TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2002 - 50
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 29, 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   2.08 111 5.7 100 121   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.69 107 7.0 114 104 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.65 126 5.7 107 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.09 115 5.0 94 111   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.39 126 6.4 108 133   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.78 161 5.2 115 185   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.86 146 4.2 110 190   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.95 134 4.0 121 100   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.37 104 6.0 89 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.69 116 5.2 98 144   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.83 125 4.6 106 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.84 78 4.0 76 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.61 111 5.6 107 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.76 129 6.6 115 146   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.86 124 5.0 102 166   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.83 124 3.9 108 139   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.04 145 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.05 116 5.1 86 118   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.82 127 5.9 95 100   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.68 114 4.2 97 123   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.90 131 4.0 93 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.02 128 5.2 123 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.70 119 5.7 98 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   1.87 130 4.0 105 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.31 113 6.5 108 118   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.33 130 4.9 100 125   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.16 114 4.2 91 85   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.35 154 3.3 103 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.67 96 4.7 75 109   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.46 160 4.7 117 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.07 124 5.5 119 148   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.96 147 6.0 120 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.65 118 5.8 107 131   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.78 133 6.1 100 152   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.06 113 3.5 129 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.00 125 5.5 119 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.71 151 4.2 100 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.93 118 7.0 95 145 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.43 127 5.4 110 128   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.28 101 11.8 99 125   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.58 108 5.1 108 124   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.63 115 5.7 96 154   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.75 122 2.7 75 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.04 106 4.5 95 112   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.11 164 6.2 114 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.71 126 5.3 108 155   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.48 157 4.0 100 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands 1/ 3.14 203 8.0 156 320   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.46 156 3.8 90 172   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.80 122 6.9 100 127 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.41 132 6.1 132 110   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.73 123 5.0 106 138   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.54 137 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 27, 2002

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 14, 2002
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2002
1/ Trigger Indicator as of December 12/07/2002