TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2002 - 51
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 05, 2003

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   2.08 110 5.7 100 121   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.84 106 7.0 114 104 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.63 125 5.7 107 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.15 113 5.0 94 111   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.40 125 6.4 108 133   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.80 157 5.2 115 185   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.89 145 4.2 110 190   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.96 129 4.0 121 100   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.37 105 6.0 89 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.66 115 5.2 98 144   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.83 124 4.6 106 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.85 78 4.0 76 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.76 109 5.6 107 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.81 127 6.6 115 146   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.90 121 5.0 102 166   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.89 121 3.9 108 139   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.06 140 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.07 115 5.1 86 118   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.84 126 5.9 95 100   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.75 114 4.2 97 123   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.93 131 4.0 93 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.06 127 5.2 123 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.75 116 5.7 98 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   1.94 128 4.0 105 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.35 112 6.5 108 118   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.37 129 4.9 100 125   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.28 113 4.2 91 85   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.38 137 3.3 103 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.72 95 4.7 75 109   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.48 159 4.7 117 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.09 124 5.5 119 148   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.98 145 6.0 120 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.68 116 5.8 107 131   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.80 129 6.1 100 152   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.16 109 3.5 129 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.04 123 5.5 119 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.73 149 4.2 100 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.01 116 7.0 95 145 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.49 126 5.4 110 128   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.16 100 11.8 99 125   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.64 108 5.1 108 124   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.65 113 5.7 96 154   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.79 119 2.7 75 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.06 104 4.5 95 112   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.11 163 6.2 114 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.74 123 5.3 108 155   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.58 154 4.0 100 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands 2/ 3.14 203 8.0 156 320   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.48 155 3.8 90 172   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.88 120 6.9 100 127 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.46 131 6.1 132 110   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.82 121 5.0 106 138   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.61 133 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 January 03, 2003

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 21, 2002
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2002
2/ Trigger Indicator as of December 12/07/2002