TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 3
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective February 02, 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   2.32 105 5.8 98 123   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   5.64 103 7.0 114 106 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.55 116 5.7 103 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.64 110 5.1 94 110   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.62 120 6.5 108 135   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.92 147 5.3 110 196   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.30 139 4.4 112 191   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.31 123 4.0 117 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.44 109 6.3 95 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.64 111 5.2 91 140   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.99 119 4.7 106 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.95 81 4.0 71 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.70 109 5.6 105 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.16 118 6.6 111 143   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.28 114 4.9 96 158   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.38 113 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.37 134 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.48 127 5.1 83 115   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.94 119 6.1 93 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.27 113 4.4 102 129   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.10 128 4.0 90 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.49 123 5.2 120 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.41 110 5.7 93 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   2.44 120 3.9 100 111   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.62 110 6.7 106 124   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.77 126 5.0 102 121   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.97 114 4.3 93 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.60 129 3.3 100 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.93 96 4.7 70 109   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.70 153 4.7 120 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.34 118 5.6 116 151   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.08 123 5.9 118 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.99 115 6.0 107 136   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.14 121 6.2 96 151   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.70 102 3.3 113 113   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.40 113 5.5 117 141   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.88 143 4.4 97 141   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.60 115 7.1 93 147 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.07 124 5.7 114 132   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.04 98 11.8 101 121   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.21 109 5.2 106 123   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.00 110 6.0 100 157   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.05 108 2.8 73 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.43 102 4.5 91 109   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.19 163 6.3 112 157   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.94 116 5.4 101 154   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.22 141 4.0 97 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.93 210 7.8 139 339   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.67 143 3.9 88 177   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.38 114 6.7 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.01 123 6.0 130 109   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.58 117 5.1 106 137   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.03 128 4.2 102 107   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 31, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 18, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2002