TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2002 - 49
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 22, 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   2.06 111 5.7 100 121   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.49 107 7.0 114 104 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.66 127 5.7 107 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.03 115 5.0 94 111   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.35 127 6.4 108 133   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.76 162 5.2 115 185   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.82 147 4.2 110 190   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.90 134 4.0 121 100   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.37 104 6.0 89 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.70 118 5.2 98 144   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.82 127 4.6 106 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.83 80 4.0 76 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.48 112 5.6 107 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.71 130 6.6 115 146   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.81 125 5.0 102 166   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.77 126 3.9 108 139   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.02 148 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.02 117 5.1 86 118   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.81 129 5.9 95 100   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.61 114 4.2 97 123   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.89 132 4.0 93 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.98 128 5.2 123 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.62 121 5.7 98 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   1.80 132 4.0 105 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.28 114 6.5 108 118   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.29 129 4.9 100 125   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.02 114 4.2 91 85   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.33 149 3.3 103 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.62 97 4.7 75 109   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.44 160 4.7 117 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.05 125 5.5 119 148   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.94 147 6.0 120 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.62 119 5.8 107 131   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.73 133 6.1 100 152   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   0.98 118 3.5 129 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.94 125 5.5 119 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.70 153 4.2 100 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.85 119 7.0 95 145 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.35 127 5.4 110 128   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.42 106 11.8 99 125   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.52 107 5.1 108 124   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.59 115 5.7 96 154   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.71 126 2.7 75 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.02 107 4.5 95 112   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.09 162 6.2 114 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.69 130 5.3 108 155   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.39 159 4.0 100 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   3.14 203 8.0 156 320   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.44 158 3.8 90 172   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.73 124 6.9 100 127 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.32 132 6.1 132 110   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.65 125 5.0 106 138   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.45 137 4.0 97 100   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 December 20, 2002

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 07, 2002
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2002