TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 6
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective February 23, 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   2.39 103 5.8 98 123   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.18 103 7.0 114 106 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.57 114 5.7 103 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.81 107 5.1 94 110   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.77 119 6.5 108 135   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.02 143 5.3 110 196   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.57 136 4.4 112 191   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.58 122 4.0 117 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.51 112 6.3 95 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.64 110 5.2 91 140   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   2.06 118 4.7 106 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.00 84 4.0 71 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.33 109 5.6 105 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.44 115 6.6 111 143   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.52 110 4.9 96 158   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.72 112 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.52 129 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.70 124 5.1 83 115   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.98 115 6.1 93 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.69 114 4.4 102 129   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.24 124 4.0 90 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.79 122 5.2 120 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.83 108 5.7 93 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   2.79 118 3.9 100 111   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.72 108 6.7 106 124   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.00 121 5.0 102 121   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.42 111 4.3 93 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.76 125 3.3 100 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   3.02 95 4.7 70 109   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.84 149 4.7 120 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.57 117 5.6 116 151   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.19 118 5.9 118 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.18 113 6.0 107 136   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.26 119 6.2 96 151   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   2.10 101 3.3 113 113   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.66 110 5.5 117 141   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.94 137 4.4 97 141   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.92 113 7.1 93 147 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.40 121 5.7 114 132   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.95 93 11.8 101 121   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.62 109 5.2 106 123   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.11 110 6.0 100 157   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.25 107 2.8 73 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.62 101 4.5 91 109   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.23 163 6.3 112 157   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.11 112 5.4 101 154   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.57 136 4.0 97 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.89 207 7.8 139 339   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.77 138 3.9 88 177   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.63 111 6.7 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.40 122 6.0 130 109   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.07 116 5.1 106 137   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.32 127 4.2 102 107   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON": 3 1 2

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law February 21, 2003

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
# - State "ON" by 13-week I.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 08, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2002