TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2002 - 46
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 01, 2002

INDICATORS STATUS
13 Weeks
Insured
Unemployment
Rate
Percent
of Prior
2 Years
3 months
S.A.
T.U.R.
Percent of prior Periods
Year Second
Year
Available
Weeks
Begin Date(B)
End Date(E)

    & Alabama   2.03 114 5.7 103 121   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.02 109 7.2 116 107 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.73 131 5.7 114 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.83 116 5.0 96 113   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.28 132 6.4 112 130   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.71 171 5.2 126 185   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.81 150 4.1 110 186   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.85 138 3.9 118 95   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.41 110 6.0 90 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.79 125 5.3 103 147   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.77 131 4.6 112 124   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.82 87 4.1 85 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.18 115 5.4 108 110   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.67 136 6.4 114 145   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.73 134 5.1 108 170   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.67 134 3.9 111 144   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.97 152 4.6 106 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.97 120 5.1 87 121   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.80 132 5.9 98 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.46 117 4.0 93 117   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland 1/ 1.88 135 4.1 97 102   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.97 132 5.2 126 208   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.52 128 5.9 105 155   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   1.69 139 4.1 110 120   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.24 117 6.2 106 112   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.24 127 4.8 100 126   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.71 108 4.1 89 83   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.27 146 3.4 109 113   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.52 103 4.8 84 117   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.40 164 4.7 117 174   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.11 129 5.4 120 145   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.81 143 6.0 125 122   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.59 123 5.7 109 126   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.62 138 6.2 105 158   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   0.84 130 3.5 129 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.86 127 5.6 127 136   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.67 157 4.2 102 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.67 123 6.9 100 143 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.25 131 5.3 110 126   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.31 101 11.9 99 121   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.50 107 5.0 106 121   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.49 118 5.4 93 145   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.65 141 2.6 72 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.95 108 4.6 100 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.08 162 6.2 119 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah 1/ 1.65 142 5.2 113 157   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.18 165 4.0 105 133   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   3.13 213 7.5 187 312   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.41 167 3.9 100 177   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.56 129 7.1 105 133 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia 1/ 2.14 130 6.1 129 112   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.47 133 5.1 110 141   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.26 144 3.8 95 97   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON": 3 0 3

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law November 29, 2002

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending November 16, 2002
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end October 2002
1/ Trigger Indicator as of November 11/09/2002