The available information is in the following table.
Month of participation Number of participants July 1998 102,490 August 1998 112,800 September 1998 120,050 October 1998 126,090 November 1998 129,940 December 1998 133,130 January 1999 138,490 February 1999 141,760 March 1999 144,530 April 1999 145,560 May 1999 145,730 June 1999 144,410 July 1999 145,990 August 1999 143,560 September 1999 138,050 October 1999 131,360 November 1999 126,800 December 1999 127,700 January 2000 129,470 February 2000 128,730 March 2000 128,350 April 2000 127,090 May 2000 126,120 June 2000 122,550 July 2000 121,980 August 2000 119,350 September 2000 111 ,400 October 2000 106,430 November 2000 103,080 December 2000 103,810 January 2001 105,820 February 2001 104,670 March 2001 103,550 April 2001 102,950 May 2001 102,310 June 2001 99,550 July 2001 100,220 August 2001 97,940 September 2001 94,730 October 2001 91,600 November 2001 89,410 December 2001 90,550 January 2002 92,450 February 2002 94,370 March 2002 96,170 April 2002 97,180 May 2002 98,110 June 2002 96,400 July 2002 97,730 August 2002 96,110 September 2002 92,510 October 2002 89,930 November 2002 87,530 December 2002 88,860 January 2003 92,460 February 2003 92,870 March 2003 94,440 April 2003 94,430 May 2003 95,150 June 2003 94,360 July 2003 96,410 August 2003 95,690 September 2003 92,640 October 2003 88,960 November 2003 87,320 December 2003 88,190 January 2004 90,470 February 2004 90,300 March 2004 90,680 April 2004 90,310 May 2004 89,940 June 2004 87,760 July 2004 87,820 August 2004 86,460 September 2004 82,770 October 2004 78,810 November 2004 77,610 December 2004 78,720 January 2005 80,500 February 2005 81,400 March 2005 82,490 April 2005 83,840 May 2005 84,670 June 2005 83,360 July 2005 85,970 August 2005 86,480 September 2005 83,840 October 2005 82,060 November 2005 81,310 December 2005 83,440 January 2006 86,770 February 2006 88,390 March 2006 91,840 April 2006 93,660 May 2006 95,930 June 2006 95,340 July 2006 97,780 August 2006 97,790 September 2006 93,320 October 2006 90,360 November 2006 88,380 Notes: 1. A person participating on the programme for more than one month will be included in the table for each month that they are participating. 2. Information on participants is only available from July 1998. 3. Latest data is to November 2006. 4. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: New Deal Evaluation Database, Information Directorate, DWP.