Family 2A - Worldwide, India, China and the Philippines numbers advance nine weeks to 15 DEC 2004. Mexico jumps six weeks to 15 MAY 2002.

Family 2B - Worldwide, India and China numbers advance ten weeks to 01 FEB 2001. Mexico is still stuck at 1 MAY 1992. The Philippines advances two months to 01 APR 1998.

Family 3rd - Worldwide, India and China advanced one month to 08 OCT 2000. Mexico is stalled at 22 OCT 1992. And there was a one week advance for the Philippines to 01 JUL 1991.

Family 4th - Worldwide numbers and India advance nine weeks to 15 AUG 1998. China moves nearly five months to join the worldwide number 15 15 AUG 1998. Mexico moves two weeks forward to 15 MAY 1995. The Philippines moved three weeks to 01 AUG 1986.

Employment 1st - All categories remain current.

Employment 2nd - Worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines remain current. India, as noted above, retrogresses to 01 JAN 2000. China remains stalled at 15 FEB 2005.

Employment 3rd skilled/professional workers -This category remains unavailable and it is not clear yet when it will again be available.

Employment 4th - All categories remain current.

Employment 5th - All categories remain current.