totaled 351, and, of these, 322 found full wage work.
- Individuals who were placed in a job (first, second, third, etc.) totaled 442. Of these, 401 individuals were placed in full wage jobs.
- Of the 401 people who have been placed in a job, 377 are still employed. Of these, 351 are employed in full wage positions.
- From the data, it is estimated that within a five-month period, 25 percent of people placed in a first-time job will leave the job and need to be placed in a second, third, or fourth job.
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