Table 15. Comparative Statistics on Preventive Mediation Cases by Month, 2006 and 2007

As of August 22, 2007

Month	Preventive Mediation Cases Filed		Cases Disposed		Pending At The End of the Period		Workers Involved
	2006	2007/p	2006	2007/p	2006	2007/p	2006	2007/p
TOTAL	407	325	380	294			90,533	71,712
January	57	47	36	36	72	52	11,858	8,031
February	67	45	52	37	87	60	12,027	11,429
March	57	44	62	45	82	59	15,030	9,150
April	33	40	50	39	65	60	9,398	3,918
May	42	34	50	37	57	57	12,326	5,216
June	58	45	44	44	71	58	8,893	14,843
July	48	52	49	39	70	71	14,347	15,137
August	67	18	60	17	77	72	11,763	3,988
(1 - 22)	45	18	37	17	78	72	6,654	3,988
September	40		47		70		11,428
October	47		53		64		10,039
November	36		43		57		7,436
December	17		33		41		4,754
TOTAL	569		579				129,299
Pending Beginning (2006)		51
Pending Beginning (2007)		41