TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 4
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective February 09, 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   2.35 104 5.8 98 123   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   5.85 103 7.0 114 106 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.56 115 5.7 103 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.71 109 5.1 94 110   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.66 120 6.5 108 135   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.96 147 5.3 110 196   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.39 138 4.4 112 191   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.38 121 4.0 117 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.50 111 6.3 95 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.64 111 5.2 91 140   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   2.02 118 4.7 106 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.97 82 4.0 71 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.92 109 5.6 105 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.26 117 6.6 111 143   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.37 112 4.9 96 158   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.49 113 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.43 133 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.54 124 5.1 83 115   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.96 118 6.1 93 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.43 114 4.4 102 129   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.15 126 4.0 90 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.59 123 5.2 120 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.56 110 5.7 93 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   2.55 119 3.9 100 111   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.66 109 6.7 106 124   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.85 124 5.0 102 121   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.15 113 4.3 93 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.66 128 3.3 100 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.96 95 4.7 70 109   E 03-19-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.75 151 4.7 120 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.42 118 5.6 116 151   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.12 121 5.9 118 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.06 114 6.0 107 136   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.19 120 6.2 96 151   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.84 102 3.3 113 113   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.49 112 5.5 117 141   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.90 140 4.4 97 141   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.62 112 7.1 93 147 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.17 123 5.7 114 132   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.09 98 11.8 101 121   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.35 109 5.2 106 123   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.04 110 6.0 100 157   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.12 108 2.8 73 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.50 102 4.5 91 109   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.21 163 6.3 112 157   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.00 114 5.4 101 154   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.35 139 4.0 97 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   3.02 218 7.8 139 339   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.71 141 3.9 88 177   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.48 113 6.7 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.16 123 6.0 130 109   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.75 117 5.1 106 137   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.14 128 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  
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  February 07, 2003


I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 25, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2002