TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2002 - 40
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (EB) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 20, 2002

INDICATORS STATUS
13
Week
IUR
Pct of
Prior
2 Yrs
3 mo
SA
TUR
Pct of prior Periods
Year 2nd
Year
Avail.
WKS
Begin Date(B)
End Date(E)

    & Alabama   2.14 117 5.6 105 121   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.60 109 6.9 109 106   E 06-01-2002
    & Arizona   1.97 134 5.9 128 151   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.83 117 5.1 98 115   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.36 138 6.4 120 128   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.70 182 5.1 141 182   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.02 151 3.8 111 180   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.99 134 4.0 121 97   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.58 120 6.0 89 107   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.87 131 5.3 112 147   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.81 140 4.7 117 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.90 104 4.1 93 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.25 126 5.3 108 110   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.78 140 6.4 118 148   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.77 136 5.1 115 154   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.72 140 3.8 115 146   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.04 161 4.5 104 118   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.10 124 5.2 92 126   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.91 133 5.9 103 105   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.50 120 4.1 100 120   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.97 137 4.2 102 105   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.17 137 5.0 131 192   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.76 134 6.5 122 180   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   1.78 145 4.2 113 127   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.42 118 6.4 120 110   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.38 126 5.1 108 150   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.63 103 4.4 97 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.30 149 3.5 112 116   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.56 121 5.3 103 135   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.44 168 4.5 121 155   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.36 131 5.4 128 145   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.91 141 6.2 131 129   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.72 132 6.0 125 133   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.56 140 6.6 117 183 13 B 06-02-2002
  * & North Dakota   0.91 122 3.3 117 110   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.94 130 5.6 130 136   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.69 156 4.3 110 138   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.66 128 7.2 112 150 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.40 131 5.4 112 128   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.70 107 12.7 111 125   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.87 108 4.4 91 107   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.52 122 5.4 96 142   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.69 140 2.8 82 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.03 108 4.8 106 123   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.14 156 6.0 122 142   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.72 152 4.9 113 153   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.25 166 4.0 111 137   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.88 238 5.6 186 280   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.46 174 4.0 114 181   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.59 134 7.0 109 134 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.26 125 6.2 126 112   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.61 138 5.0 108 135   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.18 143 3.9 97 100   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON": 3 0 3

* - State does not have 6 % IUR option in law
& - State does not have TUR option in law October 18, 2002

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR
IUR reflects 13-week period ending October 05, 2002
TUR reflects avg. seasonally adjusted TUR for 3-month period end August 2002